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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 Малая поганка, Водяной пастушок, in Summer breeding Тростниковая камышевка and on passage Камышевка-барсучок. Small numbers of Тростниковая овсянка also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Красноголовый нырок, Большой крохаль, Чирок-свистунок, Широконоска and Серая утка in Winter. Чомга, Обыкновенный зимородок, Белая трясогузка ssp yarrellii, Горная трясогузка and Хохлатая чернеть are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Чиж. Речная крачка (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as Перевозчик, Кулик-сорока and Малый зуёк still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Луговой конёк, Серая славка, Славка-мельничек, Пеночка-весничка, Теньковка, Славка-черноголовка and Садовая славка. Ворон and Сапсан (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Чеглок 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 Черношейная поганка turned up here, overland migrating Синьга 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.