Description
St James's Park is a 23 hectare park in central London. The park is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the west, the Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east, and Birdcage Walk to the south. The park has a small lake with two islands, West Island and Duck Island, the latter named from the lake's collection of captive waterfowl. The majestic fountain protects Duck Island, which Серая цапля and Большой баклан use as refuge. Among the wild birds you can see are Серый гусь, Лебедь-шипун, Нильский гусь, Широконоска, Серая утка, Хохлатая чернеть, Малая поганка, Чомга, Вяхирь, Сизый голубь, Камышница, Лысуха, Бекас, Перевозчик, Озерная чайка, Большой баклан, Серая цапля, Перепелятник, Обыкновенный зимородок, Пустельга обыкновенная, Сапсан, Индийский кольчатый попугай, Сойка, Сорока, Лазоревка, Славка-черноголовка, Обыкновенный поползень, Деряба, Певчий дрозд, Зарянка, Горная трясогузка and Белая трясогузка ssp yarrellii.
A resident colony of captive Розовый пеликан has been a feature of the park since a Russian ambassador donated them to Charles II in 1664. Other captive birds, mostly distinguishable from wild birds by being pinioned (half of one wing amputated), include Hawaiian Goose, Горный гусь, Белый гусь, Гусь Росса, Белощекая казарка, Краснозобая казарка, Огарь, Пеганка, Каролинская утка, Свиязь (occasional wild birds can occur), Широконоска (occasional wild birds can occur), Чирок-свистунок (occasional wild birds can occur, distinguishable by being full-winged), Шилохвость (occasional wild birds can occur), Красноносый нырок (occasional feral or wild birds can occur), Обыкновенная гага, and Луток. These captive birds are not included in the bird list below.
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Access
The London transport underground train (Green Park or St James Park) and bus. It is hard to find parking round there. You can cycle and walk around the park and view the lake perfectly. There are cafes to buy luxurious pastries.


