Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2019

Will be visiting 22nd now that Demonmoth as done a great review I will be looking to take photographs of Birds and exhibits only there for 3 hours this time but back in September for a complete full day 10 - closing if you want any exhibit photographed let me know.
 
Visited 22nd and made the mistake of going on a school day trip day 9 coaches on car park when we arrived the place looked to be over crowded with children but because the way the collection was designed with plenty of space you hardly bumped into the children except the obvious areas.

Felt a little frustrated that they have not done anything with the aviaries on the edge of the car park they are looking a little tired and well overgrown the same could be said for the old Pheasant aviaries they also need a good refurb.

On to my highlights love the reptile house a couple of lifers for me on Monday also loved the open areas with the beautiful flower displays well done to the gardeners for this.

Young Chapmann's Zebra out and about and very mobile giving great views for the children, Blue throated piping guan juvenile giving great views inside the walled garden area.

For the first time ever I managed to see all the Lemurs in the walk through and they have a Purple Swamphen sitting on eggs.

Much information gained from my visit but I will let the collection announce it before I comment but it's great news for people like me.

The only no shows on my visit were the Clouded Leopards and the Binturong everything else you could view some just about but mostly giving great views.
 
it is interesting to see what the new information will be, do you know roughly when the announcement will be?

i agree the aviaries by the paddock and pheasants aviaries need a new lick of paint

that is exceptionally busy 9 coaches!!!
 
I purchased a copy of the September issue of 'Cage and Aviary Birds' today and found a small column from a Cotswold bird keeper. Some recent hatchings include two grey-headed swamphen, a crested wood partridge (making nine reared this season), two scarlet ibis chicks and the park's first ever Stanley crane chick.

One new species has also arrived at the park recently, in the form of a female red-billed blue magpie.
 
Cat-Man said:
Two Southern Tamanduas are now on display in the walled garden; according to the park’s Instagram, they share an enclosure by the pond with the armadillos.

Cotswold Wildlife Park on Instagram: “New Arrival! Southern Tamandua Our Tamanduas, Tito and Orinoco, have been venturing out into their outdoor enclosure in the Walled Garden…”
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I didn't realise these were newly on-show, but I only saw one tamandua sleeping and zero six-banded armadillos.

I also visited here yesterday (we were busy boys...) and thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the weather's best attempts to put me off. Fortunately during the worst parts we were at the top end of the park, where most of the covered areas are, and also where we (@devilfish ;) ) spent a long time IDing the two hammerhead bats apart from the straw-coloured fruit bats that share the enclosure.

Other highlights included Little Africa, with so many nice small species, the (still) really nice reptile house, active Pallas cat and wolverine, and pretty much having the park to ourselves for most of the visit. A bit eery with just the three of us and the staff sitting in the cafe but at least we were guaranteed good views of the hyrax! ;)

A really enjoyable visit, highlight of the day by far.
 
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