Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2019

Will be visiting in July if you want any animals or exhibit photographs taken let me know and I will do my best to get them for you.

Anyone know if they've had any new bird species this year please?
 
After asking for a current bird species list currently in the collection got a reply within a few minutes must say this was the quickest reply I have had for a very long time so here we go.

The list as many incorrect species listed in the current list that need to be moved to the former listings.

If anyone could up-date ZTL it would be great

African comb duck - Sarkidiornis melanotos
African open-billed stork - Anastomus lamelligerus
African spoonbill - Platalea alba
Australian rainbow lorikeet - Trichoglossus moluccanus
Avocet - Recurvirostra
Azure-winged magpie - Cyanopica cyanus
Bali starling - Leucopsar rothschildi
Bank mynah - Acridotheres ginginianus
Bar-headed goose - Anser indicus
Barnacle goose - Branta leucopsis
Bearded barbet - Pogonornis dubius
Black curassow - Crax alector
Black parrot - Coracopsis nigra
Black stork - Ciconia nigra
Black-bellied whistling duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-crowned night heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
Blue-and-yellow macaw - Ara ararauna
Blue-bellied roller - Coracias cyanogaster
Blue-crowned laughingthrush - Garrulax courtoisi
Blue-faced honeyeater - Entomyzon cyanotis
Blue-throated piping-guan - Pipile cumanensis
Burrowing owl - Athene cunicularia
Chilean flamingo - Phoenicopterus chilensis
Chiloe wigeon - Mareca sibilatrix
Common eider - Somateria mollissima
Common ostrich - Struthio camelus
Common peafowl - Pavo cristatus *
Coscoroba swan - Coscoroba coscoroba
Crested wood partridge - Rollulus rouloul
Eastern Crested Guineafowl - Guttera pucherani
Eastern white pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus
Emperor goose - Anser canagicus
Emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae
Eurasian spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian wigeon - Mareca penelope
Fulvous whistling duck - Dendrocygna bicolor
Great grey owl - Strix nebulosa
Green aracari - Pteroglossus viridis
Helmeted guineafowl - Numida meleagris *
Himalayan impeyan pheasant - Lophophorus impejanus
Humboldt penguin - Spheniscus humboldti
Laughing kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
Laysan duck - Anas laysanensis
Little egret - Egretta garzetta
Madagascar partridge - Margaroperdix madagarensis
Madagascar teal - Anas bernieri
Magpie goose - Anseranas semipalmata
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Mandarin duck - Aix galericulata *
Mindanao bleeding-heart dove - Gallicolumba crinigera
Moorhen - Porphyrio poliocephalus
Mount omei babbler - Liocichla omeiensis
Muscovy duck - Cairina moschata
Nicobar pigeon - Caloenas nicobarica
North American wood duck - Aix sponsa
Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata
Northern white-faced owl - Ptilopsis leucotis
Orange-headed thrush - Geokichla citrina
Palawan peacock pheasant - Polyplectron napoleonis
Pheasant pigeon - Otidiphaps nobilis
Pink pigeon - Nesoenas mayeri
Red crested turaco - Tauraco erythrolophus
Red fody - Foudia madagascariensis *
Red junglefowl - Gallus gallus *
Red shoveler - Spatula platalea
Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis
Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina *
Ringed teal - Callonetta leucophrys
Ruppell's griffon vulture - Gyps rueppelli
Sacred ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus
Scarlet ibis - Eudocimus ruber
Sclater's crowned-pigeon - Goura sclaterii
Silver teal - Spatula versicolor
Snowy owl - Bubo scandiacus
Southern cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
Southern lapwing - Vanellus chilensis
Southern masked weaver - Ploceus velatus *
Southern screamer - Chauna torquata
Stanley crane - Anthropoides paradiseus
Stone curlew - Burhinus oedicnemus
Striated caracara - Phalcoboenus australis
Tawny frogmouth - Podargus strigoides
Teal - Anas flavirostris
Temminck's tragopan - Tragopan temminckii
Tufted duck - Aythya fuligula
Vermiculated eagle owl - Bubo cinerascens
Waldrapp ibis - Geronticus eremita
Western cattle egret - Bubulcus ibis
White stork - Ciconia ciconia
White-browed coucal - Centropus superciliosus
White-faced whistling duck - Dendrocygna viduata
White-naped crane - Antigone vipio
White-spotted laughing thrush - Ianthocincla ocellata
Wrinkled hornbill - Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
 
been to cotswold wildlife park today, obviously i have taken so many pics its going to take some time, but its the first time for a long time i have seen all the animals been very active, it was very busy today as a lot of scouts were there today, if anyone has questions please ask ahead and i will try to answer any the best i can xx
 
