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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool685 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool684 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla667 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher646 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus640 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea635 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe623 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

American Mink619 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.

Nuthatch602 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest594 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea592 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea589 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea589 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea584 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea583 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea580 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Sparrowhawk580 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea576 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea575 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool561 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool557 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe551 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool524 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest523 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest520 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool500 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.

Mallard479 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool468 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Goldcrest460 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Brown Rat455 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 cristatus454 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea453 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus447 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus445 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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

Goldcrest403 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot391 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea390 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool388 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus373 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea366 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Cormorant364 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Coot329 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo329 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo315 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool315 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin314 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot313 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo312 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins312 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron310 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Grey Herons306 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Blackcap302 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins302 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.

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus297 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool297 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young293 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel293 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus290 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel290 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot - Fulica atra288 viewsphotographed gathering nesting material @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin287 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins287 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin283 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.