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St James Park

London  >  United Kingdom

A 23 hectare park in central London. Please note that many birds in the park are captive zoo birds.

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Most recent update 2 lipnja 2024

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 Siva Čaplja and Veliki Vranac use as refuge. Among the wild birds you can see are Siva Guska, Crvenokljuni Labud, Egipatska guska, Patka Žličarka, Patka Kreketaljka, Krunata Patka, Patka Batoglavica, Ruddy Duck, Mali Gnjurac, Ćubasti Gnjurac, Golub Grivnjaš, Divlji Golub, Mlakuša, Liska, Šljuka Kokošica, Mala Prutka, Riječni Galeb, Veliki Vranac, Siva Čaplja, Kobac, Vodomar, Vjetruša, Sivi Sokol, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Šojka, Svraka, Plavetna Sjenica, Crnokapa Grmuša, Brgljez, Drozd Imelaš, Drozd Cikelj, Crvendać, Gorska Pastirica and Bijela pastirica ssp yarrellii.

A resident colony of captive Ružičasti nesit 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 Indijska guska, Bela guska, Ross's Goose, Sjevernomorska guska, Crvenovrata guska, Zlatokrila utva, Utva, Patka karolinka, Zviždara (occasional wild birds can occur, distinguishable by being full-winged), Patka Lastarka (occasional wild birds can occur), Patka Gogoljica (occasional feral or wild birds can occur), Gavka, and Bijeli ronac. These captive birds are not included in the bird list below.

Details

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.

Terrain and Habitat

Lake , City/village , Reedbeds , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Summer , Spring , Autumn

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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