Birdwatching guides and tours recommended by Birdingpal
Hiring a local guide through Birdingpal helps promote the importance of protecting birds and their habitat in many countries around the world, and makes it monetarily possible by boosting the local economy.
If you like guided tours you can customize your tour and enjoy the advantage of all the attention you get in small groups, for the same price or maybe even less than you will pay if you travel with the large tour groups from other countries.
You will see all the birds, enjoy the safety of travelling with a knowledgeable local, even change your itinerary as you go and you are sure of getting to know your guide, not only as a travel companion, but also as a friend.
If your partner or travel companions are non birders, a local guide will easily accommodate other needs too.
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Argentina
Sergio Corbet
Sergio Corbet is an Agronomy Engineer and a Biology Sciences College Professor and has travelled all over Argentina and most bordering neighbour countries combining Birding with his skills. Over 35 years of watching and studying the regions "Nature" -birds, flora and fauna- gave Sergio the knowledge to find and use the best hotspots and places where to do successful Birding. Sergio is a Birding and Nature Guide not only to individuals or groups but also to a couple of local Tours. He is an active early member of Birdingpal as well as a Proact Team member and is its Regional Coordinator for South America. He also is a South American Birding Correspondent to Surfbirds.
Sergio is set to show and help you to enjoy the best Birding in his area. Before undertaking a trip please contact him so as to make arrangements, fix dates and select places to visit so as to have a memorable Birding Trip.
Sergio speaks English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Fees: $US155 per day for individuals or two people.
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fax 5411- 4328-9345 "Para Sergio Corbet
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Igazu, Argentina
Daniel Somay
Daniel Somay, graduated as a Park Ranger, has always had an inclination for bird and fauna research, participating for the
largest project of birds banding of this particular area between 1981 and 1985.
In the following years, he has been entirely dedicated to touristical activities, working as a guide who is specialized in nature.
He has been making trips through out the jungle for more than 15 years, being one of the most experienced guides in this region. Because of his knowledge, he has participated and advised on the makings of many documentaries produced by Japan, France, England
and United States.
In 1995 he opened his own travel agency called “Rainforest Expeditions”, which is specialized in attending small groups of people
interested in nature and also birwatching, being the most experienced specialized agency that offers these kinds of tours.
The National Park, besides having the spectacular waterfalls, is the environment with the most biodiversity in Argentina making
this place ideal to watch birds.
Daniel has recorded more than 380 different species of birds of the region, being many of them unique and even indispensable to
recognize some species of Antshrikes or to identify Flycatchers that are very similar among each other. For this method, we use
“Play Back”, in a responsible way, to not produce a stressful situation to the birds.
Among the birds of the region, we can mention the Black Fronted Piping Guan, Helmeted Woodpecker and Solitary Tinamou, not always
easy to observe. More common are the Red breasted Toucan, Black throated Trogon, Blue Manakin, Tufted Antshrikes, Rufous Motmot,
Robust Woodpecker and the difficult tyrants such as the Southern Antpipit, Yellow olive and Sepia capped Flycatchers, not forgetting
the fantastic Tanagers, among others.
The company counts on 4 by 4 vehicles specially adapted for birdwatching.
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Fees: Four hour trip including transportation and a box-lunch costs US$80 per passenger. Excursions can be booked for not less than
two passengers and no more than eight.
We also offer a variety of packages which could include a visit to the Falls and hotel accommodations as well as organize journeys
to other regions of northern Argentina like Salta and Jujuy.
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Patagonia, Argentina
Rubén Manriquez
I'm a Biologist involved in birdwatching guiding in Patagonia with experience working with birdwatchers from all over the world. Born in the Soouthern Andes (Esquel is my town, in which is located "The Old Pataonian Expres"!!!), I'm living in Puerto Madryn working in fishing and tourism(in this case between September and March) since the eighties.
In spite that I speak English I've been working with people from England, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Denmank, Autralia, New Zealand, U.S., Belgium, Canada, Holland, etc.during 18 years as a Tour Guide, with this mean goal: good service, knowledge and thinking that we have to do as much as possible for to preserve nature invonlving all the people in it.
Fees: I need enough time before the start of the trip in order to make all the arrangements for the group (hotel, transport and the program that I provide for them). Cost of the guiding is 120 US$ a day.
