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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool773 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool765 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla755 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher734 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea733 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe726 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus722 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch700 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea698 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea697 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea695 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest692 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea692 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea688 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea687 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink685 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.

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea683 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea676 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk675 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool672 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool668 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe645 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool628 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest624 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest622 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Mallard581 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool577 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.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea574 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest567 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool545 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat535 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 cristatus528 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus526 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus516 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus510 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap507 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea497 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea483 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest471 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool466 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot464 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

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

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus429 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant426 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot396 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo389 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool384 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron378 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Grey Herons374 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Blackcap373 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool372 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo371 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot370 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo370 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Grey Squirrel365 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins365 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 Grebe with young364 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus361 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel361 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin358 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.