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Clayhanger Marsh

Coordinates: 52°38′18″N 1°57′04″W / 52.63824°N 1.95119°W / 52.63824; -1.95119
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Clayhanger Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Clayhanger Marsh is located in West Midlands county
Clayhanger Marsh
Location within West Midlands county
LocationWest Midlands
Grid referenceSK034045
Coordinates52°38′18″N 1°57′04″W / 52.63824°N 1.95119°W / 52.63824; -1.95119
InterestBiological
Area23.8 hectares
Notification1986
Location mapEnglish Nature

Clayhanger Marsh is a 23.8 hectares (59 acres) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is located to the north of Walsall.

The first vagrant bufflehead recorded in the West Midlands county was found here in June 2004.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bufflehead". The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire. Worcestershire and the West Midlands. 71. West Midland Bird Club. ISSN 1476-2862. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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