Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool538 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.
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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool526 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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American Mink522 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.
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Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla519 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012
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Kingfisher515 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Firecrest483 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus483 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great crested Grebe481 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea477 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk472 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea452 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Nuthatch451 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebe442 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool441 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea441 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea439 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea435 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea434 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea430 viewsStanley Park during a downpour
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea428 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool420 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Firecrest418 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Firecrest417 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool
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American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool415 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.
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Mallard372 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool367 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.
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Brown Rat366 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.
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Goldcrest361 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Blackcap349 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Goldcrest347 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea347 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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344 views
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Coot339 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.
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Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool336 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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335 views
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327 views
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea319 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea306 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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300 views
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294 views
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Cormorant289 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Coot284 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Coot269 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.
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Red-eared Terrapins266 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Red-eared Terrapin266 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Blackcap263 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool262 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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261 views
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Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus252 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool252 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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251 views
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Grey Squirrel250 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Squirrel250 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe with young249 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Red-eared Terrapins249 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.
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247 views
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Grey Squirrel247 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Coot - Fulica atra244 viewsphotographed gathering nesting material @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk244 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus242 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron242 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.
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Red-eared Terrapin242 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Mallard ducklings239 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Herons239 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.
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Mallard ducklings239 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Mallard ducklings238 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk238 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby
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Red-eared Terrapins238 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Red-eared Terrapin237 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.
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Wren237 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Wren236 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos235 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Firecrest233 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool232 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Red-eared Terrapin232 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe with Perch231 viewsI was lucky enough to photograph this Grebe catching & swallowing a Perch @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Wren229 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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