Cumbria, Monks, South Africans etc

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.