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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool674 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool672 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla658 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher637 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus629 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea625 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink616 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 Grebe610 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Nuthatch593 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest587 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea584 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea581 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea578 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea576 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea574 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Sparrowhawk571 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea569 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea568 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea565 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool552 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool546 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe542 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool517 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest513 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest513 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool492 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.

Mallard468 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool461 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Goldcrest452 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus446 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea446 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Brown Rat446 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 cristatus442 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus440 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus427 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap425 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest399 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea383 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot382 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool381 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus370 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea359 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus355 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant352 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo323 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot320 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo311 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin307 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot306 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo306 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron300 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Blackcap296 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus294 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons294 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Red-eared Terrapins293 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 Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool292 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young289 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel289 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel288 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel287 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins282 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin280 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot - Fulica atra279 viewsphotographed gathering nesting material @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Mallard ducklings277 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Mallard ducklings276 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin275 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.