This site publishes sightings from the Cotswold Water Park, irrespective of county boundaries or rarity. Each entry shows maximum numbers reported during the day. Records are forwarded to the CWPT Database and then on to Local Record Centres. All sightings welcomed, as they add to our collective knowledge of the area’s wildlife.
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North Meadow, Cricklade – Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mallard, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen, Coot, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Linnet – Fran Tattersall.
Cricklade – Red Kite, 2 House Martin.
Somerford Common – 2 Marsh Tit – Robin Griffiths.
Pit 82 – Cuckoo, 4 Sedge, 3 Reed, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff – Chris Snook.
Pit 43 – all 10 common Warbler species including Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat – Roger Gillespie.
Eysey – 3 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 16 Teal, 5 Shoveler, pair Wigeon, 43 Tufted Duck, 3 drake Common Pochard, 7 Black-tailed Godwit on floods, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 10 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 2 Lesser Whitethroat – Nigel Pleass.
Pit 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – c30 Swift, Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Reed Bunting – Nigel Pleass, John Durell.
Pit 57 – Swift – David Creber.
North Meadow, Cricklade – Little Egret, Grey Heron, Cormorant, pair Egyptian Geese, Mallard, Sparrowhawk, Moorhen, 4 Coot, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff. Fran Tattersall.
Pit 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – 10 Swift, 20-30 Swallow.
Pit 43 – Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat – Roger Gillespie.
Pit 82 – 5 Sedge, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff – Chris Snook.
Pit 43 – Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat – Roger Gillespie.
Ashton Keynes – Cuckoo calling in area of Pit 200 – Chris Snook.
Pit 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – 2 Swift over early afternoon – JM
Ravensroost – Marsh Tit, 8 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler – Robin Griffiths.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 7 Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mallard, Red Kite, 6 Coot, Black-headed Gull, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff. Cricklade – pair Grey Wagtail around Thames bridge – Fran Tattersall.
Hailstone Hill, Cricklade – 4 Little Egret, Red-crested Pochard, Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, Red Kite, pair Grey Wagtail, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Cetti’s Warbler – Robin Griffiths.
Pit 132 – Red-breasted Goose of unknown origin, pair Egyptian Geese with 9 Goslings, pair Gadwall with 9 ducklings, Common Sandpiper, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, c50 San Martin – Richard Williams.
Shorncote – 2 Grey Heron, Gadwall, 2 Egyptian Geese, Tufted Duck, Red Kite, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 20+ Sand Martin, Reed, Sedge, Willow and Cetti’s Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 4 Linnet, 10+ Reed Bunting, Otter – Dave Soons, JM.
Sedge Warbler at Shorncote.
Pit 43 – 2 Grasshopper Warbler reeling, Garden Warbler.
Cleveland Lakes – Pits 68 c/d – pair Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 House Martin, Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, Goldcrest – JM.
Garden Warbler at Waterhay (above). Little Egret at Waterhay (below).
North Meadow, Cricklade – 7 Little Egret, Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch – Fran Tattersall.
Castle Eaton – 3 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, Mistle Thrush.
Eysey – Cattle Egret, 14 Shelduck, 2 drake Pintail, 2 pairs Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 10 Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat – Nigel Pleass.
Pit 104 – 3 Cetti’s Warbler.
Pit 125 – 3 Common Sandpiper.
Pit 126 – c100 Sand Martin.
Pit 132 – Red-breasted Goose of unknown origin, Lesser Whitethroat – Duncan Dine.
Shorncote – Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Blackcap, Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Linnet – Nigel Gardener.
Cetti’s Warbler at Shorncote by Nigel Gardener.
Pit 68c – Little Grebe – Roger Gillespie.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 11 Little Egret, 5 Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, pair Canada Geese, Mute Swan, 21 Mallard, Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, Kestrel, Oystercatcher, Greenshank over, 68 Black-headed Gull, 2 Arctic Tern flew towards Pit 74, 27 Coot, 4 Moorhen, Swift, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 3 Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Whitethroat, 9 Cetti’s Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 17 Chiffchaff, 12 Goldfinch – Fran Tattersall, Wayne Ford.
Pit 82 – Cuckoo, 3 Sedge, 2 Reed 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap – Chris Snook.
Pit 43 – Grasshopper Warbler – Roger Gillespie.
Blakehill – ringtail Hen Harrier hunting in afternoon – James Tipping.
Swillbrook – Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff.
Pit 57 – Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 20 Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap.
Pit 29 – Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler.
Pit 43 – Great Crested Grebe, 4 Red-crested Pochard, Song Thrush, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff.
Pit 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, 200+ Sand Martin – Graham Powell. Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher – James Tipping. 7 Pintail, 1000+ Sand Martin – Nigel Pleass.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 3 Little Egret, 6 Swallow, Common and Lesser Whitethroat – Robin Griffiths.
Cleveland Lakes – Pit 68c – Little Grebe, Cuckoo, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap.
Pit 82 – Sparrowhawk – James Tipping.
Pit 132 – Red-breasted Goose, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat – Roger Gillespie.
Blakehill – Grey Heron, Red Kite, Kestrel, 2 displaying Curlew, Cuckoo, Skylark, pair Stonechat, Long-tailed Tit, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Raven – JM, Andrew Cooper.
Cuckoo at Blakehill.
Curlew at Blakehill (above and below).
Lower Moor – Sparrowhawk, Blackcap, Downy Emerald – Bob Winckle.
Blakehill – 2 Kestrel, pair Curlew, Green Woodpecker, pair Redstart, pair Stonechat, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Linnet – Robin Griffiths.
Pit 43 – Grasshopper Warbler – Roger Gillespie. Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Tufted Duck, Coot.
Pit 30 – Great Crested Grebe, Greylag, Red-crested Pochard, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull.
Pit 29 – Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Sand Martin, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Linnet, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Orange-tip – James Tipping.
Pit 82 – Whinchat.
Pit 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – Arctic Tern til late evening at least – Roger Gillespie.
Arctic Tern at Pit 74 by Tim Salkeld.
Friday’s Ham Lane – Cuckoo calling, stoat – Mark Brooks.
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Please also use pit numbers as per the CWP maps, and actual or estimated counts , including of commoner species, are always useful.
(Unfortunately the CWP Trust app is no longer operational).
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