‘Marsh Harrier male, Arnold’s Marsh’ acrylic, 44 x 34 cms. A male Marsh Harrier flies over Arnold’s Marsh, mobbed by some of the resident Avocets and Lapwings. The Marsh lies between the villages of Cley-next-the Sea and Salthouse on the North Norfolk coast. #marshharrier#norfolk#birdart

‘Hoopoe in flight’ acrylic, 30 x 30cms In Spring the Hoopoe may overshoot the Continent on its migration from Africa and arrive in the UK, usually in small numbers and in the south of the country. An occasional pair has even bred. #hoopoe#birdart#birdpainting

‘Gurney’s Pitta’ gouache, 22 x 29 cms. Prints available, please enquire Sadly, this beautiful and elusive tropical bird is declining towards extinction. Recently lost from Thailand, where the bird pictured was seen, it is now confined to the lowland forests of Myanmar. #gurneyspitta #birdart

‘Dartford Warbler male’ gouache, 19 x 23 cms In Spring this usually furtive species becomes easier to see as males sing from a prominent perch in their heathland habitat. #dartfordwarbler#warbler#birdart#birdpainting#heathland

'Reed Bunting in Sallow' acrylic, 25 x 16 cms. For sale, please enquire. The Reed Bunting is a wetland bird found over much of the U.K. The male pictured sings his simple song from a sprig of sallow also known as pussy willow. The catkins of this shrub appear in early Spring. #reedbunting

‘Shelducks’ acrylic, 34 x 17 cms. Shelducks are mainly found on coastal marshes and muddy estuaries but are increasingly found inland on reservoirs and gravel pits where they may also breed. #shelduck #birds #birdart #birdpainting

‘Hummingbirds of Brazil: Amazona North, Plate 4’ gouache, 17 x 34 cms For sale, please enquire From top to bottom: Ruby Topaz (male & female); Black-throated (m & f) & Green-throated Mangoes (m); Fiery-tailed Awlbill (m & f); Long-billed Starthroat(m & f) #hummingbirds #birdart #birdillustration

‘Long-tailed Tit and Rose Hips’ acrylic, 16 x 24 cms. For sale, please enquire. Long-tailed Tits are usually found in flocks in winter, often with other tit species. This flocking behaviour helps guard against predation by birds of prey such as Sparrowhawks. #longtailedtit #birdart #birdpainting

‘Blyth’s Hornbills: Halmahera’ gouache, 49 x 20 cms The island of Halmahera lies between Borneo and New Guinea. Blyth’s Hornbills are dependent on large, mature trees so are vulnerable to deforestation caused by logging, mining and clearance for agriculture. #blythshornbill #hornbills #birdart

‘Oystercatchers, St. Mary’s Island, Whitley Bay’ acrylic, 51 x 23 cms The lighthouse on St. Mary’s Island is a notable feature of the Northumbrian coast. The island lies just to the north of Whitley Bay and is connected to the mainland by a causeway at low tide. #oystercatcher #birdart #birdpaint

‘Snow Buntings’ acrylic, 31 x 21 cms. For sale. Snow Buntings breed in Arctic tundra then migrate south for the winter when, in the U.K., they may be found on coasts and uplands. A few pairs also breed on high mountains of the Highlands of Scotland. #snowbunting #coastalbirds #birdart

Little Owl pair acrylic, 30 x 40 cms Little Owls may be found in parkland, farmland and at the edge of woods. They feed on small mammals, birds, beetles and worms. On a sunny day they may perch at the entrance, or beside, their roost site- usually a cavity in a tree or wall. #littleowl #birdart

‘Azure Tit’ acrylic, 21 x 30 cms I would like to wish all followers and viewers of this page a Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year. Thank you as well for your kind comments. #azuretit #birdsinwinter #birdart #birdpainting

‘Jack Snipe’ gouache, 22 x 29 cms This winter visitor in small numbers to freshwater marshes in the U.K. is difficult to observe because of its tendency to ‘sit tight’ when disturbed. It relies on its cryptic camouflage, as it crouches among vegetation, to remain hidden. #jacksnipe #birdart

‘Great Grey Shrike’ acrylic, 18 x 26 cms This species is a regular winter visitor to the U.K. from the Continent in small numbers. Birds seem to return to favoured haunts on heaths and moors. In recent years even lower numbers may indicate milder winters on the Continent. #greatgreyshrike #birdart

‘Short-eared Owl over Saltmarsh’ gouache, 32 x 20 cms Unlike most other species of Owl in the UK, Short-eared Owls may hunt during the day. In winter, birds arrive in variable numbers from the Continent and may be seen over saltmarshes, as well as inland over rough grassland. #owls #birdart

‘Pallas's Warbler in Sycamore’ gouache, 20 x 14 cms A number of these petite and lively warblers have arrived in the U.K. in the past week after flying all the way from east Asia. A few are usually found in late autumn on the coast or offshore islands. #pallas'swarbler #rarebirduk

‘Marsh Harrier male: Burnham Overy Mill, late autumn’ acrylic, 37 x 26 cms The mill at Burnham Overy lies close to the coast of north Norfolk. It overlooks extensive fresh-water marshes and reedbeds over which Marsh Harriers hunt. #marshharrier #burnhammarket #northnorfolk #landscapepainting

‘Blue Pitta’ watercolour, 19 x 25 cms Members of the Pitta family are shy and elusive inhabitants of forests where there forage on the ground for mainly invertebrates: Their presence is often first detected by their call. The Blue Pitta pictured bird was seen in Thailand. #bluepitta #birdart

‘Goshawk juvenile, September’ acrylic, 23 x 33 cms. For sale, please enquire. Juvenile Goshawks differ from adults by having a streaked underbody, rather than barred. This species is becoming a more regular sight in the U.K. as its population slowly increases. #goshawk #birdsofprey #birdart

