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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool731 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 Blackpool730 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla715 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher695 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea689 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus685 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe678 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Nuthatch661 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink656 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.

Firecrest653 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea652 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea650 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea649 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea645 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea645 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea644 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea639 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk637 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea633 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool632 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool629 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe607 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool593 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest584 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest582 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool542 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.

Mallard539 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea529 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest527 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool511 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat499 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 cristatus496 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus488 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus483 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap479 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus475 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest447 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea445 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool440 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot438 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea430 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus407 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus399 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant394 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot369 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo361 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool359 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin356 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron353 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Red-eared Terrapins353 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool347 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot346 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo346 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap343 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo343 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons339 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Red-eared Terrapins338 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 cristatus333 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young332 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Wren329 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin328 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.