Sheepwash Park Local Nature Reserve

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 potápka malá, chriašteľ vodný, in Summer breeding trsteniarik bahenný and on passage trsteniarik malý. Small numbers of strnádka trstinová also occur.

(*2), the large lake, called Pump House Pool has chochlačka sivá, potápač veľký, kačica chrapka, kačica lyžičiarka and kačica chripľavka in Winter. potápka chochlatá, rybárik riečny, Pied Wagtail, trasochvost horský and chochlačka vrkočatá are usually present, the surrounding trees usually have a few stehlík čížik. rybár riečny (former breeder) are possible depending on season, passage waders such as kalužiačik malý, lastúrničiar strakatý and kulík riečný still turn up annually.

(*3), areas of trees/scrubland/open areas have ľabtuška lúčna, penica obyčajná, penica popolavá, kolibiarik spevavý, kolibiarik čipčavý, penica čiernohlavá and penica slávikovitá. krkavec čierny and sokol sťahovavý (check electricity pylons) are regularly seen. sokol lastovičiar 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 potápka čiernokrká turned up here, overland migrating turpan čierny often stop over for a few days from time to time. This Lagoon is also worth checking for passage waders.