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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 Mergulhão-pequeno, Frango-d'água, in Summer breeding rouxinol-dos-caniços and on passage Felosa-dos-juncos. Small numbers of Escrevedeira-dos-caniços also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Zarro-comum, Merganso-grande, Marrequinha-comum, Pato-trombeteiro and Frisada in Winter. Mergulhão-de-crista, Guarda-rios-comum, Alvéola-branca ssp yarrellii, Alvéola-cinzenta and Zarro-negrinha are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Lugre. Andorinha-do-mar-comum (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as Maçarico-das-rochas, Ostraceiro and Borrelho-pequeno-de-coleira still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Petinha-dos-prados, Papa-amoras-comum, papa-amoras-cinzento, Felosa-musical, Felosa-comum, Toutinegra-de-barrette-preto and Felosa-das-figueiras. Corvo and falcão-peregrino (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Ógea 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 Mergulhão-de-pescoço-preto turned up here, overland migrating Pato-preto 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.