Opis
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 perkozek, wodnik (zwyczajny), in Summer breeding trzcinniczek (zwyczajny) and on passage rokitniczka. Small numbers of potrzos also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has głowienka, nurogęś, cyraneczka, Płaskonos and krakwa in Winter. perkoz dwuczuby, zimorodek, Pliszka brytyjska, pliszka górska and czernica are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few czyż. rybitwa rzeczna (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as brodziec piskliwy, ostrygojad and sieweczka rzeczna still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have świergotek łąkowy, cierniówka, piegża, piecuszek, pierwiosnek, kapturka and gajówka. kruk and sokół wędrowny (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. kobuz 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 zausznik turned up here, overland migrating markaczka 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.

