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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 Kis vöcsök, Guvat, in Summer breeding cserregő nádiposzáta and on passage Foltos nádiposzáta. Small numbers of Nádi sármány also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Barátréce, Nagy bukó, Csörgo réce, Kanalas réce and Kendermagos réce in Winter. Búbos vöcsök, Jégmadár, Angliai barázdabillegető, hegyi billegető and Kontyos réce are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Csíz. Küszvágó csér (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as billegetőcankó, Csigaforgató and Kis lile still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Réti pityer, Mezei poszáta, kis poszáta, fitiszfüzike, Csilpcsalpfüzike, Barátposzáta and Kerti poszáta. Holló and Vándorsólyom (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Kabasólyom 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 Feketenyakú vöcsök turned up here, overland migrating Fekete réce 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.