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.
Lower Moor – A Swift sp. seen briefly, though to be Common Swift – Joe Taylor.
Pits 68 and 74 – Cleveland Lakes – 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Cormorant, 4 Mute Swan, 14 Canada Geese, 2 Pintail, 35 Mallard, 23 Gadwall, Wigeon, 37 Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Buzzard, 47 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 6 Herring Gull, 164 Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, Reed Bunting.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 2 Grey Heron, 25 Little Egret, Greylag, Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, Red Kite, Buzzard, Curlew flew SW, 9 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 274 Black-headed Gull, 2 Moorhen, 2 Water Rail, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, House Martin, 13 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, 3 Chaffinch, Greenfinch – Wayne Ford.
Cleveland Lakes – 2 singing Willow Warbler – Kim Milsom.
Pit 82 – singing Willow Warbler – Roger Gillespie.
Pit 74 – 7 Shelduck over, 2 Sand Martin – Nigel Sluman.
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 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – 5+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Geese, 4 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 4 Mallard, 70 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, Coot, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Green Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch – Simon Gathercole.
North Meadow, Cricklade – Cormorant, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 6 m Mallard, Moorhen, flock Black-headed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting – Fran Tattersall.
Blakehill – Grey Heron, pair Mallard, Red Kite, Buzzard, Curlew, 4 Snipe, Mistle Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, singing Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Linnet, Jay, Raven – JM.
Gateway Centre /Pit 9 – 8 Red-crested Pochard, Green Woodpecker, 10+ singing Chiffchaff – Richard Williams.
Pit 74 – 10 Black-tailed Godwit on the scrape – Kim Milsom. Barn Owl in evening – Nigel Pleass.
Old Railway Line, Cerney Wick – 2m Shoveler, 3 Oystercatcher, Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper – Chris Snook, Ian Sherriffs, Nigel Pleass, JM.
Castle Eaton – 3 Little Egret, Grey Heron, 2 Shelduck, 5 Teal, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Pied Wagtail.
Pit 130 – Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Bunting.
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.
Oystercatchers in CWP.
Oystercatcher at Shorncote by Fi Keates.
Little Owl in CWP by Steve Davies.
Pit 74 – Twitcher’s Gate – Great White Egret, pair Shelduck, m Goldeneye, Cetti’s Warbler, m Reed Bunting – John Durell.
North Meadow, Cricklade – 5 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, Black-headed/ Herring Gull flock, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, singing Reed Bunting – Fran Tattersall, Chris Snook.
Pit 132 – Great White Egret, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher – Ian Sherriffs.
Cleveland Lakes – Pit 68 complex – Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Common Pochard, Red-crested Pochard, Tufted Duck, Buzzard, Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Moorhen, Coot, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Jay – Steve Ibbetson.
Blakehill – Grey Heron over, Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 Curlew, Meadow Pipit, 4 Wheatear, Stonechat, Reed Bunting. 3 Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell – Simon Gathercole, James Robinson.
male Wheatear (above) and Curlew (below) at Blakehill by James Robinson.
Pit 132 – Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Geese, 4 Greylag, 9 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 30 Tufted Duck, Buzzard, Red Kite, Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 12 Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, Fieldfare, Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting – JM.
Egyptian Geese at Pit 132.
CWP unspecified – Little Owl.
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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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