James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Extended Cley Exhibition date should read 13th Sept - apologies! 093
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Extended dates for my Cley Centenary Exhibition. Nice to see the show so well attended, so much so that NWT have extended the finish date to the 12th September 0214
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Exhibition at Cley VC up and running... 24113
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Details of my exhibition at Cley Visitor Centre as part of their centenary celebrations 24 Aug - 6 Sept 04219
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Redshank developing chicks - Cley, Norfolk July-Aug 2026 0211
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Redshank family - field painting completed at Cley, Norfolk earlier this summer 1628
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Sandwich Terns, Redshanks, Curlew and Ringed Plovers - hot with heat haze. Watercolour sketch from this morning 0262
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Little Ringed Plover brooding four day old chicks. Sketched at Cley NWT 0283
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Two families in a quiet pool - Gadwall with ducklings and Water Rail with its brood, Cley, Norfolk 1425
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Water Rail with chicks sketched Cley. Spent an enjoyable summer watching birds raising young and this was one of the highlights 1588
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Svalbard Pink-footed Goose with GPS neck collar. Icelandic breeding birds winter in the UK and Svalbard birds winter in the Low Countries. The arrival of a known Svalbard bird in Norfolk goes hand in hand with the current influx of Whitefronts, Barnacles and Tundra Beans 212610
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Pinkfeet sleeping, loafing and preening in the early morning after being out all night feeding in the moonlight 0502
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 11/02/2026An interesting goose paired to a Tundra Bean. The all pale peachy-pink bill, white halter and small dark spots on the upper belly perhaps point to it being a Tundra Bean X Russian Whitefront hybrid rather than an aberrant Tundra Bean. With Ash McElwee and Graham Fellows 2628
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Some excellent goose watching in North Norfolk over the last week. A notable influx of White-fronted, Barnacle and Tundra Bean Geese joining the Pinkfeet flocks. The Netherlands is most likely the origin of these birds. Certainly livened up the grey weather. 431327
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Eastern Black Redstart, field sketches, Sheringham. This handsome young male from Central Asia has brought some colour to the winter seafront and proved to be a popular attraction. 1524
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Last weekend of my annual exhibition - 60 original watercolours on show www.jamesmccallum.co.uk 0467
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Details of my annual exhibition www.jamesmccallum.co.uk 0198
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Pink-footed Geese arriving in the rain, Sheringham - seemed an apt image for this morning's weather. Rain drops peppering the watercolour washes. Not the greatest weather forecast for an exhibition preview evening but such is life! 324631
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Red-breasted Goose landing with Brent Geese, Cley, Norfolk, framed ready for my annual show jamesmccallum.co.uk 0685
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Hares sketched loafing and eating in the warm evening sun, 24th June, Weybourne, Norfolk. Framed ready for my annual show jamesmccallum.co.uk 242156234
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Lesser White-fronted Geese - framed ready for my exhibition. A flock of 24 painted at Ken Hill Marsh, Norfolk in Jan 2025 and one of the highlights of the year. @wildkenhill.bsky.social details jamesmccallum.co.uk 013513
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Long-eared Owl - another painting framed ready for my exhibition www.jamesmccallum.co.uk A tired migrant roosting on the edge of the saltmarsh after crossing the North Sea, Warham Greens, Norfolk 16th October 2025 8102386
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Pink-footed Geese arriving at dawn, North Norfolk - framed ready for my exhibition this weekend. Painted in sub-zero conditions and ice crystals have left their own marks in the watercolour washes 301408150
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Shore Larks - Holkham Bay. Framed ready for my forthcoming show 0542
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Young Red-backed Shrike with Devil's Coach Horse. These beetles can eject foul smelling liquid to deter predators but in this case the shrike simply removed the head then swallowed it. Thornham 29th August 0372
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Fabulous exhibition of the personal art collection of the late, great Robert Gillmor opened today at www.birdscapes.co.uk Glandford, Norfolk. (image Tawny Owls by Eric Ennion) 1223
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Hares becoming active in the late evening - field sketch 0454
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Hares grooming and feeding - late evening field painting 0617
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Pinkfeet leaving Nigg Bay, Cromarty Firth at dawn. Wonderful to see the flocks against the backdrop of the snow-capped peaks of Ben Wyvis - quite a contrast to the familiar open landscape of North Norfolk 0555
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Pinkfeet near Dunbeath, Caithness. Interesting to see the geese feeding in sheep fields and in much smaller flocks than I'm used to in Norfolk. These Pinkfeet dropping in to feed with a small group of Greylags. 0390
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Preening Velvets and White-winged Scoter painted on the Fife coast. Good views were hard earned and away from the structure, bill colour and extensive white eye markings I was taken by the copper flank colour. This colour would glow surprisingly bright in the evening sunshine. 0362
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Velvet Scoters swimming against the tide painted near Leven, Fife. Among them a drake White-winged Scoter from America. A new species for me and one of three I saw in the Firth of Forth. Handsome birds and nice to contrast the two species feeding alongside each other. 0251
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025First visit to Scotland for many years mainly looking at sea duck and following the Pinkfeet north. Fantastic to see flocks of Velvet Scoters with over half being adult drakes - a plumage I've hardly ever seen in Norfolk and generally not close either. Beautiful birds. 0383
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Shorelarks - sand bathing, preening, stretching and scratching. Nice to see a rare burst of sunshine this afternoon 2677
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Shorelarks in Holkham Bay. Not been to see them for a couple of years so really enjoyed spending some time watching and painting them. The fenced off area works really well in giving them an undisturbed feeding area in what is a busy place for people 39714
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Lesser White-fronted Geese field painting. The flock of of 24 birds from the Swedish reintroduction scheme have been a real delight. First time I've seen and heard a flock of this attractive species in a wild setting 19213
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Pinkfeet arriving at dawn. Paint freezing solid soon after painting the landscape. Had to wait until the sun came up to thaw out the paint before completing the picture 0484
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy Christnas and best wishes for 2025 0222
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Thanks to all for making it such an enjoyable, well-attended and successful exhibition. 'Woodcock and thrushes during heavy snow' 1212
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Last weekend of my annual show. 70 original watercolours on show plus books and prints. 0203
James McCallum @jamesrmccallum1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Red-breasted Goose whiffling amongst a group of landing Brent Geese. Painted in the field at Cley, Norfolk earlier this year and now framed ready for my exhibition 1111
