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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool657 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 Blackpool657 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla645 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher625 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus618 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea612 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink605 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 Grebe597 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Nuthatch581 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest577 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea572 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea569 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea565 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea564 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea562 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Sparrowhawk561 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea558 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea556 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea554 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool539 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe532 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool531 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool510 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest501 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest501 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool485 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.

Mallard457 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool451 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus442 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest442 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Brown Rat438 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 cristatus437 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea436 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus423 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap418 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot377 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea375 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool371 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus364 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus351 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea349 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Cormorant343 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo318 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot315 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo305 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo303 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins300 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot298 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Red-eared Terrapin297 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool294 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron289 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 cristatus288 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons284 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Great Crested Grebe with young283 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool283 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins282 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.

Grey Squirrel281 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel280 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus279 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel279 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins275 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin274 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot - Fulica atra273 viewsphotographed gathering nesting material @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Mallard ducklings269 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Mallard ducklings268 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin266 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.

Wren266 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus265 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Wren265 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos262 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin261 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus260 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron260 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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