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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool711 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool710 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla701 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher677 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea675 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus670 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe657 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

American Mink638 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace.

Nuthatch636 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea631 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest625 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea623 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea622 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea620 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea619 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea617 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea614 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea610 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool608 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk604 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool592 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe581 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool560 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest555 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest555 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool517 viewsIn spring 2007 I was stood photographing the Grey Herons, when suddenly the whole Heronry went wild, making a real racket, it was soon clear what had agitated them when this Mink appeared from the undergrowth & quietly slipped into the water & swam away. It was a fantastic sighting & they're a beautiful animal, what a shame they're such a menace.

Mallard514 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea500 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest496 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool492 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus476 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Brown Rat472 viewsThe park, somewhat worryingly, had a thriving population of rats up until 2007. They had a series of tunnels at one corner of the lake where it was believed they were breeding. In 2007 the Council destroyed their tunnels & poisoned the rats & I've not seen one since.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus471 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus469 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap457 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus456 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea427 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest423 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot420 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool414 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea409 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus395 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus386 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant381 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot355 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo344 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool341 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin340 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins334 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot333 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Grey Heron331 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Blackcap330 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo326 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons326 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo325 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus322 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young319 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus318 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins318 views(A hideously over exposed photo) I photographed 8 of these things back in April 2006, & 3 years on here's another 6 of them in the same place, with 2 more further around the lake. It would seem the Park's population of these alien intruders is still thriving. I hope they don't have any negative impact on the Parks indigenous residents.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool315 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel312 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel311 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Wren307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel306 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin306 viewsRed Eared Terrapins are not a natural species in the UK. They have become common in most areas due to widespread release of imported pets by the public once it is realised that terrapins in captivity need a lot of care, as they can live to over 40 years. They have a strong bite resulting in injuries that should be seen by medical staff as soon as possible as they may carry some diseases. They are not thought to be breeding in the U.K. as the mean summer temperature is too low, however there is some possibility that if temperatures rise by a few degrees breeding could start. Note:- Recent news from a reptile specialist in the south (near Southampton) is that terrapin nests and eggs were found last year but no hatchlings were found.