Birdwatching in Israel

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		Y	Setty	Givatyim	Anytime
		N	Liviatan	Haifa	Weekend	Hebrew/English
		Haifa is located on the coast line, a 30 minute drive from fish ponds on the coast line and good place for waders. Also not far from the Yizrael Valley, good for raptor migration in the spring and autumn. I am an amateur birder. Happy for company and happy to learn.
		O	Keynan	Hazeva field study center	Weekend	Hebrew/English
		Living at the great rift, Researching birds behavior.
		E	Englender	Hod Hasharon	Weekend	English/Hebrew German
		D	Goldblum	Jerusalem	Weekend	Hebrew/English
		N	Porat	Jerusalem	Weekend	Hebrew/English
		I'm an amature bird watcher. The Dead Sea Rift and Jordan Valley are within 1 hour drive. Around Jerusalem there are lots of different habitats, ranging from Mediterranean mountain scrub to the extremely arid.
		M	Björklund	Jerusalem	Anytime	English/German Swedish/Danish Norwegian
		I have been a birdwatcher for the better part of 17 years. Most of the time I've spent in north Europe(Sweden mostly) and I'm very well acquainted with the bird fauna in that part of the world. I now live in Jerusalem and would be very happy to find someone to go birding with. I do not have a car.
		D	Oz	Ein Harod Meuhad, Jezreel Vally	Anytime
		R	Roshtov	Kibutz Bror Hail	Anytime	Hebrew some English
		I am 49 married and a father of 2. Like birds watching and to photograph them.
		S	Raviv	Modyin	Anytime	English
		R	Raz	Pardess Hanna	Anytime	Hebrew/English
		Pardess Hanna is on the northern coastal plain of Israel, where there are a lot of fish ponds that attract many shorebirds and other birds (storks, pelicans, singing birds) during migration. We also have a nice nesting colony of egrets (3 spp) and glossy ibis, and a winter colony of about 7000 cormorants.
		G	Goldstein	Ramat Hasharon	Anytime	Hebrew/English
		I am 62 years old and I'm watching birds almost ten years. I'm not a great expert but I can help Birdingpals with information and advises them about where and when to do birdwatching and to join them on trips if it fits my spare time (I'm still working). My English is good enough also I'll have to use an English birding guide book in order to define birds, if I don't know their English names. I'm a member in a group of 15 people that go on one to two days trips once a month. Our guide is a professional bird watcher And he speaks English fluently so a Pal can join us if he comes on the right time. Ramat Hasharon is close to Tel Aviv. Because Israel is quite small, yet very abundant with birds (especially from September to May), it's no more than 2 hours drive to the most remote, but interesting birding spots like the Hula Valley, The dead Sea and Judean Desert etc. Only Eilat which is the one of the best places in the entire glob for watching migrating birds is quite far- four hours drive. There are also many close places to my place like Ma'agan Mikhael - a great spot for watching waterfowl, sea birds and waders.
		Y	Dax	Tel Aviv	Anytime
		O	Horine	Tel Aviv	Anytime	Hebrew/English
		Israel is a small country, with about 530 species recorded so far, I am birding all around the country – depending on the season and my availability.
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		I	Golt	Eilat, South	Anytime	Hebrew/English Dutch

Local Information

	Name	Description
	Kibbutz Lotan	Banding/Festival
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	Wildlife Middle East	Information
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	Israel
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	MapQuest
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.
	Printable bird check list
	Trip Reports from Israel
	Read a Birdingpal's Israel and Palestine Trip Report

Last update 06/01/2009