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I was very lucky that the Goosander returned on the dropping tide on Saturday and Sunday. It was a pleasure to be able to enjoy what is usually such a shy bird from the studio window!

It feels like months since I have sat down at my desk, but I think I will be there a lot more in the coming weeks. It was nice to finish some work I started before Christmas, plenty of unfinished winter scenes still to complete!

I spent a lot of time last winter enjoying and sketching a flock of Yellowhammers. My only visits to see them so far this winter have been disappointing with a mixture of very few birds present and bad weather. I worked this sketch up recently from some photographs.

Happy new year to everyone and thank you for all the likes and support in 2019. I was lucky to get a sneak peak of my contribution to the soon to be published Red67 book aiming to raise funds for Britains most threatened birds, and look forward to sharing more soon! #Red67

Another blast from the past, on this day way back in 2003 I travelled down to Knockadoon head In Cork to see 2 Pallas's Warblers. The day ended with 2 more feeding only a few feet infront of me on the brilliantly named Shite Lane on Galley head.

I have seen a lot of Jays in the last few weeks, and took these older works out with a fresh ideas for a painting.

I got a bit of a shock this morning when I found that it was 14 years ago today since a big gang of us enjoyed an adult summer plumaged White-billed Diver on the north Dublin coast. It still remains a favourite of mine!

I worked on these few sketches recently of the 4 smaller Shrikes to have occurred in Ireland, Red-backed, Woodchat, Isabelline and Brown. While I have not had a huge amount of luck over the years with shrikes in Ireland, I have been very lucky to see many species abroad.

A few sketches of last months Woodchat Shrike from Cape Clear Island. After a miserable wet summer in Donegal, it was amazing to be able to bask in the sun and spend a few hours sketching both Woodchat and Red-backed Shrikes.