Here’s the finished Siberian Thrush drawing. Bringing it to life on paper was a great way to relieve the memories of a really special bird! Coloured pencil on paper. Reference photo Jake K. #birding 🪶

Final Siberian Thrush drawing update before the original artwork and prints go live tomorrow! Without a doubt my bird of 2025 🥂 #birding 🪶

Adding in the best part of the Siberian Thrush today - those under-tail stripes 😍 Coloured pencil on paper Reference: Jake K #birding 🪶

Made a little bit of progress this morning on my Siberian Thrush drawing whilst the light was still good. My blue pencils haven’t been put to work for a while!! Reference photo: Jake K #birding 🪶

I’ve been thinking about starting this drawing since I was stood in my welly boots in the Loch of Asta! Thankfully, the Siberian Thrush showed well in the subsequent few days. Thank you to Jake K for the reference pic! #birding 🪶

Grey Partridge in the snow! Inspired by a wintery survey season on Yorkshire farmland (although sadly none of them showed quite this well!) Coloured pencil on watercolour paper Reference: Cameron Sharp #birding 🪶

As summer draws to a close, one fascinating bird, the Arctic Tern, is preparing to start an epic journey of over 14,000 miles toward the south polar region. “In search of the never setting sun” Coloured pencil on watercolour paper #birding 🪶

The textures on my grey partridge drawing are starting to take shape! Sadly I haven’t seen a grey partridge since I was last in Yorkshire some time in the winter. Do you see grey partridges in your area? Let me know! Reference photo with kind permission from Cameron Sharp #birding 🪶

Latest drawing is underway! Grey Partridges are one of my favourite birds to see on my farmland surveys so it seemed only right to get them on paper! Reference kindly provided by Cameron Sharp #birding 🪶

It’s been ages since I last drew a bird of prey - if hypothetically I was going to draw one soon… what would you like to see? I loved creating this drawing of male Merlin as part of the @btobirds.bsky.social book “Into the Red” 📕 back in 2022. Reference photo: Michael Sanders #birding 🪶

Of all the pieces I’ve drawn over the last 5 years, this one is probably closest to my heart. 🪶 Turtle Doves are struggling - in fact they are the UK’s fastest declining species. In the UK we have lost 98% of our turtle doves since 1967 🧵 #birding

It's been 3 years since the Turkestan Shrike was discovered at Bempton Cliffs (and my first twitch!) This was a fantastic bird to witness and it showed beautifully I couldn't resist capturing the moment on paper once I was home. #birding Ref: @birdphotos007.bsky.social

It’s looking like I might not manage my annual summer trip to RSPB Bempton Cliffs to see the seabirds but I’m very much enjoying all the content from people who have visited! Here’s my puffin drawing from a few years ago now 🐟 #birding 🪶 Reference photo: Luke Brady Johnson

I was out early on a dawn bird survey yesterday and the hares were a wonderful highlight as usual! It’s been a few years since I last drew a hare (one of my few no bird pieces) but I’m hoping I can change that soon 🐰 Coloured pencil on watercolour pencil Reference from Frances Crickmore

The best thing about this time of year? Nightjarring of course. The hot weather over the weekend meant we were treated to amazing dusk views of churring males, wing claps, and females feeding right over our heads! ✏️ Coloured Pencil on watercolour paper #birding 🪶 #sciart

Southern Red Bishops - a delightful commission to kick off a very busy summer of art. Created with coloured pencil #birding #sciart 🪶

Nightjars are truly remarkable birds. Ground-nesting and masters of camouflage, they rely on their incredible natural patterns to protect their eggs and chicks from predators. This stunning moment, captured by one of our team members on a NatureSpy cam, shows a female blending Nightjar blending in

I’ve been a bit quiet on here recently as I’ve had lots of private illustration work and surveys and I felt like I didn’t have much worth sharing - but I figured I have a lot of bits in the archive I haven’t shared in years!! So here’s a female stonechat drawn in coloured pencil! #birding 🪶

It’s been a pleasure bringing this iconic duo of Southern Red Bishop birds to life! Coloured pencil on watercolour paper #birds 🪶 #sciart

It’s busy season with bird surveying and ecology but there’s always a little time for drawing between the early starts - Here’s my progress on a Southern Red Bishop! #birding 🪶 #sciart

The cuckoos on Cannock Chase have been putting on quite the show recently! 😁 Sadly not quite in the same league as Colin (as I’ve drawn below) but a treat none the less! #birds 🪶

Last month I got to spend a week experiencing the magic of spring bird migration in Cyprus! 🇨🇾 So naturally, now I’m drawing all my favourite species from the trip. Here’s ✅ 1: Blue-Cheeked Bee Eater @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social #cyprusbirding 🪶

Big thank you to everyone who came along last Saturday to visit my stand at the @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social open day! It was so lovely to chat to so many fellow bird fans #birding 🪶

Mini puffin prints are here and I love them!!! 🥹 Counting down the days until the puffins are back for the summer!! #birding 🪶 #SciArt

