The that have been gathering every night in , , since December are dispersing. 😢

From 23,000+ in mid January, last night my estimate was only 2,500+. I'm going to miss them when they're gone.

Here's a I made of them as they explode out of the roost at . It's called "Up, up and away!" I hope you like it.

& on paper - 288 x 275mm - £225 - janetomlinson.com/artworks/up-

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The in , , made it to ITV News here:
itv.com/news/meridian/2023-02-

I'm the madwoman enthusing about them at 57 secs. There's another glimpse of the madwoman at 2mins 38secs. 🤣

Most of all enjoy the spectacle!!!!

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I've just finished this " Skyfall"- that moment when they tumble from the sky into their roost.

It's a great big eyeful of biff-bang-pow colour & you can thank Ukrainian folk artist Maria for that! I hope that someone out there will appreciate the wild zingy colours at the greyest time of year.

(Size 238 x 334mm - gouache on paper - £200). It's not on my website yet so if you're interested msg me

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Another is on the way, with a nod to artist .

Last night's in was one of the best we'd seen (& we've been out every night for wks). 23,000 to 30,000 . They were freaked by a sparrowhawk & shapeshifted for 20+ mins!

Last night we were joined by an ITV News Meridian film crew for which I did a vox pop (I may not make the edit), to be broadcast Thurs or Frid this wk at 6pm (Thames Valley region).

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New ! "The Sun, the Moon & the " is view of the currently showing so well in , .
23,000 birds there on Wednesday!

I am now addicted to starlings & can't resist going out to see them every evening.

This pic is not on my website yet, so msg me if you're interested.
- 325x240mm - £200

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As it was too foggy to see the over , , yesterday afternoon, I thought that instead I would make a of the clouds of birds swirling through the apricot evening sky. And it's turned out pretty well! The colours are very soft and subtle.

"Eynsham murmuration" - watercolour - 250 x 250mm.

I only finished this painting just now, so it's not on my website yet. If you're interested in it, message me. It's £165.

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We've been watching 1000s of gather, &roost every evening in the nearby village of , all week. And my seems to have entered another phase, as it frequently does in winter. This one - finished & sold yesterday - is called "All the colours of a starling".

If you like it, pls . I .🙏

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