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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.

Added* by Brodie
Most recent update 2 червня 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 Чапля сіра and Баклан великий use as refuge. Among the wild birds you can see are Гуска сіра, Лебідь-шипун, Каргарка нільська, Широконіска північна, Нерозень, Чернь чубата, Гоголь зеленоголовий, савка американська, Пірникоза мала, Пірникоза велика, Припутень, Голуб сизий, Водяна курочка, Лиска звичайна, Баранець звичайний, Набережник палеарктичний, Мартин звичайний, Баклан великий, Чапля сіра, Яструб малий, Рибалочка блакитний, Боривітер звичайний, Сапсан, Папуга Крамера, Сойка звичайна, Сорока звичайна, Синиця блакитна, Кропив’янка чорноголова, Повзик звичайний, Дрізд-омелюх, Дрізд співочий, Вільшанка, Плиска гірська and плиска біла ssp yarrellii.

A resident colony of captive Пелікан рожевий 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 Гуска гірська, Гуска біла, Гуска роса, Казарка білощока, Казарка червоновола, Огар рудий, Галагаз євразійський, Каролінка, Свищ євразійський (occasional wild birds can occur, distinguishable by being full-winged), Шилохвіст (occasional wild birds can occur), Чернь червонодзьоба (occasional feral or wild birds can occur), Пухівка зеленошия, and Крех малий. 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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