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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stanley Park Blackpool775 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool767 viewsThe park attracts good numbers of Cormorants and can be seen at the lake fishing & sunning themselves on the wooden posts.

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla757 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea735 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Kingfisher734 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe728 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus723 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch702 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea700 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea699 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea697 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea694 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Firecrest693 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea690 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea687 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

American Mink686 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 europaea684 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea678 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk676 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool674 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool670 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe647 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool630 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest626 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest624 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Mallard582 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool578 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 cinerea576 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest569 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 Rat536 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 cristatus529 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus527 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus511 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap508 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea485 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest472 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 cristatus441 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus430 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant427 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot397 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo390 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool385 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins380 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron379 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Red-eared Terrapin379 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Herons375 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool374 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap373 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo372 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo371 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes - Podiceps cristatus371 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

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

Grey Squirrel366 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins366 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

Grey Squirrel359 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.