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Cordoba, Argentina
Juan Carlos Grasso
Argentina one of the most largest country in the world with many climate conditions and habitats. Currently its bird list exceeds 1050 species with 390 of them thriving in Central Region where I lived. This area is home for many endemic and endangered birds and each year, in summer, is visited for migrant birds from Northern Hemisphere and north of South America changing in winter with birds coming from Patagonia.
I think Cordoba is the best place for to begin knowing birds in this big country. I´m birdwatching guide and wildlife photographer. Maybee I can help you planning your bird trip and them wait for you. I´m available anytime. We will enjoy looking birds.
Juan Carlos Grasso
Los Gigantes 340. Villa Carlos Paz
Córdoba.
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Jujuy, Argentina
Francisco Cornell
Francisco is a local birder of Jujuy, Argentina´s NW, who has participated in several projects related to the conservation of birds. He knows very well the birds of the region and usually works in the local tourism board. Francisco is also a birding and nature
guide to the Calilegua National park; the Yala Provincial Reserve (Yungas clouforest); the Lake Pozuelos Ramsar Site (Puna, High Andes); and the Joaquín V. González area (in the Chaco), and can show the especialities of these and other interesting birding hotspots of the beautiful Argentina´s Northwest. His interests include the conservation of biodiversity -especially the Andean and threatened species- and going on meeting people who enjoy birdwatching and nature trips. Francisco can plan tailor-made trips for individuals or small groups of people and is available to guide in English and Spanish.
Tel: +54 388 154043706
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alec Earnshaw
I live in the outskirts of BA and offer worry-free half-day or full-day guided visits in English to the best hot spots in and around Buenos Aires, and notably to the exciting area in the south of Entre Rios, hosting many specialties and endangered birds. I am
active on the board of Aves Argentinas (the Birdlife partner for Argentina), and I have a website (www.fotosaves.com.ar) with over 1,400 of my bird photos, neatly arranged by family - a useful asset when preparing for your trip.
Furnarids, the often hard-to-identify LBJs of South America, are my favorite family among birds. I am proficient with bird calls
and, being an Electrical Engineer, I have put together MP3-based equipment with specially-designed electronics, affording fast birdcall playback so we don't miss a single bird in the bush.
A reliable & comfortable, intense & productive fun day to discover the birds of my area is what I offer.
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Cordoba Hills, Argentina
Hernan Casañas
Welcome to Seriema Nature Tours.
Seriema Nature Tours is a company based in Argentina, which focuses on Birding Tours and Natural History Tours. Since 1991, our directors and guides have been leading and organizing trips throughout southern South America.
We are specialized in every kind of nature oriented trips in the area we know best: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Antarctica. This web site will show you a selection of our best tours specialized in Birding / Birdwatching, Butterflies & Moths, Botany, Natural History, Nature Photography and Local Culture.
The magnificent nature of the area where we focus, the experience of our leaders, and the quality of the services we use will ensure that your travels with us will leave long lasting impressions in your memory.
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Armenia
Shant Ananyan
My name is Shant Ananyan and I live in Yerevan, Armenia.
Starting from 2006 I started organizing birdwatching tours in Armenia and Georgia with a professional bird guides.
Being involved in Birds of Armenia Project I felt the potential of Caucasus region. During 8 day trips you can see about 200 bird species, in different biotopes. The itineraries pass through semi-deserts, forests to high snowcapped mountains, where you can see Caspian Snowcock, Caucasian Black Grows and many other species.
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Price varies from 170 – 300 Euros per day per person (depending on the visit location, group size and duration).
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Arizona
Melody Kehl
Melody is an avid birder who loves to share her knowledge with anyone and everyone. She continues to take courses in ornithology to keep up to date and to feed her frenzied need for more knowledge about our feathered friends. In addition to leading personal tours
for a one-on-one experience for beginners and advanced birders, Melody also leads birding and hiking tours for the Tucson Audubon Society and the Southern Arizona Hiking Club.
Her 20+ years (10 of those years spent leading professionally) of intensive birding and hiking in Southern Arizona has provided
her with intimate knowledge of the places where birds gather, nest, feed and hide. She is also knowledgeable of the area's fauna and flora and current environmental issues. Melody's enthusiasm for birding is contagious and makes for exciting and fun days in the field.
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Fees: US$200.00 for a day from sun-up to sun-down plus US$25.00 for each additional person. Included in the total price is transportation (a 4X4 Ford Explorer) and lunch.
