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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool856 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 Blackpool849 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla844 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea825 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe815 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher807 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus805 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch802 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea792 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea788 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea787 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea786 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea783 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea774 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest769 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea769 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk760 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea758 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool754 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool752 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink734 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.

Great Crested Grebe720 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool712 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest706 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest700 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard664 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest655 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea653 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool628 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.

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool596 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus590 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Brown Rat589 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 cristatus584 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea569 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus566 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap565 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus559 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea555 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool525 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot524 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Goldcrest512 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus495 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus480 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant478 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot446 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo446 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool429 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin428 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap427 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron423 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Coot421 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool421 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo420 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins420 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.

Red-eared Terrapins419 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Herons417 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo414 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus414 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel413 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young411 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin411 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.