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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool744 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool740 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla727 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher707 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea700 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus698 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe692 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Firecrest670 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch669 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink665 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 cinerea663 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea658 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea658 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea658 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea655 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea655 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea653 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk648 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea647 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool643 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool643 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe619 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool606 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest597 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest595 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Mallard553 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool552 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.

Goldcrest539 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea539 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool517 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat509 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 cristatus505 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus493 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap488 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus485 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea455 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest453 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool447 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot447 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea442 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus418 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant406 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus405 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo369 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool368 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin366 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins364 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron361 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Coot354 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo354 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap352 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool352 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo351 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons351 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Red-eared Terrapins350 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 cristatus343 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young339 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin338 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.