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| Sites in the London Borough of Hackney (website) | ||
| Main Sites | ||
| Abney Park Nature Reserve (TQ333868) | Habitat: Woodland | Species: All year: Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Summer: Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Spotted Flycatcher. Passage: Willow Warbler, Firecrest and Pied Flycatcher. Winter: possible Chiff-chaff. |
| Middlesex Filter Beds (TQ359865) | Habitat:
dis-used man made filter beds.
Access at weekends only between 10am and 4pm. |
Species: All year: Common waterbirds and Tree Sparrow. Summer: Sedge and Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: common waders such as Ringed Plover, Redshank, Greenshank, Green and Common Sandpipers; Spotted Flycatcher, and Brambling. Winter: increase in wildfowl; Water Rail; occasional Jack Snipe; Chiff-chaff. |
| Stoke Newington Reservoir (TQ326876) | Habitat:
dis-used man made reservoir set in a heavy urban area.
NO public access at the present time. |
Species: All year: Ruddy Duck. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found. Passage: Red-crested Pochard (autumn), Blackcap, Willow warbler and Chiff-chaff. Winter: increase in wildfowl, especially Gadwall, with the odd Red-crested Pochard still present. |
| Other Sites | ||
| Clissold Park (TQ332867) |
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| Hackney Marshes (TQ370860) |
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