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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool867 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 Blackpool855 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla849 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea831 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe822 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher815 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus809 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch807 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea800 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea795 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea794 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea791 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea788 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea780 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest776 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea771 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool765 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Sparrowhawk765 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea764 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool756 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink738 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 Grebe728 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool720 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest716 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest709 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard673 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest662 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea659 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool636 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 Blackpool606 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat599 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 cristatus594 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus588 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea575 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap573 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus571 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus564 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea562 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool533 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot531 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Goldcrest517 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus497 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant485 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus484 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo452 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot451 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool442 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin433 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap431 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron431 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo428 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool428 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins427 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Herons425 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Coot424 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Red-eared Terrapins423 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 Squirrel421 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young420 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo419 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus419 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin416 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.