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COMMON REDPOLL - another for 'The Birds of Sheffield' watercolour and some gouache on @DalerRowney block, #birdart #birds #watercolour #Sketching
BEARDED TIT or REEDLING, whichever you prefer! watercolour on Daler Prestige block.
CORN BUNTING – Watercolour on Daler block for The Birds of Sheffield, a bird in sad decline! That seems to be the story from all counties and non-existent in Ireland from a conversation with @cianbirder and the @_BTO atlas, @shill2003 more on this bird on my Facebook page.
SHOVELER - some sketches in watercolour and pencil, they are starting to finish their moult and coming into their finery!
REED WARBLER - just finished this commissioned painting on watercolour block, will leave it for a week or so and come back to make any necessary adjustments.
NIGHTJAR – one of many vignettes I’m currently working on for ‘The Birds of Sheffield’ by @shill2003 which will be published in the near future, pure watercolour on Langton Prestige Block. @DalerRowney @SheffBirders @shefbirdstudy
BLUETHROAT – The recent Leasowe Bird found by @AllanConlin on the Wirral for the cover of the next @CAWOSBirding Bird News Cover, watercolour on @DalerRowney Langton Prestige Block.
WATERSIDE FLASH, DISLEY, Cheshire – WHITETHROAT – Quick sketches from earlier today, 2 singing males, a species I never got about 10 years ago locally, but now annual @CAWOSBirding .
BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire – Definitely my star bird of the year last year and great to see its returned hopefully for another season, @rspbbempton @FlamboroughBIRD watercolour on arches paper.
RED-NECKED STINT, Blyth 2021 - My favourite rarity of last year with @Merlintag , finishing off 3 of these for my catalogue of paintings for sale which should be ready late spring! @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides @NTBirdClub