OwenTat Draws
@owentatdraws.bsky.social
Wildlife illustrator & photographer.
Birder in East Yorkshire 🐦
Patch total (Figham Common) = 113 (Hawfinch)
Birder in East Yorkshire 🐦
Patch total (Figham Common) = 113 (Hawfinch)
Had a feeding Hawfinch on the patch this morning! He gave some nice, clear views before disappearing into the bushes. This section of the patch has turned up some great birds recently - Redstart, Spot Fly, Siskin, Redpoll, and now all the returning Redwings.
#patchbirding #ukbirding #birds
#patchbirding #ukbirding #birds
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Had a feeding Hawfinch on the patch this morning! He gave some nice, clear views before disappearing into the bushes. This section of the patch has turned up some great birds recently - Redstart, Spot Fly, Siskin, Redpoll, and now all the returning Redwings.
#patchbirding #ukbirding #birds
#patchbirding #ukbirding #birds
Had a Great White Egret land, then fly past this morning, and a Redpoll calling too. Both new for #patchbirding!
#birds #ukbirding
#birds #ukbirding
October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Had a Great White Egret land, then fly past this morning, and a Redpoll calling too. Both new for #patchbirding!
#birds #ukbirding
#birds #ukbirding
Up to 100 species for #patchbirding this year. September saw the addition of a Green Sandpiper, Siskins & a Gannet! Also great to have two Spotted Flycatchers at the start of the month, and closing out with 3000 Pink-feet flying over
#birds #ukbirding
#birds #ukbirding
October 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Up to 100 species for #patchbirding this year. September saw the addition of a Green Sandpiper, Siskins & a Gannet! Also great to have two Spotted Flycatchers at the start of the month, and closing out with 3000 Pink-feet flying over
#birds #ukbirding
#birds #ukbirding
Please excuse the poor photos, but this Gannet was a very unexpected sight over my inland patch this morning! I also had two calling Siskins, which are another patch first.
#patchbirding #ukbirds
#patchbirding #ukbirds
September 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Please excuse the poor photos, but this Gannet was a very unexpected sight over my inland patch this morning! I also had two calling Siskins, which are another patch first.
#patchbirding #ukbirds
#patchbirding #ukbirds
Another artwork for the report, a Lesser Whitethroat skulking between branches. Mixing it up by working digitally (aka didn't fancy spending hours on a linocut)
#birds #birdart #digitalart
#birds #birdart #digitalart
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Another artwork for the report, a Lesser Whitethroat skulking between branches. Mixing it up by working digitally (aka didn't fancy spending hours on a linocut)
#birds #birdart #digitalart
#birds #birdart #digitalart
A Grey Partridge in the sun. Illustrated for a bird report I'm writing about my local patch.
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
August 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A Grey Partridge in the sun. Illustrated for a bird report I'm writing about my local patch.
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
A Spotted Flycatcher from this morning (usually a yearly September visitor). 2 Redstarts (new to the patch), 29 Yellow Wagtails & 36 Curlew also around.
#patchbirding #ukbirding
#patchbirding #ukbirding
August 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A Spotted Flycatcher from this morning (usually a yearly September visitor). 2 Redstarts (new to the patch), 29 Yellow Wagtails & 36 Curlew also around.
#patchbirding #ukbirding
#patchbirding #ukbirding
Two new patch ticks from the last week. A flyover Hobby and a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. Equalled my 2024 score of 99 already!
#patchbirding #birds #ukbirding
#patchbirding #birds #ukbirding
August 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Two new patch ticks from the last week. A flyover Hobby and a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. Equalled my 2024 score of 99 already!
#patchbirding #birds #ukbirding
#patchbirding #birds #ukbirding
I found a Clouded Yellow butterfly on my patch today! Does anyone know their status in Yorkshire? I can only find that 'most years see one or two reports'. It seems like it's a good year for them if that's the case.
#butterflies #vc61
#butterflies #vc61
August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I found a Clouded Yellow butterfly on my patch today! Does anyone know their status in Yorkshire? I can only find that 'most years see one or two reports'. It seems like it's a good year for them if that's the case.