I cannot explain how happy I was to finally see my first ever Long-Eared owl today 😭 an absolute beauty! #birding #ukbirding 🪶

Eagerly awaiting the arrival of puffins to our shores this spring 🫶🏻🌱🐟 At the moment, they’ll be far out in the Atlantic sea, with their wintering range stretching from Greenland, to New York, down to the Canary Islands! #birding 🪶 🖊️ drawn in procreate

Yesterday was #WorldWetlandsDay a category of birds I haven’t managed to draw many of (yet!) but this avocet piece was inspired by Saturday’s visit to the Exe river 😄 #birding 🪶

Although my heart will always belong to my coloured pencils - trying out different styles on the iPad whilst I’m away from my desk is proving to be a lot of fun 😌 Here’s a turnstone (with stones!) #birding 🪶

Least Sandpiper still showing (11:03 am) from Quantok hides, WWT Steart #Ukbirding

Over on IG, @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social is running #BirdArtWeek2025 - really loved the idea of Moonlit Migrators so had a go at combining one of my coloured pencil drawings with some digital illustration! #birds 🪶

Good Saturday birding in Staines and surrounding area. 1+ Water Pipit and Dartford Warbler on Staines Moor. Popped up to Denham for the Red-Necked Grebe. Finished off at Staines Res with close views of (one of) the GND and 7 Black-Necked Grebes. #UKbirding

Preparing the Nightjar prints (A3 and A4) to go off to their new homes! Thank you to everyone who’s ordered one so far - I absolutely love this piece 😄 #birds 🪶

I wish I was in Texel looking at the Spectacled Eider today - what a cracking bird and one of my all my time favourites - would love to see them in the wild one day 🤩 Here are some of my sketches from a little while ago! #birding 🪶

Back home from a few days of surveying! Scenes like this always make the early start worth it 😄 Great to see Yellowhammer, Bullfinches, and plenty of winter thrushes flocks! #SouthYorks #Birding

My favourite drawing to date - absolutely chuffed with how this piece turned out 😄 Nightjars are my favourite bird and I’m delighted I could do it justice! Thank you Ian Cole for the lovely reference photo! #birds 🪶

Very excited that my solo art exhibition “The Birds of Cannock Chase and Beyond” opens tomorrow at the Museum of Cannock Chase! 😄 #Birds 🪶

Starting on the nightjar’s wings! #birds #sciart 🪶

And the nightjar drawing continues - this is a piece I cannot bring myself to put down so brace yourself for a lot of updates over the next few days!! #birding #Sciart 🪶 Reference photo: Ian Robert Cole

Have to confess it’s been a while since I was this excited to draw something! Nightjars are my absolute favourite bird and the cryptic plumage is proving to be a delightful challenge #birds #sciart 🪶 Reference: Ian Robert Cole

Unexpected birding gold (quite literally) on Xmas Eve when news broke of a Yellow Warbler in Kent! One of my best birds of 2024 for sure! #UKbirding #Birds 🪶

Whoops I didn't almost forget #ArtAdventCalendar I promise! Day 22, another snowy scene for @instbirdpop.bsky.social in a previous year, here's a pair of Pine Grosbeaks doing what they're known for, chewing on conifers. 🎨🐡🪶 #birdart

I’m so grateful to have been so busy this festive season creating ornaments and packing orders 🥹 Not many left to go now - this little Blue Tit and Great Spotted Woodpecker will be off to their new homes shortly! #birds #ArtAdventCalendar

Thank you so much to everyone who has bought one of my 2025 calendars so far! 🥰 I have 7 left so if you’d like one now’s the chance! #birds 🪶 Sharing for #ArtAdventCalendar as it’s created from my own drawings!

This Purple Finch is here to gently remind my lovely US friends that last order for anticipated Christmas delivery is tonight! #ArtAdventCalendar Day 13 #birds 🪶

One raptor that’s always a delight to see - the tiny Merlin! 🤩 I was lucky to see not one, but two sat on the drift wood at Spurn Beach during Migfest and it was a highlight! #Birds 🪶

Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalender A lot of my ornaments are gifts so I can’t share them yet - but this one I do have permission to share! A Striped Owl 🦉 native to southern and Central America! #Birds #ColouredPencil

Day 10 of #ArtAdventCalendar I’ve been working on lots of ornaments and private illustration work recently but my Blackburnian warbler from earlier this year is too zesty not to share again! Thank you to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for hosting! #birding #Sciart

Two Jack Snipe today in two completely different areas @flamboroughbird.bsky.social Both found with thermal imager and both remained where they were found. #yorkshirebirding

Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar The fabulous New Zealand Tūī! The iridescence on these amazing birds was my favourite part to draw. #birding Thank you to @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca for organising Art Advent

Winter thrushes like Fieldfare and Redwing have been in abundance on my surveys recently! One from the archives but still one of my favourites, especially this time of year. Reference from Paul Fraser & Graham Nicholls #birding