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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 Dodaars, Waterral, in Summer breeding Kleine Karekiet and on passage Rietzanger. Small numbers of Rietgors also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Tafeleend, Grote Zaagbek, Wintertaling, Slobeend and Krakeend in Winter. Fuut, IJsvogel, Rouwkwikstaart, Grote Gele Kwikstaart and Kuifeend are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Sijs. Visdief (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as Oeverloper, Scholekster and Kleine Plevier still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Graspieper, Grasmus, Braamsluiper, Fitis, Tjiftjaf, Zwartkop and Tuinfluiter. Raaf and Slechtvalk (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Boomvalk 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 Geoorde Fuut turned up here, overland migrating Zwarte Zee-eend often stop over for a few days from time to time. This Lagoon is also worth checking for passage waders.
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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.