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.
You can send in records by email to cwpbirds[at]gmail.com, or via Twitter: @CWPBirds.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 2 Mute Swan, Mallard, 3 Moorhen, Black-headed and Common Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Song Thrush, Greenfinch, Goldfinch – Fran Tattersall.
Pit 132 – pair Great Crested Grebe, 18 Greylag, 1 Green Sandpiper – John Edwards.
Pit 132 – Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 2 Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 5 Chiffchaff. At the sewage works – 2 Grey Wagtail – Steve Davies.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 2 Little Egret, Curlew, Grey Wagtail, 11 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing – Robin Griffiths.
Please email your sightings to cwpbirds[at]gmail.com, or send via Twitter @CWPbirds. All records and photos, from both local observers and visitors, are welcomed.
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).