‘Turkestan Shrike, adult male’ acrylic, 13 x 18 cms. Turkestan Shrike, also known as Red-tailed Shrike, is a very rare visitor from Central Asia to the UK. Along with the closely related Daurian Shrike it was once considered one of the sub-species of Isabelline Shrike. #turkestanshrike #birdart

‘Magnolia Warbler in Autumn’ acrylic, 15 x 21 cms. For sale, please enquire. The Magnolia Warbler is one of the rarest of the vagrant North American land-bird species that occur in the U.K., mainly in autumn. Only four have ever been seen on this side of the Atlantic. #magnoliawarbler #birdart

‘Marsh Harrier, Cley Marshes’ acrylic, 37 x 26 cms. For sale, please enquire. Cley Windmill is a distinctive landmark on the North Norfolk coast with the tower of St. Nicholas’ Church, Blakeney a little further along. The reedbeds by the sea-walls are home to Marsh Harriers. #marshharrier

‘Zitting Cisticola studies’ graphite, 21 x 30 cms Original artwork for sale, please enquire. This species was once known as Fan-tailed Warbler and years ago was predicted to breed in the U.K. This summer breeding eventually took place on the Suffolk coast. #zittingcisticola #rarebirds

‘Green Woodpecker in acid grassland’ acrylic, 21 x 31 cms Green Woodpeckers can often be seen foraging in grassland for ants, their favoured food. They probe the ground with their beaks and scoop up the ants using their long, sticky tongue. #greenwoodpecker #birdart #birdpainting #woodpeckers

‘Barn Owl, early morning, Burnham Norton’ acrylic, 44 x 34 cms A Barn Owl hunts over meadows at Burnham Norton beside the North Norfolk coast with St. Margaret’s Church in the background. #barnowl #burnhamnorton #northnorfolk #norfolk #birdart #birdpainting

‘Garnet Pitta’ gouache, 19 x 25 cms. This gorgeous bird is found in lowland tropical forests in South-east Asia where it is very difficult to see despite its plumage. It is often first detected by its haunting, whistling call. Commissions welcome. #garnetpitta #pittas #birdart #birdpainting

‘Montagu’s Harrier male and ox-eye daisies’ acrylic, 26 x 36 cms. This elegant bird of prey was always a scarce summer visitor to the U.K. being at the edge of its breeding range in Europe. Breeding numbers declined until the last breeding took place in 2019. #montagu'sharrier #birdart #rarebirds

‘White-spotted Bluethroat’ acrylic, 21 x 30 cms. Original painting for sale, please enquire. This species is a scarce overshoot from Europe, usually appearing in Southern England in April. For the last five Springs, a male has held territory at the WWT reserve of Slimbridge. #bluethroat #birdart

‘Scarlet Tanager, 1st-winter male’ acrylic, 15 x 21 cms For sale, please enquire. This North American species is a very rare visitor to the U.K. with only eight records, all in Autumn. The pictured bird is a young male which appeared in a Yorkshire garden last November. #scarlettanager

‘Glossy Ibises; Cantley Sugar Beet Factory’ acrylic, 33 x 23 cms. This recently commissioned painting shows a flock of fourteen Glossy Ibises arriving at Buckenham Marshes in the Yare Valley, Norfolk, in May 2023. The striking local landmark, Cantley Sugar Beet Factory, is in the background.

‘Hen Harriers; passing Spring showers’ acrylic, 60 x 45 cms For sale, please enquire. Prints also available. Hen Harriers are now returning to their breeding areas in the uplands where the males will perform their spectacular ‘roller-coaster’ territorial display. #henharrier #birdart

‘Jay in Magnolia’ acrylic, 23 x 32 cms. For sale, please enquire. Jays are widespread throughout the UK except for northern Scotland. They inhabit gardens where they may be seen more easily rather than being hidden in woodlands, their other habitat of choice. #jay #gardenbirds #birdart

‘Kashmir Flycatcher’ gouache, 32 x 20 cms. Original painting for sale, please enquire. Giclee prints also available. Found breeding in parts of the North-western Himalayas and wintering in Southern India and Sri Lanka, this species is vulnerable due to deforestation.

‘Bullfinch male and Blackthorn’ acrylic, 16 x 23 cms. For sale, please enquire. Bullfinches can be shy and elusive but are often found in blackthorn in which they favour feeding and nesting.

‘Hoopoes, Cap de Ses Salines’ acrylic, 51 x 22 cms. The Cap des Ses Salines is the southernmost point of Mallorca. The habitat is typical semi-arid coastal scrub with scattered pines and hosts that ubiquitous bird of the Mediterranean- the Hoopoe.

‘Skylark and Anthills’ acrylic, 25 x 16 cms Well known for delivering their song high in the sky, Skylarks may also sing from the ground, such as on an ant-hill: especially in the early morning.

‘Bittern’ gouache 37 x 19 cms This secretive species, breeding in large, undisturbed reedbeds, was once threatened with extinction in the UK when its population dropped to a very low level in 1997. Since then, with the creation and protection of reedbeds, the numbers have grown.

‘Great Grey Shrike’ gouache, 26 x 35 cms. This charismatic species used to be found in small numbers in the U.K. in winter but with milder conditions on the Continent there are fewer occurring. Places where they regularly occurred are now devoid of this handsome predator.

‘Hen Harrier male over Winter Heath’ acrylic, 36 x 24 cms. For sale, please enquire. Most Hen Harriers leave their upland breeding areas to spend the winter on coastal marshes, open downland and heaths. This bird was seen early one frosty morning flying over heathland.