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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool769 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool763 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla751 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher726 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea724 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus719 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe718 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea689 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Nuthatch689 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest688 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea688 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea684 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink681 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 cinerea680 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea677 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea676 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk671 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea667 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool665 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool665 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe641 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool624 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest621 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest617 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Mallard577 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool571 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 cinerea562 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest561 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool539 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat529 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 cristatus519 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus516 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus507 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap503 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus502 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea488 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea476 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest467 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool464 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot462 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus424 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant423 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot393 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo385 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool382 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins377 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin377 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron376 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Blackcap371 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo369 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons369 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool368 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot367 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo366 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel363 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins363 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.

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus362 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young357 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel357 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin357 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.