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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool872 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 Blackpool866 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla864 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea851 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus829 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Kingfisher827 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch818 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea814 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea813 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea806 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea806 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea805 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea799 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest785 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea782 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea779 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk779 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool771 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool763 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink747 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 Grebe742 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool733 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest726 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest719 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard681 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest671 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea668 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool645 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 Blackpool610 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat606 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 cristatus603 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus599 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea594 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap585 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea574 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus570 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool538 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot538 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Goldcrest522 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus504 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Cormorant491 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo458 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot456 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool448 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin444 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap437 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons434 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Heron434 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins433 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young432 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus430 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot429 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Grey Squirrel429 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins429 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 carbo423 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin423 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.