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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool516 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

American Mink507 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.

Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool506 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla501 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher499 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest466 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus461 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe460 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Sparrowhawk457 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea455 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea434 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Nuthatch432 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe427 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool424 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea421 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool419 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea418 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea417 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea416 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea413 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea411 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea410 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool404 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest403 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest402 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool401 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 Blackpool356 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Mallard354 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Brown Rat353 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.

Goldcrest345 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest337 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap336 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea331 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot327 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool324 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea307 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea295 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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Coot277 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant274 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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Coot261 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Red-eared Terrapins260 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin258 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap256 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool255 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool246 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus244 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel244 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young241 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins241 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 Squirrel240 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot - Fulica atra237 viewsphotographed gathering nesting material @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus234 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Mallard ducklings232 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin232 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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Mallard ducklings231 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Wren231 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron230 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Red-eared Terrapin230 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.