Some fine days to be out this week, we've not so many geese here so far this autumn but still some nice evening flights - painted at Warham on 27th Oct

Red-breasted Goose whiffling amongst a group of landing Brent Geese. Painted in the field at Cley, Norfolk earlier this year and now framed ready for my exhibition

Brent Flock with Red-breasted Goose and Pale-bellied Brent Geese painted from life at Hindringham, Norfolk 20th Nov 2023. Another painting from my forthcoming exhibition

Exhibition hanging today...working into the evening as decided to go seawatching first thing then got sidetracked when a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins unexpectedly appeared. Only the second time I've seen them in Norfolk.

Passerine paintings framed ready for my exhibition this weekend - Desert Warbler and Bullfinches

Last weekend of my annual show. 70 original watercolours on show plus books and prints.

Thanks to all for making it such an enjoyable, well-attended and successful exhibition. 'Woodcock and thrushes during heavy snow'

Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025

Pinkfeet arriving at dawn. Paint freezing solid soon after painting the landscape. Had to wait until the sun came up to thaw out the paint before completing the picture

Lesser White-fronted Geese field painting. The flock of of 24 birds from the Swedish reintroduction scheme have been a real delight. First time I've seen and heard a flock of this attractive species in a wild setting

Shorelarks in Holkham Bay. Not been to see them for a couple of years so really enjoyed spending some time watching and painting them. The fenced off area works really well in giving them an undisturbed feeding area in what is a busy place for people

Shorelarks - sand bathing, preening, stretching and scratching. Nice to see a rare burst of sunshine this afternoon

First visit to Scotland for many years mainly looking at sea duck and following the Pinkfeet north. Fantastic to see flocks of Velvet Scoters with over half being adult drakes - a plumage I've hardly ever seen in Norfolk and generally not close either. Beautiful birds.

Velvet Scoters swimming against the tide painted near Leven, Fife. Among them a drake White-winged Scoter from America. A new species for me and one of three I saw in the Firth of Forth. Handsome birds and nice to contrast the two species feeding alongside each other.

Preening Velvets and White-winged Scoter painted on the Fife coast. Good views were hard earned and away from the structure, bill colour and extensive white eye markings I was taken by the copper flank colour. This colour would glow surprisingly bright in the evening sunshine.

Pinkfeet near Dunbeath, Caithness. Interesting to see the geese feeding in sheep fields and in much smaller flocks than I'm used to in Norfolk. These Pinkfeet dropping in to feed with a small group of Greylags.

Pinkfeet leaving Nigg Bay, Cromarty Firth at dawn. Wonderful to see the flocks against the backdrop of the snow-capped peaks of Ben Wyvis - quite a contrast to the familiar open landscape of North Norfolk

Hares grooming and feeding - late evening field painting

Hares becoming active in the late evening - field sketch

Fabulous exhibition of the personal art collection of the late, great Robert Gillmor opened today at birdscapes.co.uk Glandford, Norfolk. (image Tawny Owls by Eric Ennion)