Great Grey Shrike Painting Painting;24th January 2009

Great Grey Shrike; Acrylic on Canvas; 12x14 inches

Yellow Browed Bunting; 15th January 2009

Some field sketches of the Yellow Browed Bunting from yesterday. The bird, Swedens first, is coming into the third week of its stay almost....

Yellow Browed Bunting; January 2009

Field sketches and Crayon and Ballpoint Pen colour sketches of Swedens first Yellow Browed bunting, a fabulous find at Norra Järvafältet, Stockholm early in the new year. A cracking second year male....

Bull Island; 22nd-23rd November

Little Egret, Wigeon and Shovelers.

Black-tailed Godwits

Black-tailed Godwits

Shovelers

Wigeon and Teal

Brent Geese



Long weekend in Dublin saw a return to Bull Island, a special place for me as it is where I grew up birding as a young kid. Still love to get back there as it is full of birds, most of which are accustomed to people passing and allow great views as a result. Birds number in hundreds and thousands here which is great when sketching, a never ending supply of subjects....

Great Grey Shrike

Tree Sparrow

Great Grey Shrike

October upon us already and late passage Great Grey Shrike are now a feature here in Stockholm. Tree Sparrows are resident to a degree though many join the summer migrants and move south to a degree. Sketches posted above...

Spain;September 2008

Black Redstart

Blackcap

Stonechat

Serin

Cory's Shearwater


A selection of some of the sketches made whilst on holiday in NW Spain tthis past week, all from Illa de Ons and Illa de Cies, two islands off the coast of Pontevedra. More photos on the sister blog, Blogbirder...

Highlights; 7th September 2008

Bluethroat (female)

Broad Billed Sandpiper/Dunlin (First calender year birds)

Arctic Skua (First calender year)

Highlights from the past week or so included a stunning juv. Broad Billed Sandpiper, my first in 20 years or so! Striking little wader with a very distinctive kinked bill and boldly marked plumage, hopefully will not have to wait so long for my next one. Also here is a juv. Arctic Skua, a big surprise on Vaxholm where I fish quite often, only had binoculars with me, would of had stunning views had I had a telescope with me.

Bluethroats are always a feature here in September, alway stop me too, wonderful birds, Perhaps the best sketch of the week of this species posted here too...