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Dr. Stephen Ambrose
Guided tours are tailored to your individual needs. There is a broad range of habitats within the greater Sydney area: internationally and locally important wetlands, beaches & cliff-lines, a range of dry and wet forests, woodland, heathland, national parks, and rural and urban landscapes. Dr Ambrose has lived in Sydney for 16 years and is a qualified ornitholgist and experienced birdwatcher who can take you to the best spots in Sydney for waterbirds, seabirds, parrots, owls & other night birds, forest, woodland and heathland birds, provided it is the right time of the year to see these species.
Dr Ambrose is the Senior Ornithologist and Director of Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd (Ambecol), an ecological consultancy company based in Sydney
Dr Ambrose has been a keen birdwatcher for over 40 years. He also has a Ph.D (doctorate) in Zoology and Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honours) majoring in Zoology, both degrees obtained from the University of Western Australia. Although Dr Ambrose conducts tours only in Sydney, he has resided in Perth (Western Australia), Armidale (northern New South Wales), Melbourne (Victoria) and Canberra (Australian Capital Territory). He can advise you of good bird-watching spots and possible birding contacts in those locations.
From 1989 to 1998 (10 years), Dr Ambrose worked as an ornithologist with Birds Australia (formerly the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union), the last four years (1995-98) as its Research and Conservation Director. Projects under his direction
included regional and national monitoring projects of bird populations and their habitats, especially threatened bird species, waterbirds and migratory bush birds.
From February 1999 to April 2000, Dr Ambrose worked as a Senior Ecologist with Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd (ERM), a global environmental consultancy company. The range of business and technical skills acquired during this time has been suitably adapted to the running of Ambecol and providing high quality service to clients.
Dr Ambrose also worked for 5 years as a population and conservation ecology lecturer in the Departments of Zoology at the Australian National University (1987-89) and University of New England (1985-86). I currently lecture part-time about environmental impact assessment (Australian Catholic University), ecology (University of Technology, Sydney) and ecological impacts of global warming (Sydney University).
1- or 2-day guided bird tours of the greater Sydney area (200 km radius of Sydney CBD) are offered by Dr Stephen Ambrose of Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd.
Cost: Aus $110/person/hr. Aus $800/person/day (includes GST).
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Carolyn Wardle
As a qualified Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Birding Ecotour Guide, I have been offering birding tours on New Providence, Paradise Island and other Bahama islands since 1997. My location is Nassau on the island of New Providence, offering half
and full day tours locally and also overnight or multi-day tours to other islands. For more than 10 years, I have coordinated the
Bahamas National Trust Ornithology Group that offers morning field trips on the first Saturday and also beginners trips on the
third Saturday of each month, September through May, on New Providence and Paradise Island, $1 per person. Contact me for time
and place to meet. The Ornithology Group also organizes spring and fall field trips to other Bahamian islands.
Fees:
My regular fee is US$59 per person half day, $99 full day, with a 20% discount for Birdingpals. Advance booking appreciated.
Included are binoculars, scope, field guides and refreshments, picnic lunch with full Day.
Telephone 242.362.1574
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Wayne Burke
Burke is a Barbados-born birder who has been at it since about 1970. He has exercised this pursuit across North America, Central America, South America and, of course, the Caribbean. He was resident in Kingston, Ontario from the late 80s until returning to Barbados in 2000. A year's sojourn in St.Lucia in 1992 (with trips to other islands) enabled him to find all (except the elusive Semper's Warbler) the endemics of the Lesser Antilles.
His contributions to Antillean ornithology have been acknowledged by Collar et al (1992) Threatened Birds of the Americas, Robbins and Parker 111 (1997) in Ornithological Monographs 48 (601-607), Keith (1997) The Birds of St.Lucia, West Indies, Raffaele et
al (1998) A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies and published in El Pitirre (Journal of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology).
He recently drafted the Barbados account for the Birdlife International Important Bird Areas project.
Burke's academic training in Geography (MA)complements his interest in nature, culture and landscape. At the present he is an independent contractor for Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Barbados.
Much birding in Barbados is on private property, so it is best to be with a local.
My fee is US 150 per day, from 1 to max 3 persons in my vehicle (US$1 per 4 km will be added to the basic fee), lunch not included. More people and vehicle rental would be negotiated as would trips to other islands.
Cruise ships: Yes, I can cater to their requirements.
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Hector Bol
I am 32 years old and I have being birding since 1989 when I worked for Programme for Belize. Here I was under the direct
supervision of Elizabeth Mallory from the Manomet Bird Observatory in Massachusetts. We used to do recording of bird calls and mistnetting and banding.
