Our tour based at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown-on-Spey was perfectly located within the Cairngorms National Park and a wonderful base from which to explore the Cairngorms…
Extremadura, although well known by British and northern European birders it is conversely one of the least known regions of Spain – even amongst the Spaniards…
This short break was a perfect introduction to the wonders of Hungary. The steppes of the Kiskunság take you a step back in time to a non-intensive farmland interspersed with mixed woods…
Our hot and sultry trip to Sri Lanka was a magical experience, and with our wonderful guide Saman and trusty driver Asela we explored the mid and southern half of this remarkable island…
Our inaugural tour to Vietnam was underway, with everyone arriving a day or so early, allowing for some cultural exploration in the city. The nearby river introduced a few of us to some common bird species, and once…
Whatever your expectations of Japan, nothing can quite prepare you for this extraordinary country, its people and wildlife. Whether it’s the new technology of the bullet train…
Our Bird’s Wildlife & Nature tour to Uganda was an unparalleled success, unveiling to us a country brimming with captivating wildlife and landscapes, igniting an insatiable desire to return. Our journey unfolded…
Our fabulous Brazil trip was once again a huge success starting in the dry Chapada with its specialist birds such as the cryptic Suiriri Flycatcher, Collared Crescentchest, Pheasant Cuckoos, Horned Sungem and Curl-crested Jays…
Our tour began in Kota Kinabalu where a tweak to our itinerary allowed us to visit a small offshore island for some specialties including the Philippine Megapode. Some other great birding was had around the city…
Once again, the magic of Lesvos touched everyone. Whether it was the fabulous birdlife, the profusion of flowers, incredible scenery, Ipsilou Monastery, Dung Beetles and dragonflies, or of course the Greek…
It’s always good to get away from the cold winter weather. So why on earth would we want to go to Minnesota in the depth of winter where temperatures regularly fall well below freezing…
Our Northwest Argentina Tour was simply fabulous! Famed for its unspoilt scenery our journey had us experience the mighty Andes, and through many scenic and special corners…
Our first Mongolia tour was a real adventure with a totally fun and easy-going group. We secured many of our target species including seeing 4 Black-billed Capercaillie walking around at close range…
Our tour began in the old mining town of Longyearbyen tucked deep into a fjord on the west coast of Svalbard and there was time to explore and do some urban birding which here meant breeding Purple Sandpipers, Eider and Barnacle Geese on the verges…
Our 14 day dragonfly tour of North Vietnam started and finished in Hanoi. We visited 5 main areas with stops at suitable locations on route. We timed our tour to optimise the highest number of available spring species and allowed plenty of time at each location for photography…
Extremadura is perhaps the best region in Spain for birding. Situated inland in the southwest of the country, the landlocked region butts onto the border of Portugal to the west. Over 300 bird species are recorded annually, and it has the most numerous numbers of individual birds…
Our now famous, spring tour to the magical island of Lesvos, Greece was once again a wonderful insight into the northward spring migration of birds from Africa heading up to their breeding ground in northern Europe. Our week in May was a little later than we…
Our inaugural tour of the amazing region was a great success and began around the saltpans of Thessaloniki where Flamingos shimmered, waders massed and a variety of terns fed along the shore before our first few days around the magical Lake Kerkini…
Our Bhutan tour actually started in north east India; we all met in Guwahati in a nice hotel before heading to the border with Bhutan. A quick stop on the way for the range restricted Greater Adjutant was well worth seeing. Once we arrived at the border…
Our Ultimate Tour was another resounding success and we conducted a figure of eight tour around the northern half of this amazingly diverse country. During that time we experienced almost 500 bird species and a wealth of invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and botany…
We began in Tokyo and even managed some time in the local Port Park before starting the tour officially which gave everyone the chance to see some of the familiar Japanese birds before we boarded the Shinkansen the following day to travel to Karuizawa…
Our winter visit to Romania and Bulgaria took to areas around the Black Sea and Danube Delta. We started off the tour with a little snow and chilly winds, but well prepared it wasn’t a problem and we were soon stopping at wetlands where big flocks of Black-necked Grebes were seen along side Smew and our first big flights of geese…
A snow-blanketed Serbia greeted tour participants as they arrived in Belgrade and provided a wintery backdrop to our days in this wonderful country. Heading north from Belgrade on the tour’s first day…
Our tour began, as it always does, at the start of the 90 minute drive from Serbia’s historic capital Belgrade northwest to the city of Novi Sad. On the way, we were treated to Serbian history stories over the mic by our very knowledgeable and extremely…
We began in Tokyo and even managed some time in the local Port Park before starting the tour officially which gave everyone the chance to see some of the familiar Japanese birds before we boarded the Shinkansen the following day to travel to Karuizawa…
