Robert Vaughan

Irish Wildlife Artist & Illustrator

I am an Irish free-lance artist and illustrator who has recently moved to Donegal from Dublin. I have been watching and enjoying birds and wildlife for as long as I can remember. Encouraged by the Tolka Branch of Birdwatch Ireland, which I joined when I was 7, I began to combine my love of art and bird watching. But it took a few years of further encouragement by Eric Dempsey before I began drawing in the field, something I hope to spend more time doing in the future.

In 2012, I went back to college and studied Illustration in Ballyfermot Institute of Further Education completing a higher national diploma.
I am currently working on books, logos and commercial illustrations, as well as private commisions.

I have been very fortunate to combine my love of birds and travel, visiting far flung locations in search of beautiful and rare birds and mammals. But my main passion remains birds of Ireland, all the species that have and could occur.

Publications & Portfolio

2023

SEABIRDS COUNT
A census of breeding seabirds
in Britain and Ireland (2015–2021)

Illustrated by Robert Vaughan,
Lynx Nature Books Publishers

British Bird Magazine

2022

BRITISH BIRDS MAGAZINE
Illustrations Woodchat Shrike & Citrine Wagtail used in annual report.
Country: Britain

British Brirds Magazine

2022

BRITISH BIRDS MAGAZINE
Illustrations Red-footed Falcon & America Wigeon used in annual report
Country: Britain

In Search of One Last Song patrick galbraith william collins

2022

IN SEARCH OF ONE LAST SONG
Britain’s disappearing birds
and the people trying to save them

Illustrated by Robert Vaughan,
Written by Patrick Galbraith,
Harper Collins Publishers – William Collins

Birdwatch magazine

2022

BIRDWATCH MAGAZINE
Illustration and text used in a finders account of Irelands 4th Double Crested Cormorant
Country: Britain

A_Garden_Bird_Year_Mike_Toms

2021

 A GARDEN BIRD YEAR
Illustrated by Robert Vaughan,
Written by Mike Toms,
Harper Collins Publishers – William Collins

2020

AN IRISH NATURE YEAR
Illustrated by Robert Vaughan,
Written by Jane Powers,
Harper Collins Publishers – William Collins

Barn Owl Book

2020

GOLDEN WINGS. A tale about an Irish Barn Owl
Illustrated by Robert Vaughan,
Written by Susan O’Donohoe,
Designed by diademadisara.com
Produced & Funded by BirdWatch Ireland,
Galway County Council & Creative Ireland.

2020

EBBA2 – European Breeding Bird Atlas 2
Contribution of 15 illustrations.
Published by European Bird Census Council (EBCC)
and Lynx Edicions

2020

Illustration of Corncrake for The Red Sixty Seven book.
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
Country: Britain

Red Sixty Seven Calendar

2020

Illustration of Corncrake
for The Red Sixty Seven Calendar 2021.
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
Country: Britain

ramelton_wildlife_walk_map

2020

RAMELTON WILDLIFE WALK MAP
Illustrations by Robert Vaughan,
Graphic Design by www.diademadisara.com
Text by Aengus Kennedy naturenorthwest.ie

tory_island_map

2019

MAP & PATHS of TORY ISLAND’S WILDLIFE
Illustrations and text by Robert Vaughan,
graphic design by www.diademadisara.com
Commissioned by Comharchumann Thoraí Teo

2019

BIRDWATCH MAGAZINE
Illustration and text used in a finders account of Irelands 4th Collared Pratincole
Country: Britain

2018

European Breeding Bird Atlas
Providing illustrations for several species.
15 illustrations to be published

2016

BIRDWATCH MAGAZINE
Illustration and field sketch used in an article about Baillon’s Crake, Britain’s most secretive rarity?
Country: Britain

2016

BIRDWATCH MAGAZINE
Illustrated study of American Bittern included in the finders account by Peter Wolstenholme.
Country: Britain

2016

Irish Raptor Study Group. Illustrated raptors  of Northern Ireland for a poster.
Country: Northern Ireland

2016

Irish Raptor Study Group. Illustrated raptors  of Northern Ireland for a poster.
Country: Northern Ireland

2016

Irish Raptor Study Group. Illustrated raptors  of Northern Ireland for a poster.
Country: Northern Ireland

2014

Illustrations for Bangladesh spoon-billed sandpiper project.
Country: Bangladesh

booklet produced by the Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group and Golden Eagle Trust

2014

A booklet produced by the Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group and Golden Eagle Trust.
 Country: Ireland

2014

A booklet produced by the Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group and Golden Eagle Trust.
 Country: Ireland

2014

Illustrations of every bird of prey and owl to be found annually in Ireland, commisioned and published by the Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group.
Country: Northern Ireland

2012

WINGS MAGAZINE
A double page spread of paintings and illustrations in Birdwatch Ireland’s Wings magazine.
Country: Northern Ireland

2012

Cover of Irish Wetlands Birds Survey, I-WeBs Publication
Country: Ireland

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