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'Duck Island', c1870. Duck Island is a nature reserve for St James's Park bird collection. It is located on the east end of St James's Park Lake. Originally built in 1665 on the site of a duck decoy, the island is both a sanctuary and a breeding ground for the collection of wildfowl and other birds. From The Story of the London Parks by Jacob Larwood. [Chatto and Windus, London, c1870]