Description
St James's Park is a 23 hectare park in central London. The park is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the west, the Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east, and Birdcage Walk to the south. The park has a small lake with two islands, West Island and Duck Island, the latter named from the lake's collection of captive waterfowl. The majestic fountain protects Duck Island, which Siva Čaplja and Veliki Vranac use as refuge. Among the wild birds you can see are Siva Guska, Crvenokljuni Labud, Egipatska guska, Patka Žličarka, Patka Kreketaljka, Krunata Patka, Mali Gnjurac, Ćubasti Gnjurac, Golub Grivnjaš, Divlji Golub, Mlakuša, Liska, Šljuka Kokošica, Mala Prutka, Riječni Galeb, Veliki Vranac, Siva Čaplja, Kobac, Vodomar, Vjetruša, Sivi Sokol, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Šojka, Svraka, Plavetna Sjenica, Crnokapa Grmuša, Brgljez, Drozd Imelaš, Drozd Cikelj, Crvendać, Gorska Pastirica and Bijela pastirica ssp yarrellii.
A resident colony of captive Ružičasti nesit has been a feature of the park since a Russian ambassador donated them to Charles II in 1664. Other captive birds, mostly distinguishable from wild birds by being pinioned (half of one wing amputated), include Hawaiian Goose, Indijska guska, Bela guska, Ross's Goose, Sjevernomorska guska, Crvenovrata guska, Zlatokrila utva, Utva, Patka karolinka, Zviždara (occasional wild birds can occur), Patka Žličarka (occasional wild birds can occur), Kržulja (occasional wild birds can occur, distinguishable by being full-winged), Patka Lastarka (occasional wild birds can occur), Patka Gogoljica (occasional feral or wild birds can occur), Gavka, and Bijeli ronac. These captive birds are not included in the bird list below.
Details
Access
The London transport underground train (Green Park or St James Park) and bus. It is hard to find parking round there. You can cycle and walk around the park and view the lake perfectly. There are cafes to buy luxurious pastries.


