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The Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren may be small but it boasts a wide variety of birds, particularly waders. It's divided into two parts by a boating lake, with the Moors Pool to the north and The Flashes to the south, with 2 branches of the River Salwarpe running through it.
The Flashes has breeding szablodziób and wintering kulik wielki, plus many more species that might show up on spring and autumn passage. Regulars include brodziec piskliwy, samotnik, sieweczka obrożna, biegus zmienny, kwokacz and rycyk. Rarer species include batalion, piaskowiec, kamusznik, szlamnik, kulik mniejszy, łęczak biegus malutki and biegus krzywodzioby. Even biegus karłowaty, platkonóg trójbarwny, płatkonóg szydłodzioby, szczudłak, biegus arktyczny, biegus mały and ibis kasztanowaty have occurred. A pair of wąsatka were seen in November 2019. A sokół wędrowny is often present and may be seen perching on one of the radio masts.
The Moors Pool attracts more wildfowl and has breeding rybitwa rzeczna, ostrygojad, trzcinniczek (zwyczajny), rokitniczka, wierzbówka zwyczajna and potrzos. kobuz is present in summer and passage may bring błotniak stawowy, rybołów and rybitwa czarna, while one or two bąk might appear in winter.
Both areas have breeding sieweczka rzeczna, czajka and krwawodziób, as well as kszyk and bekasik in winter. Also, the śmieszka roosts may feature a mewa czarnogłowa or a mewa mała and have even hosted mewa karaibska and mewa preriowa in the past.
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By car: Take the M5 and leave at junction 5, taking the A38 going north through Wychbold and the village of Upton Warren. When you reach the roundabout, take the third exit into the two car parks by the boating lake (signposted Aztec Adventure).
The Flashes car park (on the right) closes at 8 p.m. in summer and 4 p.m. in winter. The Moors car park is always open. Permits costing £3 per person, are required for entry into the reserve for non-members of the Wildlife Trust, and these can be bought from the cafe by the boating lake. The entrance to the Flashes is at the other end of the lake and the entrance for the Moors Pool is further up the A38.
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