6/3/10
A pleasant estuary walk and good cake near Ulverston with Henri Cartier Hughes.
The usual species seen for this location in difficult light that changed between bright sunlight and dark clouds thereby making photography difficult.
Species seen:-
redshank
curlew
lapwing
oystercatcher
shellduck
canada goose
mallard
wigeon
teal
cormorant
raven
rook
jackdaw
mute swan
herring, common and bh gulls
greater spotted woodpecker
song thrush
blackbird
dunnock
tit mice and finches.
We had a diversion into a Buddhist Monastery and had a jolly nice afternoon tea and spent some time talking to a South African Buddhist monk. She was interested in what our equipment was for. Lovely people the monks. No red squirrels seen. Plenty of Stan Laurel related references in the town.
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Update
Busy recently and little chance to get out.
I managed to see the ring billed gull that was around near Mirfield at the ponds off Sands Lane the other week, ie 25/2. I happened across it as I was driving past on a work mission and I saw a charm of twitchers. I hadn't looked at any blogs for a few days and I don't receive the twitcher telegraph services, so I wasn't aware it was about. There is a video of it on the bald ibis blog http://www.thebaldibis.blogspot.com/
Anyway, a friendly Wakefield birder, Seth, let me have a look through his scope at the said bird. A good bird for this part of Yorkshire. i stop and look at the ponds occasionally when i am passing on my mission to bring enlightenment to the people of Dewsbury.
I was the only person there in a suit and tie, so I stood out from the crowd dressed in the birder uniforms of country colours, or camouflage gear. They did not mob me, however, despite a few funny looks.
I managed to see the ring billed gull that was around near Mirfield at the ponds off Sands Lane the other week, ie 25/2. I happened across it as I was driving past on a work mission and I saw a charm of twitchers. I hadn't looked at any blogs for a few days and I don't receive the twitcher telegraph services, so I wasn't aware it was about. There is a video of it on the bald ibis blog http://www.thebaldibis.blogspot.com/
Anyway, a friendly Wakefield birder, Seth, let me have a look through his scope at the said bird. A good bird for this part of Yorkshire. i stop and look at the ponds occasionally when i am passing on my mission to bring enlightenment to the people of Dewsbury.
I was the only person there in a suit and tie, so I stood out from the crowd dressed in the birder uniforms of country colours, or camouflage gear. They did not mob me, however, despite a few funny looks.
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