New #painting of the UK's swifts, swallows & martins. janetomlinson.com/products/swi...

#birds #painting #art #ornithology #hirundines #ukbirdwatching #sandmartin #ripariariparia #housemartin #delichonurbicum #swifts #Apusapus #swallows #Hirundorustica

And now the #sandmartins!
That's all four UK #hirundines on the #painting, which I hope will clearly show the differences between these delightful #birds.

#workinprogress #ripariariparia #ornithology #sandmartin #birdsinflight #ukbirdwatching

The #housemartins #delichonurbicum have swooped into my #painting!
30 yrs ago I lived in a house where they nested in the eaves. Alas, they don't nest on our current house. I wish they would.
I miss them.
#workinprogress #birds #ornithology #housemartin #hirundines #ukbirdwatching

The #swifts I painted yesterday are in the process of being joined by #swallows!

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Swallows in the shed behind my house their second brood & the young ones ready to fledge #swallows #hirundines

One of several sand Martin colonies at Barmston, all full of adults and their young #hirundines @ornid.bsky.social #birdinguk