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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 Mali gnjurac, Barski petlovan, in Summer breeding Trstenjak crvrkutić and on passage Trstenjak rogožar. Small numbers of Barska strnadica also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Riđoglava patka, Veliki ronac, Krdža, Plovka kašikara and Čegrtuša in Winter. Ćubasti gnjurac, Vodomar, Bela pliska ssp yarrellii, Potočna pliska and Ćubasta patka are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Čižak. Obična čigra (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as Polojka, Ostrigar and Žalar slepić still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Livadska trepteljka, Obična grmuša, Grmuša čavrljanka, Brezov zviždak, Obični zviždak, Crnoglava grmuša and Siva grmuša. Gavran and Sivi soko (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Lastavičar 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 Crnovrati gnjurac turned up here, overland migrating Crni turpan 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.