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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 Küçük batağan, Su kılavuzu, in Summer breeding Saz Kamışçını and on passage Kındıra kamışçını. Small numbers of Bataklık kirazkuşu also occur.
(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has Elmabaş patka, Büyük tarakdiş, Çamurcun, Kaşıkgaga and Boz ördek in Winter. Bahri, Yalıçapkını, Ak Kuyruksallayan ssp yarrellii, Dağ kuyruksallayanı and Tepeli patka are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few Karabaşlı iskete. Sumru (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as Dere düdükçünü, Poyrazkuşu and Küçük halkalı cılıbıt still turn up annually.
(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have Çayır incirkuşu, Akgerdanlı ötleğen, Küçük Ak Gerdanlı Ötleğen, Söğütbülbülü, Çıvgın, Karabağlı ötleğen and Boz ötleğen. Kuzgun and Gök doðan (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. Delice doğan 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 Karaboyunlu batağan Karaboyunlu bataðan turned up here, overland migrating Kara ördek 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.