More Sketches....

Black Throated Thrush; 1st winter female..

Yellow Browed Bunting Sketches...

These birds continue to dominate the birding here, both are still present. Some black biro field sketches of the bunting from earlier today and a black and white of the Black throated Thrush done last night on the couch...

Black Throated Thrush, January 26th 2009

First Winter Female Black-throated Thrush, another asian vagrant! Found yesterday in a suburban garden in Vallentuna and makes a second new life tick for me this year. delighted to be able to sketch this one....

Guillemot Painting; 24th January 2009

Guillemot; Acrylic on Canvas; 32x24 inches

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....