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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool810 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 Blackpool805 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla796 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea777 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe765 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher765 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus756 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch752 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea741 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea740 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea737 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea734 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea733 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea731 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest725 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea723 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink712 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.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea711 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk710 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool706 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool705 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe672 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool667 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest658 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest657 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard617 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea608 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest606 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool604 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 Blackpool570 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat565 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 cristatus555 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus547 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus536 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap531 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea527 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus525 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea512 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool491 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot489 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Goldcrest489 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus459 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant449 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus449 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot414 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo412 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool404 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Herons398 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Heron398 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Red-eared Terrapin398 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap397 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool395 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo391 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot390 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Red-eared Terrapins389 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 carbo386 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel386 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus385 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel382 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel381 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus380 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin379 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.