Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers

News from the Rangers of the Cotswold Lakes Trust. RTs are not an endorsement of views.

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

We would love to see more of your wildlife encounters and landscape views of the Water Park! We are starting the hashtag #WildWaterPark to showcase what the Cotswold Water Park has to offer! We look forward to seeing everyone’s contributions!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Things that are free in life:
1. Apostrophes.
2. More stuff if you don’t continually vandalise it.

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

A rare opportunity to see some fantastic birds (and Lloyd and Rose of course) close up. Don't miss out on tickets for this fundraising event hosted by @Lakes_Brew_Co. Especially looking forward to meeting the Starlings... https://t.co/A15EL4RElI #CWPBirds #Birds #Springwatch

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

First time checking on the new pond in a couple of weeks. Water has receded quite a bit but is holding in the deepest part of the pond. Diving beetles have found it now. Orchids starting to flower nearby, hopefully in time they will spread to the ground surrounding the pond! 🪲🪻

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

And there they are!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Tern time!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Towing out!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

@joolsmandy That’s the one. It’s good to see it coming together after all the hard work volunteers have done preparing the area!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

We used some spare digger time to create a new wetland feature on the reserve. This low ground usually collects water during wet periods and so should make a good ephemeral pond. Looking forward to seeing how it develops 💦🐸🌱

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Greeted by a raucous flock of Sand Martins this morning!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Great pictures Tim.

[Tim Salkeld @SalkeldTim]

A Bittern showed nicely in Cotswold Water Park today!

[Jonathan Mercer @cwpbirder]

A Cuckoo calling at #Shorncote reedbeds this morning #spring @CotswoldWaterPk @CotsLakesTrust .#GlosBirds @cwpbirds

[CWP Birds @CWPBirds]

Spring migrants arriving in @CotswoldWaterPk with the SW winds - so far today Whimbrel, Grasshopper and Sedge Warblers, and Common Whitethroat all reported #spring #birds #migration .#GlosBirds @WiltsBirdNews

[Jonathan Mercer @cwpbirder]

@CWPBirds 2 Black-tailed Godwit on the receding floodwaters at North Meadow, Cricklade, today, found by Fran Tattersall @WiltsBirdClub @ThamesPathNT

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

@cwpbirder @CotswoldWaterPk @CotsLakesTrust Ahh and so it begins… Many thanks Jonathan.

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Finally seen our first Sand Martins of the year and more than 100 of them over L74. Willow warblers also singing now too.

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

Please continue to send the records to @CWPBirds and they will be forwarded appropriately to the county recorders. If any other species give you pause for consideration then please follow the same approach. 2/2

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

An excellent summary of the issues surrounding rare breeding birds that almost negates the need for my annual reminder. However, I’ll briefly request that locations are not published for LRP, Bittern, Marsh Harrier, and Nightingale in the @CotswoldWaterPk 1/2

[UK RBBP @ukrbbp]

It’s also important to think carefully before sharing sightings (e.g. on social media) of rare breeding birds in the breeding season - could this lead to disturbance, or worse? Read the RBBP guidance here https://t.co/HkIByn8dfg. If in doubt, don’t!

[Cotswold Lakes Trust Rangers @CWPRangers]

@quercus751 Lovely job David.