This site publishes records from the Cotswold Water Park irrespective of county boundaries. You can send in your sightings on the contact form.
You can also contact me direct at : Email: ‘cwpbirds [at] outlook.com’ or Twitter: (@CWPBirds).
Cleveland Lakes: 66 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebes, 63 Cormorant, 68 Mute Swan, 218 Wigeon, 43 Shoveler, 49 Gadwall, 78 Teal, 18 Pochard, 59 Red Crested Pochard, 114 Tufted Duck, 2 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 222 Coot, 21 Moorhen, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, Black Tailed Godwit, 8 Green Woodpecker, 31 Meadow Pipit, Whinchat, 33 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 17 Cettis Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 26 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 29 Reed Bunting, 9 Jay, Raven. Nigel Pleass
Roundhouse Farm Quarry area: 5 Shoveler, 10 Wigeon, 20 Teal, 26 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 35 Lapwings, Little Egret, 15 Pied Wagtails, 2 Meadow Pipits, Migrant Hawker. Steve Davies
CWP 87: 14 Barnacle Geese. 215 Tufted Duck, 23 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Chiffchaff. Malcolm Royal
CWP 79: 2 Buzzards, Green Sandpiper. Malcolm Royal
CWP 88: 2 Little Grebe. Malcolm Royal
Blakehill: At least 7 (very probably 11) Stonechats, 1 Wheatear, c40 Meadow Pipits, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, Stoat. Robin Griffiths. Jon Mercer
Shorncote: 10 Buzzards grouped together, circling freshly mown 1st field. John Fletcher
CWP 306: 3 Wigeon, 19 Gadwall, 50 Mallard, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Bunting, 70 Swallows. Steve Davies
CWP 132: Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 43 Lapwings, Kingfisher, 3 Little Egrets, Egyptian Goose, 6 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 2 Little Grebes, Grey Heron, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Elsewhere, 5 Grey Wagtails, Meadow Pipit, Buzzard. Steve Davies
CWP 130: Barn Owl along the track, Buzzard. Steve Davies
A juvenile Common Tern at CWP125 and 3 Ruff with a small flock of Lapwings at CWP126. John Grearson
CWP 68a/b: 3 red-crested pochard (1 male and 2 female). All in similar plumage as male was moulting, but he had his distinctive red/orange bill and eyes. Chris Evans
CWP 119: 5 Green Sandpipers, Kingfisher, 8 Teal, 120 Black-headed Gulls. Steve Davies
Whelford Pools: 2 Marsh Tits, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 16 Tufted Ducks, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 13 Cormorants. Steve Davies
CWP 126: 2 Juvenile Ruff with small Lapwing flock. Ian Ralphs.
CWP 132: Whinchat, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover Ian Ralphs
Roundhouse Farm quarry area: Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Reed Buntings, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tits, Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe. Steve Davies
Eysey quarry area: Peregrine, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egrets, Grey Heron, 150 Mallard, 200 Greylag Geese, 4 Tufted Ducks, 4 Great Crested Grebes, a few hundred Starlings. Steve Davies
Migration visible in both locations with a steady passage of Swallows heading south and flying quite low at times.
