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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool875 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 Blackpool872 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla868 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea855 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus833 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe830 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher829 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch825 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea819 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea817 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea814 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea811 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea810 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea803 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest789 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea788 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea786 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk784 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool773 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool766 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink751 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 Grebe744 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool737 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest730 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest720 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard683 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea675 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest674 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool649 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 Blackpool612 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat610 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 cristatus607 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus601 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea597 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap588 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea580 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus578 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus573 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot542 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool540 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest524 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus507 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus496 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant494 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo460 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot459 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool453 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin450 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap440 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons438 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool438 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo437 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins436 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron435 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus433 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young433 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins433 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.

Coot431 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Grey Squirrel431 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo427 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin427 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.