Mounting and wrapping prints ready for my exhibition Wings & Water, at Old Grocery Wivenhoe Essex 18-23 Sept

Back home from Massingham Heath SWLA project to find this waiting for me, Sunbirds new edition with lots of new illustrations and cover, good work the team at @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social @jimspim.bsky.social

Caught up with some special Med birds last week in Kefalonia, Golden Orioles passing through and newly arrived Woodchat Shrikes singing #birdart

Still time to visit the Geedon Gallery Fingringhoe Essex for the Society of Wildlife Artists exhibition, with added bonus Nightingales down the road at Fingringhoe Wick NR #UKBirding #essexbirding #birdart

Nice to reacquaint myself with some special Med birds on Kefalonia, but best and new for me was a Monk Seal off Lassi #ukbirding #birdart #sketchbook

Thanks Derek

Rising tide, three Lapwings part of Geedon Gallery, Fingringhoe Essex exhibition featuring SWLA members work, 12-27 April 11-5.30, also peak Nightingale time at the Wick reserve next door #essexbirding #UKBirding #birdpainting

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Adding watercolour to a sketch made from Bittern Hide, Minsmere, a view I often sat and contemplated with my dear friend Peter Partington who sadly passed away earlier this week. He was a great inspiration to many. #ukbirding #birdart

A day out in sunny Suffolk yesterday, Woodlarks and Dartford Warblers singing and all's right with the world @rspbminsmere.bsky.social #UKBirding

I've been adding a few finishing touches to these this afternoon, serenaded by Robins and and a cross Blackbird #UKBirding #birdart @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/saving-wiven... excellent blog from @chrismothman.bsky.social

I've been working on some small studies of Avocets in different lights, back lit against sparkling ripples down at Alresford Creek @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #birdart #ukbirding

The tree has a stay of execution but the campaign still needs your support to fund a full independent survey #oaktree

I'm going to have to start a new watercolour pad, bit of a Avocet, Shelduck, Curlew theme in this one #ukbirding #sketchbook @curlewaction.bsky.social

Finally got a view of a Hawfinch in the yew tree as opposed to sitting atop a distant tree #ukbirding

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Finished sketch from this morning at Alresford Creek #ukbirding

Adding watercolour to some Shelduck sketches from Alresford Creek this morning in the low winter sun #ukbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #sketchbook

A quick flick through the new extended 2nd edition of Coastal Birds www.jardinepress.co.uk #ukbirding #birdbook

It's arrived, the extended 2nd edition of Coastal Birds is now available, see www.jardinepress.co.uk for details or message me #ukbirding #linocut

#linocut White-tailed Eagle will be part of my exhibition at Wivenhoe Bookshop's "Over the sofa" gallery for the month of February #UKBirding #birdart

Love Bryan's work

Painting the condemned Old King George Oak in Wivenhoe, insurance company have pressured the town council into chopping this 150yr old oak and two other trees, please support the tree protectors @oldoakwivenhoe Starling singing and imitating perfectly a Grey Plover #UKBirding

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Thanks John, it was a nice project to work on, and also nice working with @howardvaughanbeb.bsky.social

Hen Harrier sketches from Copt Hall yesterday afternoon ad m, f, yg m @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding

Catching up on some Hawfinch sketches #UKBirding

Drake Wigeon in the sun Oil on board Finished I think, if I can stop myself tinkering #ukbirding

Wivenhoe Town Council are being bullied into chopping down an iconic oak tree by insurance company @patrickbarkham.bsky.social

www.change.org/p/save-wiven... Please sign this petition and help save this wonderful old tree, it's a real local landmark and full of wildlife #UKBirding

Sketching hunting into a stiff breeze, Marsh Harriers at St.Oysth, Essex yesterday @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #UKBirding

Yes that's one of John Davis's

Light relief from the detailed illustration work, drake Wigeon in the sun, oil on board #ukbirding #birdart

Traditional cultural landscape, Transylvania, Romania. Mosaic, native vegetation cover wide and virtually unfragmented, gradients, no fence, no roads, every species present which can be expected from biogeographical perspective. Not wild. Cultural. People can do good, can make beauty and harmony.

Hawfinch sketches from a few days ago, this bird was clinging on in the face of storm Darragh, Wivenhoe Wood #UKBirding #birdart @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

I haven't seen the West Mersea Shorelark yet, but here's a sketch of the last one I saw there #ukbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social @andyfieldhello.bsky.social

Something a bit different for me, a Sand Lizard on a Dorset heath

Glad to see you connected

Summer by the pond, Pied Wagtail helping to reduce the mozy population. #linocut #UKBirding

Avocets #oilpainting #UKBirding I'm fascinated with the patterns of mud and water, and the low winter sun on birds such as Avocets along my local estuary in Essex @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

Hawfinches #linocut #printmaking There's a few of these fine finches around this winter, although I've failed to connect with one locally yet

Great-spotted Woodpecker #linocut

No, pretty rare in this part of the UK, and a special treat to see one

Yes it is Richard 🙂

Going through old sketchbooks, this Bluethroat from 2001 was memorable, hopping around our feet in the rain #ukbirds #birdart #sketchbook #essexbirds

Came across these little watercolours I did in 2012, there's less saltmarsh and more spartina now, the boat wreck has disappeared into the mud and the Prior gravel boats no longer come up the river. #watercolour

I've posted this before, but it seems appropriate in the cold weather, and another one would be much appreciated #birdart #sketchbook

Dunnock &Bee Fly A touch of spring on a wintry day #linocut #printmaking #birdart