Ok I will do a quick review of what I saw and not seen

entrance

Llamas on the left-hand side and Ostrirtchs on the right, looks like the oryx have left CWP?
in the aviaries next to the ostriches paddock, black cussarows, very inquisitive and a delight to see, next time them a pair of crested guinea fowl also ver inquisitive next to them white-faced whistling ducks, four of them, next to them a single crested guinea fowl, being very vocal which was nice to hear, also two more aviaries holding one pink pigeon each, one pigeon had awful tail feathers but didn't stop it flying to branch to branch all these birds were being fed by a zookeeper
 
Walled Garden

just before the two aviaries before entering, one aviary and a azure winged magpie being very active taking leaves and putting them into an open face nest box, the male mandarin duck asleep with the two other ducks, not sure on species (white wing ducks?) the second held the two rainbow lorikeets one was asleep outside and other inside, came later both feeding outside
 
WALLED GARDEN

the first aviary, held a red-crested turaco, showing itself beautifully, Coucal was showing but inside, vasa parrots outside being very vocal a pair of them white-spotted laughing thrush on show, but was right at the top with the foliage.

the following two aviaries held emperor tamarins, one by itself, the next a large family, running around and being on alert, I think was due to a large number of dogs around, the next aviary held pygmy marmosets, just saw the one.

LEMUR WALKTHROUGH

Saw 4 ring-tailed lemurs on top of their indoor housing and just around the trees there, the two enclosures that have no access the firs was empty I believe this is where the broad nose lemurs have been located to, the next enclosure held three black and white lemurs, sleeping and eating, first time I have seen them active, the safika that is in the open was tucked up on the bare tree and asleep, about 4 white-faced whistling ducks preening in the open part of the enclosure, two Madagascar teals on the pathway on was chasing the other and disappeared into the foliage at the back of the enclosure.

following the path into the smaller part of the garden, the yellow mongoose pair very active and looking around, the greenhouse full of wonderful plants and outside, apple and pear trees bearing fruit, the small house before the yellow mongoose showing the frogs, saw all three Borneo eared frog, tomotoe frog saw two and the Vietnamese mossy frogs a first for me what a delight!!!! saw four in total!

the two safikas one inside and one outside eating the homegrown bamboo, later I saw them inside with the food. looking very well and being slightly fussy with the food.
 
MAIN PART OF WALLED GARDENS

whoever is the head gardener and his staff, deserve all the recognition in the world!!!! the plants are amazing I think I may have spent more time photographing the plants then I did with the animals!!!!

the mixed aviary, the pool was being drained but the birds seemed to like picking whatever was left from draining saw two comb ducks, one was preening the other resting on the branches.

I saw three African open billed storks, resting. a handful of Northern Bald Ibis, two African spoonbills that were in the drained pool.

Black-tailed prairie dogs and pups eating greens and veges saw roughly 6 one was cleaning out a burrow.

in the other mixed aviary the one that you could walk through, a lot of scarlet ibises, two pied avocets, I could hear whistling ducks, which ones I could not see.

the meerkats were on full display but did not see any youngsters, all active being on sentry duty or looking for food all healthy looking.

Humboldt penguins, a mixture of juve, and different stages of moulting as well.

blue-throated piping guan showing well, the pair have had chicks, I could see two with one of them, looking strong and well.

Indian hornbill has now been replaced by two wrinkled hornbills, a pair, at the very back of the enclosure, but looked fit and healthy, later on, were feeding inside.

Bali mynah, Nicobar pigeon and pair of Madagascan partridges looking very well, so as the large flock of the weaver birds, blue and gold macaw pair, preening and feeding one another. Bearded Barbet sitting outside only saw the one, ASCO only the two, one playing with a stone the other right by its side, by the stream at the bottom I am guessing the offspring have been moved somewhere else or they just didn't show.

the new enclosure of the six banded armadillo could only see one, running around and southern tamandua you could see, but fast asleep, came back later was eating but not great for a picture

where the long-nosed potoro was kept, alone blue-faced honeyeater quickly showed and disappeared, next to that was a pink pigeon, barley showing.

