They are all pencil drawings, though unfortunately there is heavy colour distortion and loss of quality from most, so apologies for that! This year’s highlights for me have been the 3 British ‘firsts’ (Black Lark, Audouin’s gull and ‘Taiga’ flycatcher) and the White-crowned Sparrow in Cork, supported by others such as Two-barred Crossbill, Lesser Scaup and Least Sandpiper. Unfortunately, I failed to see the Thick-billed Warbler on Fair Isle, having now missed this species twice on Shetland. Here’s hoping for third time lucky (perhaps next month after a spell of Easterlies?). Never satisfied with just birds, I have continued to chase butterflies, hawkmoths, mammals and amphibians this year – maintaining a bit of variety and ensuring I’ve stayed busy throughout the Summer!