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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 мал нуркач, барска кокошка, in Summer breeding трскар рогозар and on passage мал трскар. Small numbers of Мочварна овесарка also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has црвеноглав кожувар, голем северен нуркач, патка берија, патка лажичарка and сива патка in Winter. цуцулест нуркач, рибарче, Pied Wagtail, планинска тресиопашка and цуцулест кожувар are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few елова зелентарка. речна чигра (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as речна тринга, остригар and мал пескар still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have ливадска трепетилка, обично грмушарче, Lesser Whitethroat, брезов свиркач, обичен свиркач, црноглаво грмушарче and градинарско грмушарче. гавран and сив сокол (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. сокол ластовичар 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 црноврат нуркач turned up here, overland migrating Common Scoter 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.