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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool767 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool761 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla751 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher726 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea723 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus715 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe715 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea688 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Nuthatch687 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea687 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest686 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea681 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink681 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.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea679 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea678 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea677 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea673 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk667 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea665 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool664 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool662 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe635 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool620 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest618 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest615 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Mallard572 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool570 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.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea560 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest557 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool536 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat526 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 cristatus517 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus513 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus505 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus500 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap498 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea486 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea475 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest465 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool462 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot459 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus432 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus423 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant420 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot390 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo384 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool380 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin376 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins373 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron372 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo368 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool367 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap366 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot366 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo366 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons365 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus361 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins361 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 Squirrel359 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel357 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young355 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin353 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.