Group of squirrel monkeys out and about with the pair of agoutis resting right at the back of the enclosure
 
TROPICAL HOUSE

MY absolute first time seeing these, two Sclater's crowned Pigeons feeding together and preening, saw about 4 roul roul partridges, 3 Bali starlings feeding and vocal, one Nicobar pigeon, one blue bellied roller nice to see again, one ring teal vigorously preening also one silver teal (first time for me) doing the same. One bank mynah, a handful of Madagascan red fody with females. Sloths only saw one right at the back in the middle of the tropical house, the Rodrigues Fruit Bats I saw three at the near exit sleeping. Also the Green acaracari male and female showing well but more so the male.

really enjoyed the tropical house some first-timers in there which I have never seen before, the flowers and plants were really flowering and good, the banana tree producing as well.
 
MAIN PART

The Aviary that meets you after the walled garden next to the main kiosk and toilet block

WOW they have changed and cleared that avairy out, the majority are European spoonbills, cattle egrets, little egrets, and night heron black-crowned variety, the pool has been redone and cleaned out, a lot of trees have been trimmed right back and more wooden perches have been added in, looks really good!

Wolverines, they are four I am guessing that these are the two adult and two sub-adults, being fed the enclosure is pretty much been stripped off any foliage and those wolverine LOVE to dig! lovely to see them all active and eating.

Pheasant Aviaries

well, not so many pheasants in them now, been trimmed and cleared much better, the first aviary heled a lone kookaburra, the second Himalayan monal male and female showing with a young one, two empty enclosures another aviary held the female nad male Temminck tragopan and the late held a lone red-crested turaco.

Birds of prey and Owl Block

it looks the turkey vultures are no longer kept as the Ruppells griffon vulture enclosure has been opened up to it, the vultures on show and preening, pair of vermiculated owls showing a lone striated caracara, a pair of burrowing owls, i am guessing the youngsters have now been relocated? and three tawny frogmouths all next to one another. the snowy owls and great grey owls showing nicely as well.

PALLAS CAT

lone Pallas cat, the other enclosure the door was closed and it had no access to it, very active kept looking the closed off the enclosure and running up and down to its box, came later still closed off but the cat had settled.
 
Colobus monkeys the troop were chilled and just enjoying the sun, no young monkeys at the moment, next to the just behind the burrowing owls were a small enclosure showing what I believe was two red titi monkeys, I know they had them on show before, it would be nice to see them in another permanent enclosure. the emus were right at the back of the enclosure, resting under the trees in the shade and I saw a lone parma wallaby believe it was male as it was quite large. Giant tortoises were being shown to a zookeeper experience person, so that was nice to see them being quite active and being scratched by the zookeeper. The tortoises next to the reptiles house in the Mediterranean enclosure were out and about I only saw the radiated tortoise, beautiful enclosure, lemon trees bearing fruit, lots of lavender and an olive tree. Unfortunately, I didn't go into the bat house as it throws my balance out of whack so no pictures or information from that, nor the farm park, I did see quickly three dwarf zebus resting. Siamangs were outside I could only see three adults, the male was resting next to a female and another female I believe was resting in front. Dobbie the Bintoruang did not show unfortunately, Next to dobbie was two prevsots squirrels once running around the other staying still on a branch.
 
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Great reviews so far will be visiting a week Monday will be trying to get photographs of the bird species and some of the cats so many thanks for pointing out where some of the birds are.
 
REPTILE HOUSE

Massive change around and some new species I haven't seen before

soon as you come in the first enclosure on your left held two eyelash vipers, nest tot hat three Gila monsters being fed mice, a Chilean rose tarantula someone must have made it made as the hair was missing on its abdomen, and next that was a very impressive looking Fiji banded male iguana.

MAIN PART

phew where do I start, I saw a panther chameleon with a Madagascan day gecko, puff adder displaying well first time I got a decent picture of it, frilled lizards showing well and sharing with another lizard which the name escapes now, slightly annoying as I have never seen it before.

the Chinese crocodile lizards showing well and saw three, two rhino iguanas, the hooded croba not showing though, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, showing off amazingly, three young tree pythons doing what they do best! two black tree monitors one being very active, also alone emerald tree monitor showing well on the branches, a handful of blue fence lizards basking and the chuckwalla nowhere to be seen. Another first for me Three emerald skins, what absolute beauties!!!! Jamaican Boa being very active and alone beauty rat snake showing but glass very dirty, the crocodiles male in the water and female basking.

