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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool857 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 Blackpool850 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla846 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea826 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe816 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher809 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus805 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch803 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea793 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea789 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea789 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea788 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea785 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea775 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest770 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea769 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk762 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea760 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool754 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool753 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink735 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 Grebe722 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool713 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest707 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest701 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard665 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest656 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea655 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool628 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 Blackpool598 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus591 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Brown Rat590 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 cristatus585 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea571 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus567 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap566 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus560 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool526 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot525 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Goldcrest514 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus495 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus481 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant478 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo447 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot446 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool433 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin430 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap428 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron425 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo422 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot421 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool421 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins420 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins420 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 Herons419 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus416 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo415 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young415 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel413 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin412 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.