#butterflies #vc61
#butterflies #vc61
It's been exactly a year now since I had a very bizarre encounter with this Common Scoter, flying along the river that runs on the edge of my inland patch. I wonder if there's a chance it'll happen again over the next few days...
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
July 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It's been exactly a year now since I had a very bizarre encounter with this Common Scoter, flying along the river that runs on the edge of my inland patch. I wonder if there's a chance it'll happen again over the next few days...
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
Had an impressive Pale Prominent in the moth trap this morning, and then went birding on a mist-covered patch. Had a high count of 230 Greylags, a few Canada Geese, 40 Barn Swallows resting, and a couple of Common Terns too.
#teammoth #vc61 #patchbirding
#teammoth #vc61 #patchbirding
July 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Had an impressive Pale Prominent in the moth trap this morning, and then went birding on a mist-covered patch. Had a high count of 230 Greylags, a few Canada Geese, 40 Barn Swallows resting, and a couple of Common Terns too.
#teammoth #vc61 #patchbirding
#teammoth #vc61 #patchbirding
Some recent-ish #patchbirding photos that I didn't get around to sharing. Northern Lapwing, Grey Partridge & a Blue Tit feeding young.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
July 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Some recent-ish #patchbirding photos that I didn't get around to sharing. Northern Lapwing, Grey Partridge & a Blue Tit feeding young.
#birds #photography
#birds #photography
A winter plumage Little Grebe illustrated for the next @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social wildlife report
#birds #birdart #painting #traditionalart
#birds #birdart #painting #traditionalart
July 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A winter plumage Little Grebe illustrated for the next @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social wildlife report
#birds #birdart #painting #traditionalart
#birds #birdart #painting #traditionalart
A linocut print of another species that visited the patch over the winter - two Snow Geese!
#birds #birdart #linocut #traditionalart
#birds #birdart #linocut #traditionalart
July 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A linocut print of another species that visited the patch over the winter - two Snow Geese!
#birds #birdart #linocut #traditionalart
#birds #birdart #linocut #traditionalart
A Little Gull and a Little Tern from @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today too 🤏
#birds #ukbirding #photography
#birds #ukbirding #photography
July 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A Little Gull and a Little Tern from @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social today too 🤏
#birds #ukbirding #photography
#birds #ukbirding #photography
Visited @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this morning to look through the moth traps. Big change in numbers since my time there in April! Garden Tiger, Privet Hawkmoth, Oak Eggar (NFY) & Common Rustic were my highlights.
#teammoth #vc61
#teammoth #vc61
July 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Visited @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social this morning to look through the moth traps. Big change in numbers since my time there in April! Garden Tiger, Privet Hawkmoth, Oak Eggar (NFY) & Common Rustic were my highlights.
#teammoth #vc61
#teammoth #vc61
Finally managed to add a Tawny Owl to my #patchbirding list! Only need a LEO now to have seen every British owl species on the patch.
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Finally managed to add a Tawny Owl to my #patchbirding list! Only need a LEO now to have seen every British owl species on the patch.
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
A strong start to #patchbirding this month already! This morning included the return of the Kingfishers, a juv Green Woodpecker, calling Curlews, a Grey Partridge & the first Sand Martins of the year (very late). 55 species total.
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
July 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A strong start to #patchbirding this month already! This morning included the return of the Kingfishers, a juv Green Woodpecker, calling Curlews, a Grey Partridge & the first Sand Martins of the year (very late). 55 species total.
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
#birds #ukbirding #PWC2025
The patch has quieted down recently, so here's a painting of a regular winter scene, when the Cormorants would hang out on their chosen telegraph pole.
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
June 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The patch has quieted down recently, so here's a painting of a regular winter scene, when the Cormorants would hang out on their chosen telegraph pole.
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
#birds #birdart #watercolour #painting
June 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Spent the morning making this motion graphic for a video that's in the works 👀
June 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Spent the morning making this motion graphic for a video that's in the works 👀