SECOND PART

The bushbaby showing and eating, no pictures don't like using flash on nocturnal animals, to be honest on any animals. further down where the crocodile monitor used to be hosed are the hammerhead and straw-colored bat were eating, flying and resting, I could see a lot of the straw bats but could not see any hammerheads, I may have but couldn't be sure, first-timers for, brilliant creatures, a lot bigger than I thought they were. Sae two mountain horned lizards and also two yellow-headed box turtles (I may have this species wrong) the anacondas showing, one going through a shed, outside where the armadillos lived, a very striking crocodile monitor which was being fed rats, the zookeeper had a tongs and leading the monitor across its enclosure making it works.
 
the giant anteater ever so reclusive one seen hiding towards the farm, under the tree only saw its tail, two Patagonian maras showing, and alone southern screamer, and a male peacock. further down alone coscoroba swan in a remade pool, helmeted guineafowl running amok on the paths, cheeky buggers.

two Brazilian tapirs, sleeping on the far end of the enclosure, next with the family of capybara two adults and two youngsters being fed carrots, just beyond the closed enclosure of white storks, chattering their bills together, making noises that sound like woodpeckers, so many as well, I gave up after twenty. saw three parma wallabies and two magpie geese, The cassowary was on show resting right up the wired fencing, I tried my best to get a picture, but no good, but she is quite a beauty, worthwhile seeing, where the African crowned cranes were kept are the two naped cranes living, such a big enclosure! obviously, the Visayan warty pigs are gone, but the enclosure is empty, be quite nice if a European species could be kept next to the Eurasian wolves.

the wolves, in now the winter coat all look fit, healthy and strong, fingers crossed been such a sad time for these, the boys were running up and down as a zookeeper was nearby but rested one they left, still nervous I believe, but I don't blame them.

The Lake was quite empty don't know because of the construction work towards the end of the lake towards the rhinos, but I did see a lone magpie goose, a flock of bar-headed geese and red-breasted geese, a few eclipsed red-headed pochards, common pochards, Eurasian wigeons and eiders, few mallards and duckling, another first time a wild grey heron in the trees of the island. round the other side where the island faces towards the zebras, was a small flock of emperor geese.

the four eastern white pelicans on the far right, just in front of the very shy flock of Chilean flamingos, too far away to get a decent picture. over the bridge no birds to be seen or the terrapins that normally lounge on an old dead tree in the water, that has been removed and a small wall is being built/
 
The white rhinos, the male was kept in the inside paddock while the adult females and two sub adult rhinos have the whole paddock to themselves, all grazing, Belle on herself but nearby the others.

the chapman's zebras herd seemed to have dwindled to two adults and the young foal was who was very close to mum, a pleasure to watch, such a personality on it. I could not see the rest of the herd inside of their houses and paddock

CLOUDED LEOPARD

Fantastic!!! could not believe my luck the one with the "saggy" belly was just showing off, jumping from tree to tree, coming down using that huge tree as there was a tiny piece of meat, ate it and casually came down and around to the other window, the one who's always asleep, woke up began to groom, beautiful, id o recommend coming in the afternoon to see these beauties, around 2 towards 4pm they seem to be more active then.

Giraffes were walking around the enclosure, seemed content and not necking one another.

LIONS

guess what, asleep, Rana popped his head for a minute or two and went back down, the girls at the very back towards the "second" enclosures, could not get a picture, saw tail and feet.

INSECT HOUSE

no, nope, no, sorry not a fan quickly dove in and dove out, its those whipless scorpions, scare me

RED PANDAS
saw both, asleep, went back on the afternoon, still asleep
 
CAMELS

two adults and young adult being fed grass by the public could have been worse, all in the nice summer coats, dwarf mongoose saw two just sentry watching, the crested porcupines, lovely family group, fast asleep.

LITTLE AFRICA
gundi lots and lots, all sleeping one was eating, the naked mole rats, great set up quite a few of them, nuemans grass rat, i only saw one feeding, about six sacred ibises new for me outside in the enclosure, the blue cranes hiding at the back, alone crested guinea fowl marching around, the kirks dik-dik none to be seen.


i think thats it!!! PHEW thanks for hanging in there guys and gals, now to sort the pics out!
 
Great review I have added a list of all bird species in the current collection, did notice that a lot of the water fowl have been moved on to other collections and a few of the birds of prey have also left the collection to go to other collections
 
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