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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool807 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 Blackpool805 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla794 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea775 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe764 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher763 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus754 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch749 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea741 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea737 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea737 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea733 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea730 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea729 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest724 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea723 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea711 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink711 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.

Sparrowhawk708 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool705 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool703 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe670 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool665 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest657 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest656 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard616 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea606 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest604 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool603 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 Blackpool569 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat564 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 cristatus555 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus546 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus536 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap530 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus525 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea525 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea511 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool490 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot488 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Goldcrest488 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus458 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus449 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant447 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot413 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo409 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool403 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin398 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Herons397 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Heron397 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Blackcap396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool394 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot389 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Red-eared Terrapins388 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.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo387 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo385 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel385 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus384 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus380 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel380 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin379 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.