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Description
This urban park LNR has a good amount of wintering birds and during Spring/Summer/Autumn the area attracts passage migrants. The area has a large lake with islands, pools, reedbeds, trees, scrubland and open areas.
(*1) (press STAR on map), the smaller reed fringed pools usually have potápka malá, Chřástal vodní, in Summer breeding rákosník obecný and on passage rákosník proužkovaný. Small numbers of strnad rákosní also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has polák velký, morčák velký, čírka obecná, lžičák pestrý and kopřivka obecná in Winter. potápka roháč, ledňáček říční, Konipas bílý ssp yarrellii, konipas horský and polák chocholačka are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few čížek lesní. rybák obecný (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as pisík obecný, ústřičník velký and kulík říční still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have linduška luční, pěnice hnědokřídlá, pěnice pokřovní, budníček větší, budníček menší, pěnice černohlavá and pěnice slavíková. krkavec velký and sokol stěhovavý (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. ostříž lesní turn up in late Summer into Autumn.
(*4), Tunnel to Rattlechain Lagoon under railway line and Birmingham Canal, NOTE this tunnel is often flooded, suitable footwear advised.
(*5), Rattlechain Lagoon, in 2021 a potápka černokrká turned up here, overland migrating turpan černý often stop over for a few days from time to time. This Lagoon is also worth checking for passage waders.
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Access
Parking is all on street (some narrow roads - Please DO NOT block access - BE AWARE of on street parking restrictions), Sheepwash Lane, Dunkirk Avenue and Anne Close gets you within easy walking distance to the site. The site sits within a very large busy urban area, for directions press P's on map.