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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool839 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 Blackpool832 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla823 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea807 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe796 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Kingfisher792 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus780 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch776 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea771 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea767 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea767 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea764 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea759 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea758 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest753 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea748 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk738 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea736 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool735 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool734 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink726 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 Grebe701 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool692 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest686 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest684 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Mallard649 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest636 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea633 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool616 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 Blackpool586 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat580 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 cristatus577 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea555 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap553 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus551 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus546 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea541 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot512 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool510 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest504 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus477 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant465 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus465 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot432 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo430 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool419 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap416 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin413 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron411 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Grey Herons410 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool410 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot408 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo408 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins407 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus404 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins404 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 Squirrel402 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo400 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young400 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel398 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus397 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin395 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.