Dunnock

A Dunnock and yesterday's amazingly blue sky.

There is a Dunnock that often perches in this hedge in the garden or balances on the top of the fence.

Confession: the stick perch is a real stick...

Collared Dove

A #CollaredDove seen yesterday, on a chimney keeping watch on the world.

Also... I have a new book! A giant book of birds, an eBay find that I'm enjoying greatly. I realised only after embarking on this challenge that I didn't actually have a bird book at home! 

It is not one for out and about but for a coffee table or lap and reading up on the species at home.

A couple of books on woodlands have helped me out as you may have seen (Green Woodpecker) and I've used other people's bird books when I've stayed with them (Swallow). Google has also helped but I really don't enjoy finding images that way.

Alice's April Aviary

I decided I needed another monthly challenge following last months March Meet The Maker... and so I've decided on #AlicesAprilAviary - a study of a different bird species each day this month. I'm hoping to draw a bird I've seen that day, ideally with a directly observed sketch to accompany the study, but so far is been studies only apart from this sparrow.

This was initially inspired by the birds seen on holiday last week on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

I'll have to play catch up and share them here as there are already 10 waiting in the wings (...sorry I know that's dreadful!)