hard shelled egg

Red grouse Lagopus lagopus cut to white

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus swimming cut to white

Red grouse Lagopus lagopus standing on limestone boulder with a pale upland morr landscape behind, small vignette

Mute swan Cygnus olor standing on one grey leg and clearly showing its orange beak

Red kite Milvus milvus in flight from below showing its distinctive v shaped tail

Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus settled camoflauged on the ground in amongst a background of birch, vetch and grasses

Red throated Diver Gavia stellata looking alert with red throat on show, showing striped head and sharp beak

Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata duck pair on water

Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus perched in amongst a thicket of reeds peering down

Nuthatch Sitta europaea looking alert and pointing downwards on a tree

Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus in amongst typical coastal plants of the Pembrokeshire coast including squill, thrift, kidney vetch, daisies, and lichen with a second bird flying behind

Mallard duck Anas platyrhynchos pair on water cut to white

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos fledgling with moulting feathers on grass

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ducklings foraging on grass under the watchful eye of their mother with distinctive blue speculum

Two juvenile fledgling mallard ducks in a grass field, quacking

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ducklings with food and a flat dish with water and marbles in to teach bred ducklings to dabble without fear of drowning

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos duckling in the process of hatching from its egg, half in half our and exhausted with wet feathers

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus perched on a tree stump looking out at the viewer

Mallard duck Anas platyrhynchos duckling, quick pencil sketch showing spiky fluffy feathers

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus hovering in flight, focusing on the land beneath

Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer with large beak and white neck feathers, and lots of exposed blueish pink skin on the head and loose fleshy wattles under the neck

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis sketch of bird in flight

Marsh tit Poecile palustris and Willow tit Poecile montanus illustrations next to each other for easy comparison of these similar species

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus showing crest, irridescent plumage and with a tuft of grasses at its feet