Birds of Scotland Print

Designed & printed in Scotland. We use giclee printing to create high quality, archival standard art prints. This method creates vibrant, accurate print recreations of our designs for you to enjoy in your own home. We use thick, archival paper for the best quality.

Material:

A3 - 312 gsm acid-free archival paper

A2 - 315 gsm acid-free archival paper

Dimensions:

A3 - 29.7 x 42cm

A2 - 42 x 59.4cm

The minimum size for this print is A3 since the design features so many birds!

Giclee prints are fragile and should be handled with care.

Be careful when removing your print from this plastic sleeve - we recommend cutting the adhesive edge of the sleeve off before attempting to remove the print.

The printed side of the image can mark very easily - it should not be touched as even oil from your skin can leave a permanent mark.

When handling, use clean, dry hands and hold carefully by the edges of the print.

Avoid excessive temperature or humidity and never allow your print to get wet.

We recommend that you frame your print as soon as possible, but if you’re storing it in the meantime, keep it in its packaging, keep it flat and away from direct sunlight.

Puffins - Puffins are very recognisable birds, with beautiful, bright beaks. They live at sea for most of the year, returning to land to breed. Puffins nest in burrows on cliffs and islands across Scotland.

Grey herons - Grey herons are found all over Scotland, and are one of the UK’s most recognisable birds. You can often spot them on the edge of ponds and lakes, standing statue-still or moving stealthily in the pursuit of fish.

Eider duck - One of our personal favourites, as there are many living on the water of Leith in Edinburgh where our studio is based. Their call is very distinctive! Our design depicts a male eider - the females are greyish-brown. Eider ducks are sea ducks and can be found widely in coastal areas of Scotland.

Curlew - Curlews are large wader birds. Their old Scottish name is ‘whaup’, and they have a distinctive call. Curlews can be found on farmland, wet grasslands and moorlands during breeding season and on the coast in the winter.

Scottish Crossbill - Crossbills are the UK’s only endemic bird and can only be found in Northern Scotland - you won’t find them anywhere else in the world! They can be recognised by their crossed beak and stunning bright colour.

White-tailed eagle - This Eagle is the UK’s largest bird of prey. They were successfully reintroduced to Scotland in 1975 and now you can see them here all year round.

Osprey - Ospreys live in Scotland from March to September, but they migrate to West Africa in the winter (who can blame them?). They eat fish and live by large bodies of water.

Long-eared owl - Long-eared owls have distinctive feathers on their heads resembling long ears (they’re not actually ears), which raise when they are alarmed. They’re the UK’s most nocturnal owl, and they camouflage well so are very difficult to spot!

Oystercatcher - Oystercatchers are unmistakable, with bright red beaks, a distinctive black and white pattern and pinky legs. They’re very noisy and can be spotted around coastal areas looking for shellfish to eat.

Arctic Tern - Arctic terns travel all the way from the Antarctic to breed in Scotland and the north of England. They can be seen at the coast and on large lakes and reservoirs.

Capercaillie - The capercaillie is the biggest of the game bird family. They live in pinewoods and oakwoods in Scotland and can be seen doing their flamboyant courtship displays during their breeding season.

Razorbill - Razorbills often share their breeding grounds with puffins and other birds. They don’t make nests as they only lay one egg, which is pointy to stop it from rolling off the cliffs they nest on. Surprisingly, they’re not related to penguins, though they are related to the great auk which is now extinct. Great auks used to be known as penguins, which is where the name for actual penguins came from, as they look rather alike.