Kayn A Forbes

Lecturer at the University of East Anglia and Norfolk birdwatcher, amongst other things.

[Kayn A Forbes @KaynForbes]

Thrush Nightingale ranging between the Watch House and Hood with @JamesRMcCallum1 and Ash McElwee just now.

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Field sketching Grey Seals with @BBCCountryfile on Blakeney Point earlier this winter. Really nice team to work with and we were blessed with good weather. Footage now on BBC iplayer https://t.co/RIqpj2Fh15
Blakeney prints and books https://t.co/qZGjk7spkp

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Red-breasted Goose - field sketches & notes comparing young and adult plumages. Thrilled to chance upon this juvenile on Wells Saltmarsh. Not one for lists but definitely a high point for me as it completed the full set of British geese that I've found in my local area.

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Exhibition opening day! Red-breasted Goose with Brent Geese - very topical in North Norfolk at present. Both images available as limited edition prints and a couple of Red-breasted Goose originals on show too. (see pinned tweet for details)

[Kayn A Forbes @KaynForbes]

After @NorfolkCoastNT’s waffling and nebulous statement this morning it is important to ensure they replace the bridge they removed from Stiffkey. Please consider signing this petition https://t.co/Vqa4xNsZpa

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Pink-footed Geese arriving to feed on sugar beet tops at dawn, painted on a morning of strong winds with showers - rain drops caught in the watercolour washes

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Details of my Annual Exhibition Nov 2022 more details to follow https://t.co/qZGjk7sX9X

[Physics Magazine @PhysicsMagazine]

An all-optical method for sorting chiral molecules could have a profound impact on the pharmaceutical industry, says @KaynForbes of @uniofeastanglia. https://t.co/1L0QAItsF7

[Kayn A Forbes @KaynForbes]

@pseudoliam @Vaasetter @DarbyBug I haven't seen the Cley flock this winter and I'm not much of a Twitter birder, but I would suggest that the bird in question is more likely a DBBxPBB hybrid. Attached pictures of one from the Cley flock in previous years, might even be the same bird - thoughts?

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Pinkfeet arriving to feed, mid morning, set against a watery sun - often a sign that rain is on its way. I like the challenge of trying make sense of these mass arrivals + quickly capturing the sky before it changes. Large outdoor painting being scanned ready for framing

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Exhibition 2021 - more details to follow

[Kayn A Forbes @KaynForbes]

@MilesPadgett @CWQiu3 It is worth pointing out here that Miles actually did the first experiment (that I know of) looking for chirally sensitive light-matter interactions with optical vortices in 1993! See page 7 of https://t.co/lZgpIBPw2c - a nice bit of, potentially forgotten, history.

[Kayn A Forbes @KaynForbes]

Sykes’s Warbler at the southern tip of the Fairway, Blakeney Point with @JamesRMcCallum1 just now

[Kayn A Forbes @KaynForbes]

@UEA_Chemistry @BochmannGroup It is generally believed to be territorial behaviour (also inquisitive perhaps?), and will be most evident this time of year for obvious reasons. They will also frequent windows to glean insects and spiders.

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Special moment during the recent snow - in a small area of woodland fourteen Woodcock were visible feeding. As I sketched them Blackbirds started alarming then a dog Fox wandered through the scene scent marking at regular intervals - a real high point of my time watching nature

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

A bit of vagueness - shapes and patterns in thick freezing fog. Pretty much sums up yesterday's fieldwork

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Painting outdoors during gaps between showers is currently proving a challenge, this one of geese heading off to feed at sunrise just about survived

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Pinkfeet in low morning sun, 26th Nov. Frosty start with warm sun burning off mist - contrast to today's grey & drizzle a day for paperwork.

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Mass arrival of Pinkfeet to maize stubble painted on site at dawn.

[James McCallum @JamesRMcCallum1]

Mass arrival of Pink-footed Geese from last week. Painted in early morning as light rain started to clear - tiny spots of fine rain have peppered the background washes but otherwise the painted survived the weather conditions