Black-backed Gull

Black-backed Gull  sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Black-backed Gull
Black-backed gull  (Larus argentatushas a nesting area stretching from Iceland in the north to Spain in the southwest and the Taimyr Peninsula in the northeast.
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Dunnock

Dunnock sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Dunnock
The Dunnocks (Prunella modularis) nests in all of Europe except Iceland and in the southernmost parts of the continent. The bird also occurs in western Asia from the Urals to northern Iran.


Cuckoo

Cuckoo sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Cuckoo
The Cuckoo  (Cuculus canorus) is a migratory bird found in almost all Palearctic and in Europe, North Africa and most of Asia, reaching as far away as India and Indochina.

Ortolan Bunting

The Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) is a migratory bird that occurs as a breeding bird in most countries in Europe and western Asia as far east as Mongolia.




Little Auk

Little Auk bird painting by Artmagenta
Little Auk

The Little Auk (Alle alle) is breeding in the northern holarctic region.  The Little Auk  winters in the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean and it's coast down to the North Sea and Skagerrak.
Little Auk sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Little Auk

Great Bustard

Great Bustard bird painting by Artmagenta
Great Bustard



The great bustard (Otis tarda) breeds in open grassland and farmland in southern and central Europe, and across temperate Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian birds move further south in winter. Portugal and Spain now contain about 60% of the world's population.

Guianan toucanet

Guianan toucanet sketch painting. Bird art drawing by illustrator Artmagenta
Guianan toucanet
The Guianan toucanet, or Guyana toucanet (Selenidera piperivora) is found in north-western Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.