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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 Grèbe castagneux, Râle d'eau, in Summer breeding Rousserolle effarvatte and on passage Phragmite des joncs. Small numbers of Bruant des roseaux also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Fuligule milouin, Harle bièvre, Sarcelle d'hiver, Canard souchet and Canard chipeau in Winter. Grèbe huppé, Martin-pêcheur d'Europe, Bergeronnette de Yarrell, Bergeronnette des ruisseaux and Fuligule morillon are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Tarin des aulnes. Sterne pierregarin (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as Chevalier guignette, Huîtrier pie and Petit Gravelot still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Pipit farlouse, Fauvette grisette, Fauvette babillarde, Pouillot fitis, Pouillot véloce, Fauvette à tête noire and Fauvette des jardins. Grand Corbeau and Faucon pèlerin (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Faucon hobereau 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 Grèbe à cou noir turned up here, overland migrating Macreuse noire often stop over for a few days from time to time. This Lagoon is also worth checking for passage waders.
Détails
Accès
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.