Jan Wilczur

‘Short-eared Owl over Saltmarsh’

gouache, 32 x 20 cms

Unlike most other species of Owl in the UK, Short-eared Owls may hunt during the day. In winter, birds arrive in variable numbers from the Continent and may be seen over saltmarshes, as well as inland over rough grassland.
#owls #birdart

‘Pallas's Warbler in Sycamore’

gouache, 20 x 14 cms

A number of these petite and lively warblers have arrived in the U.K. in the past week after flying all the way from east Asia. A few are usually found in late autumn on the coast or offshore islands. #pallas'swarbler #rarebirduk

‘Marsh Harrier male: Burnham Overy Mill, late autumn’

acrylic, 37 x 26 cms

The mill at Burnham Overy lies close to the coast of north Norfolk. It overlooks extensive fresh-water marshes and reedbeds over which Marsh Harriers hunt.
#marshharrier
#burnhammarket
#northnorfolk
#landscapepainting

‘Blue Pitta’

watercolour, 19 x 25 cms

Members of the Pitta family are shy and elusive inhabitants of forests where there forage on the ground for mainly invertebrates: Their presence is often first detected by their call. The Blue Pitta pictured bird was seen in Thailand.
#bluepitta
#birdart

‘Goshawk juvenile, September’

acrylic, 23 x 33 cms.

For sale, please enquire.

Juvenile Goshawks differ from adults by having a streaked underbody, rather than barred. This species is becoming a more regular sight in the U.K. as its population slowly increases.
#goshawk
#birdsofprey
#birdart

Thanks Steph.

Thanks very much, Russ.

‘Turkestan Shrike, adult male’

acrylic, 13 x 18 cms.

Turkestan Shrike, also known as Red-tailed Shrike, is a very rare visitor from Central Asia to the UK. Along with the closely related Daurian Shrike it was once considered one of the sub-species of Isabelline Shrike.
#turkestanshrike
#birdart

‘Magnolia Warbler in Autumn’

acrylic, 15 x 21 cms.

For sale, please enquire.

The Magnolia Warbler is one of the rarest of the vagrant North American land-bird species that occur in the U.K., mainly in autumn. Only four have ever been seen on this side of the Atlantic.
#magnoliawarbler
#birdart

‘Marsh Harrier, Cley Marshes’

acrylic, 37 x 26 cms.

For sale, please enquire.

Cley Windmill is a distinctive landmark on the North Norfolk coast with the tower of St. Nicholas’ Church, Blakeney a little further along. The reedbeds by the sea-walls are home to Marsh Harriers.
#marshharrier

‘Zitting Cisticola studies’

graphite, 21 x 30 cms

Original artwork for sale, please enquire.

This species was once known as Fan-tailed Warbler and years ago was predicted to breed in the U.K. This summer breeding eventually took place on the Suffolk coast.

#zittingcisticola
#rarebirds

‘Green Woodpecker in acid grassland’

acrylic, 21 x 31 cms

Green Woodpeckers can often be seen foraging in grassland for ants, their favoured food. They probe the ground with their beaks and scoop up the ants using their long, sticky tongue.
#greenwoodpecker #birdart #birdpainting #woodpeckers

‘Barn Owl, early morning, Burnham Norton’

acrylic, 44 x 34 cms

A Barn Owl hunts over meadows at Burnham Norton beside the North Norfolk coast with St. Margaret’s Church in the background.
#barnowl
#burnhamnorton
#northnorfolk
#norfolk
#birdart
#birdpainting

‘Garnet Pitta’

gouache, 19 x 25 cms.

This gorgeous bird is found in lowland tropical forests in South-east Asia where it is very difficult to see despite its plumage. It is often first detected by its haunting, whistling call.

Commissions welcome.

#garnetpitta
#pittas
#birdart
#birdpainting

‘Montagu’s Harrier male and ox-eye daisies’

acrylic, 26 x 36 cms.

This elegant bird of prey was always a scarce summer visitor to the U.K. being at the edge of its breeding range in Europe. Breeding numbers declined until the last breeding took place in 2019.
#montagu'sharrier
#birdart
#rarebirds

‘White-spotted Bluethroat’

acrylic, 21 x 30 cms.

Original painting for sale, please enquire.

This species is a scarce overshoot from Europe, usually appearing in Southern England in April. For the last five Springs, a male has held territory at the WWT reserve of Slimbridge. #bluethroat #birdart

‘Scarlet Tanager, 1st-winter male’

acrylic, 15 x 21 cms

For sale, please enquire.

This North American species is a very rare visitor to the U.K. with only eight records, all in Autumn.

The pictured bird is a young male which appeared in a Yorkshire garden last November.

#scarlettanager

‘Glossy Ibises; Cantley Sugar Beet Factory’

acrylic, 33 x 23 cms.

This recently commissioned painting shows a flock of fourteen Glossy Ibises arriving at Buckenham Marshes in the Yare Valley, Norfolk, in May 2023. The striking local landmark, Cantley Sugar Beet Factory, is in the background.

‘Hen Harriers; passing Spring showers’

acrylic, 60 x 45 cms

For sale, please enquire. Prints also available.

Hen Harriers are now returning to their breeding areas in the uplands where the males will perform their spectacular ‘roller-coaster’ territorial display.

#henharrier
#birdart

‘Jay in Magnolia’

acrylic, 23 x 32 cms.

For sale, please enquire.

Jays are widespread throughout the UK except for northern Scotland. They inhabit gardens where they may be seen more easily rather than being hidden in woodlands, their other habitat of choice.

#jay
#gardenbirds
#birdart

‘Kashmir Flycatcher’

gouache, 32 x 20 cms.

Original painting for sale, please enquire. Giclee prints also available.

Found breeding in parts of the North-western Himalayas and wintering in Southern India and Sri Lanka, this species is vulnerable due to deforestation.

‘Bullfinch male and Blackthorn’

acrylic, 16 x 23 cms.

For sale, please enquire.

Bullfinches can be shy and elusive but are often found in blackthorn in which they favour feeding and nesting.

‘Hoopoes, Cap de Ses Salines’

acrylic, 51 x 22 cms.

The Cap des Ses Salines is the southernmost point of Mallorca. The habitat is typical semi-arid coastal scrub with scattered pines and hosts that ubiquitous bird of the Mediterranean- the Hoopoe.

‘Skylark and Anthills’

acrylic, 25 x 16 cms

Well known for delivering their song high in the sky, Skylarks may also sing from the ground, such as on an ant-hill: especially in the early morning.

‘Bittern’

gouache 37 x 19 cms

This secretive species, breeding in large, undisturbed reedbeds, was once threatened with extinction in the UK when its population dropped to a very low level in 1997. Since then, with the creation and protection of reedbeds, the numbers have grown.

‘Great Grey Shrike’

gouache, 26 x 35 cms.

This charismatic species used to be found in small numbers in the U.K. in winter but with milder conditions on the Continent there are fewer occurring. Places where they regularly occurred are now devoid of this handsome predator.

‘Hen Harrier male over Winter Heath’ acrylic, 36 x 24 cms. For sale, please enquire. Most Hen Harriers leave their upland breeding areas to spend the winter on coastal marshes, open downland and heaths. This bird was seen early one frosty morning flying over heathland.

‘Hen Harrier male over Winter Heath’

acrylic, 36 x 24 cms.

For sale, please enquire.

Most Hen Harriers leave their upland breeding areas to spend the winter on coastal marshes, open downland and heaths. This bird was seen early one frosty morning flying over heathland.