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Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stanley Park Blackpool733 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 Blackpool730 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla716 viewsmy 1st Blackcap of 2012 seen @ Stanley Park, Blackpool on 14/04/2012

Kingfisher697 viewsmy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea690 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebes displaying - Podiceps cristatus687 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great crested Grebe680 viewsAn adult busily catching fry (in this case a tiny Pike) to feed to it's' young

Nuthatch663 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink658 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.

Firecrest655 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea655 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea653 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Nuthatch - Sitta europaea651 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea648 viewsStanley Park during a downpour

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea647 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea646 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea641 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Sparrowhawk638 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea634 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stanley Park Blackpool634 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stanley Park Blackpool631 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Great Crested Grebe609 viewswith a small Perch to feed to it's young

Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stanley park Blackpool595 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

Firecrest586 viewsphotographed @ Stanley park Blackpool

Firecrest584 viewsFirecrest photographed @ Stanley park Blackpool © Cliff Raby

American Mink Mustela vison Stanley Park Blackpool543 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.

Mallard542 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea530 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Goldcrest529 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stanley Park Blackpool511 viewsMy only Kingfisher sighting at Stanley Park was a quick flyby by this bird.

Brown Rat500 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 cristatus497 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus489 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus483 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap480 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

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

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea448 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Goldcrest447 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stanley Park Blackpool441 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot439 viewsDoing a bit of nest building & looking like it's buitten off more than it can chew.

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea430 viewsphotographed flying in with nesting material @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus408 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus399 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant397 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Coot370 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo362 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapins Trechemys scripta elegans Stanley Park Blackpool359 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin357 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Grey Heron355 viewsDuring the breeding season the adult Grey Herons are constantly flying in & out of the heronry making running repairs to their nests.

Red-eared Terrapins353 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool

Coot348 viewsjust a young 'un, only a mother could love them.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stanley Park Blackpool348 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo347 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo345 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Blackcap343 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Herons342 viewsTwo juvenile birds stood to attention at the nest.

Red-eared Terrapins339 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 Grebes - Podiceps cristatus334 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Great Crested Grebe with young334 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Wren330 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Grey Squirrel329 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool

Red-eared Terrapin328 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.