Tuesday, 31 August 2010

The Final Piece

This is the final piece that I did for Roy Dennis that i have only just got around to posting. Although it is poorly scanned and spliced, I hope you get a sense of what It looks like in its entirety.



Bird Illustrated (Clockwise from Top Left)

Sardinian Warbler
Song Sparrow
Pallas's Warbler
Cretzschmar's Bunting
Olive-backed Pipit
Osprey
Syke's Warbler
Black-throated Diver
Upland Sandpiper
Cory's Shearwater
Little Ringed Plover
White-winged Black Tern
White-tailed Eagle & Eaglet

Syke's Warbler

Given the recent occurrences of this species in Shetland and Northumberland I thought it was rather appropriate to upload this sketch of a bird caught in August 1959 on Fair Isle by Roy Dennis. This bird was the 1st British record and was one of the birds I included In Roy Dennis's Retirement Piece.