Jubilee Pond - wildlife - birds and other wildlife
Mammals
Brown Rats are commonly seen around the pond and on the islands.
Fox - common throughout the area
Birds: the following have been noted associated with the pond - many taking advantage of the over-enthusiastic bird-feeding habits of people:
Canada Goose - large numbers always present, constituting a pest. 50 or so counted in August 2006
Greylag Goose - a pair with young visited the pond from time to time during 2004. Although they didn't breed on the pond the young were at first flightless and thus must have walked, presumably from their breeding place on Alexandra Lake where they were also seen. One was present in August 2006
Mute Swan - a young pair arrived in October 2004
Tufted Duck
Gadwall - Uncommon
Grey Heron - occasionally visit
Cormorant - less frequent visitor than Heron
Coot - common, bred in 2005
Moorhen - a single bird arrived in late October 2004
Black-headed Gull - common in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull - sometimes present in small numbers in winter
Common Gull - common in winter
Mallard (including white domestic duck) - two white domestic ducks were released in mid October, 2004. One soon died, the other seems quite at home. Wild birds are common. Bred in 2005 and 2006
Pied Wagtail - frequently seen; five on 30/10/04
Starling
House Sparrow - one seen collecting material from peninsular area on 30/10/04; pond dipping area in August 2005. Common around pond area in 2006
Goldfinch - in car park and on islands 8 Jan 2005
House Martin - numbers over the lake in July 2005
Swift
Feral Pigeon - large numbers always present
Collared Dove
Carrion Crow - common around the pond
Jackdaw - a few were frequently seen during 2004, almost none in previous years. Increasing by 2006