ornithology

Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon (Bentham).  Illustration shows idealised grassland scene with insects, birds, and wild flowers one would hope to see in a well managed coastal hay meadow.

Jackdaw Corvus monedula on post with licehn and barbed wire

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs male showing slate blue head and pink chest

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs in flight showing pinkish chest and blue grey head.

Yellow headed amazon parrot Amazona oratrix on perch with red epaulettes

Woodpecker skull with hyoid horns diagram, viewed in profile

Woodpecker skull with hyoid horns view from above diagram

Long tailed tits Aegithalos caudatus on hawthorn and bramble

Robin Erithacus rubecula perched on an old wooden post

House sparrow Passer domesticus.  Male in profile, pen and ink with colour wash

Tree sparrow Passer montanus Male diagram in pen and ink with colour wash

Gull Larus wing anatomy to show the feathers and markings

Gull Larus head anatomy simplified diagram to help show structures of note

Gull Larus in flight anatomy simplified to show structures of note in this family of seabirds

Gull Larus body anatomy showing features to look out for when the bird is at rest

House sparrow Passes domesticus Female pen and ink diagram with watercolour top wash

House sparrow Passer domesticus male perching on a branch with rosehips.

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica in flight, seen from below, with a small insect in its beak

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica viewed from above with small insect in its beak

Male bullfinch in breeding plumage on flowering cherry

Wren Troglodytes troglodytes by its round nest in a woodland scene with ivy leaves and a suggestion of greenery behind

Wren Troglodytes troglodytes perched on a branch cut to whtie

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella perched on a twig

Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri with one foot raised sjowing amazing colourful plumage