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| Sites in the London Borough of Hounslow (website) | ||
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| Bedfont Country Park (TQ078726) (Website) | Habitat: old infill site, landscape into a country park with lakes and open areas.
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Species: All year: Ruddy Duck and Ring-necked Parakeet. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found, along with Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Osprey, Hobby, passerines including Wheater, Whinchat, and the occasional Redstart and Firecrest. Winter: Smew, Goosander (small numbers), Bittern (annual); Water Rail, with overwintering Chiff-chaff and occasional Firecrest. |
| Hounslow Heath (TQ123745)
(Website)
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Habitat: common land, old in fill site, with rough grassland, areas of gorse and wooded areas, plus a small pond with reeds. | Species: All year: Ring-necked Parakeet. Summer: Sedge Warblers, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler, with the occasional Grasshopper Warbler. Passage: the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Osprey, Hobby, passerines including Tree Pipit, Wheater, Whinchat, Redstart, Ring Ouzel, and the occasional Pied Flycatcher. Winter: Water Rail, Jack Snipe; Stonechat. Rarities: have included Red-backed Shrike and Serin. |
| Osterley Park (TQ145780) | Habitat: mature parkland, with two lakes, surrounded by farmland.
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Species: All year: Mandarin Duck, Grey Heron and Ring-necked Parakeet. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found, Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Osprey, Hobby, passerines including Wheater, Whinchat, and the occasional Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: Water Rail, with Thrushes and Finches. Rarities: have included Roller and Hoopoe. |
| Kempton Park NR (TQ122702) | Habitat: drained disused reservoir, with areas of water, mud and reed beds, with wooded areas arond the banks.
NO public access. Access to members of friends of Kempton Park NR. |
Summer: Hobby; Little Ringed and Ringed Plover, Lapwing and Redshank; Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: Garganey, Pintail; the occasional raptor, such as Osprey, Hobby; most wader species pass through (though in small numbers) such as Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Little Stint, Ruff, Dunlin, Whimbrel, Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper; the occasional Little Gulls; plus passerines in the surround vegatation and open areas, such as Wheater, Whinchat and Redstart. Winter: very occasional the odd rare Grebe; the odd Smew, Jack Snipe. Rarities: have included Red-neck Phalarope and Red-backed Shrike. |
| Other Sites | ||
| Cranford Park (TQ102774) (website) | ||
| Donkey Wood (TQ111747) | ||
| The Causeway NR (TQ105754) | ||
| Syon Park (TQ175675) | ||
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