This is the perfect time to be posting about these guys, for most of the month of November I’ve been scanning the cliffs looking out for one of my favourite coastal birds and, this very morning, what do you know — THEY ARE BACK!
These flying trapeze, tube-nosed beauties often get overlooked as they are mistaken for gulls, but are actually related to albatrosses. We’re very lucky to have them nest here in Birchington as it’s one of their last nesting sites until Essex.
I painted this fulmar two years ago and it was a significant challenge for me being a white subject matter on white paper. If you wanted to learn more about this painting and the fulmar in general, head on over to NemobySea.com where additionally you can see what I look like in a swim cap (spoiler: really dumb!).
