Birdwatching in Pakistan

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
		W	Waheed	Quetta, Balochistan	Anytime	English, Urdu, Balochi, Brahui, Pashto
		I am Waheed and live in Quetta, Balochistan. Balochistan has got very unique wildlife both wild animals and wild birds. I worked as a volunteer with WWF Pakistan and I'm involved in many surveys. I love wildlife of Balochistan.
		M	Shafqat	Abbottabad, NWEP	Anytime	English
		M	Hamid	Islamabad + others, Punjab	Anytime	English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraikee, some Pashto, Sindhi
		I am M.Hamid, Former Research Assistant of WWF, now doing M.Phil in Wildlife. Jobless, but experienced birder in Pakistan.
		A	Habib	Islamabad, Punjab	Anytime	Urdu, English
		Z	Tipu	Islamabad, Punjab	Weekend	Urdu, English, Punjabi, Japanese
		MSN	Qaisrani	Dera Ghazi Khan/Rawalpindi, Punjab	Weekend	English
		N	Ullah	Gujrat, Punjab	Weekend	English
		A	Mangat	Lahore, Punjab	Anytime	English
		Z	Minhas	Lahore, Punjab	Anytime	English
		J	Shah	Lahore, Punjab	Weekend	Urdu, Punjabi, some English
		I love pets and birds.
		M	Afzal Mehmood	Salt Range Kallar kahar Chakwal, Punjab	Anytime	English
		I am living in salt range since 2007 and have complete knowledge of local wild life.
		M	Akram	Taxila, Punjab	Anytime	English, Urdu
		I am a crazy birder, basically from Soon valley, live in Taxia district Rawalpindi. I am all time ready to share and exchange the knowledge and experiance regarding birds of Pakistan. cell number 03315096606
		J	Uddin	Karachi, Sindh	Anytime	English
		Inexperienced, fairly novice originally from UK but currently resident in Karachi, but keen to make contact with anyone with similar interest in the area - I run a small education and welfare NGO.
		S	Asad	Karachi, Sindh	Anytime	Urdu, English
		My intrests are Gardening, poetry, philosophy, Literature; Im very fount of birds, but I fear I havent got any tricks of the trade to find birds. Do contact me through facebook. My name there is "Asad Ali".
Local wildlife photographers Birdingpal wildlife photographers, like Pals, do not get paid. So should he/she offer to take you out 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
		S	Yasir Usman	Lahore, Punjab	Weekend	English, German, French, Hindi, Punjabi
		Bird Watcher and Photographer.
		R	Khokhar	Lahore, Punjab	Anytime	English, Urdu, Punjabi
		Hi! birdwatching, cataloguing, photography. Soan Valley with it's lakes is near us, with a lot of birds population.
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
		Z	Salmi	Islamabad, Punjab	Anytime	Urdu, English, Punjabi
		I'm working as a freelance professional birding/wildlife tour guide and lives near Islamabad capital city. I am one of the very experienced photographer and guide and has in-depth knowledge of wildlife in Pakistan and serving for the past 12 years. Our country has birding all year round. While migration time adds up over 400 species to name a few, we have Bee Eaters, including Blue-tailed resident breeder, Kingfishers (White-breasted, Common and Pied), Barbets, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Gold and Rose Finch, Waders and Raptors. I can provide you complete list of available birds in particular season. If you are interested, I can also guide in seeing mammals such as Fruit Bat, Weasels, Marmot, Meerkat, Himalayan Brown Bear just to name a few. I can be contacted either on facebook or email. For voice call please email me, and I will provide you my phone details. You can see my pictures here Check out my award pictures here
		B	Qazi	Lahore, Punjab	Anytime	Urdu, English, Punjabi
		I live in the famous city of Lahore in Pakistan which is known to be the heart of my country. This city is no suburb or village but a city with approximately 8.5 million people residing in it. Being well educated and well versed in the wildlife and biodiversity of my country I am able to move around inside my city and cities surrounding it as well. I can take people to places like Head Maralla. I have been talking bird photographs for the last 6 years professionally. I started using a camera when I was around 5 and loved the wildlife. My keen hobby turned into a passion and now I travel all across the country to show people from my country and around the globe the beautiful flora and fauna of my homeland. I have taken trips to Kashmir, Uschalli Lake, Kahbaiki Lake, Saiful Malook Lake, Kalar Kahar, Changa Manga (One of the largest man made jungles). I am well versed and have excellent command on written and spoken English. I provide full tour packages for birding starting from booking your tickets, to welcoming you, arranging for your accommodation, traveling and food. You can see my pictures here
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Pakistan
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Bird check list			Printable
		The Birdwatchers Club of Pakistan			Club
		Wildlife of Pakistan			Sites
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites

Last update 08/09/2013