From 1991 to 1996, I studied in Durango, Mexico and graduated from El Instituto Tecnologico Forestal No. 1, where I obtained a Diploma in Forestry Engineering; mainly in Production Systems. I was also an assistant to Darrell Novelo, a fellow student undertaking thesis work; he did work related to bird and bird populations in three different stands of pine and monitored the effect that different silvicultural methods had on the bird population in these stands. I worked for a couple of years in Mexico as an English teacher at different universities and language centers; during this time I never put down my binoculars and in this way learnt a good deal about the birds of northwestern Mexico, along the Sierra Madre Occidental. It goes without saying that I speak both Spanish and English and a little Mopan Maya as I am of Mayan descent.
In February of 2000, I returned to my beloved country Belize where I sought to and obtained a valid tour guide license; since then I have being carrying out guided tours to Mayan sites and also doing regular bird walks.
Fees: Range from $150 - $250 USD per person. depending on the area to be visited.
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Jeronie Tut
I am a native Belizean, born and raised in the Cayo district. I come from a family of naturalists with a long tradition of respect
and love for all nature. I developed my passion for birding as a young teenager on my daily 4 mile walk home from high school.
I have been birding ever since. I decided to turn my passion into what I do every day and began Birding in Belize with Paradise
Expeditions, a small tour company that specializes in birding tours. Belize is a fantastic place to bird. Our small country has a
wide range of habitats and vegetation that make an attractive home for over 500 species of birds, many rare and endangered.
We offer tour packages, create custom tour packages, do guided birding throughout the entire country (including accomodations),
and also do daily tours from the San Ignacio area.
Fees: Please contact me for prices, as they vary widely depending on length of tour, etc.
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Karma Jamtsho
I have been a tour guide for 10 years with one of the Bhutan’s leading tour companies. To showcase Bhutan’s stunning biodiversity
and to bridge the gape in our tourism product and the interests shown by the clients over the years of my guiding career, Nature Tourism-Bhutan was born.
Nature Tourism-Bhutan runs full board bird watching, botany trips to the alpine & sub-tropical regions of the Himalayas that are repositories of unique biodiversity. Our trips are of relative comfort and learning experience on the some of the plant and bird species found no where else in the world and that are in great threat of extinction in our neighboring regions because of depilation
of habitat.
Fees: We currently run two Botany trips a year, a trek and a tour and four birding trips. US$ 180 per person per night. The price is quoted based on three or more people. Sharing of double room – single occupancy will incur an extra charge. It will include accommodation, full board (breakfasts, lunches – usually picnics, & dinners), transport within Bhutan by Toyota vehicles or pack animals, (if are trekking this covers all expenses for the treks such as horses/yaks, guide, tents/camping equipment, meals and transport) services of professional drivers, and local English speaking guides.
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Lelis Navarrete
I'm 32 years old, graduated biologist from the Catholic University in Quito Ecuador, I've been working as a birding guide for 10 years , I know all the areas in Ecuador, where I have been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and sound, (including the Galapagos Islands).
Among some of my most important contributions to the knowledge of the Ecuadorian birds are the co-discovery of the Jocotoco Antpitta together with Robert Ridgely, the rediscovery of the Striated Antbird for Ecuador, some range extension on the distribution of several birds and the discovery of several song and vocalizations unknown to science. You can find my name in the recently published book "A Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador" as one of the Ornithologist who shared information with the authors.
The last three years I have also been leading trips in Bolivia where I have also been able to master the identification of the birds
by sight and sound.
In the near future I'll start to lead trips in Peru and Brazil.
Fees: US$150 per day, and I speak fluent English and Spanish
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Braulio A. Carlos
Braulio A. Carlos holds a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, and is a member of the Brazilian Ornithological Society (SBO), Neotropical Bird Club (NBC), Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and currently works in the Project "Ecologia do Gran Pantanal", funded by the Brazil-Germany SHIFT program (Studies on Human Impact on Forest and Floodplains in the Tropics) executed by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) - BioScience Department; Mato Grosso State Government - State Environmental Foundation(FEMA); and the Max-Planck Institut für Limnologie (MPI) - Arbeitsgruppe Tropenokologie. In February 2001,
he was invited by Dr. Robert S. Ridgely to do a consultant work with Jocotoco Foundation in Ecuador. Main focus was search for new population of the extremely rare and endangered Pale-headed Brusch-Finch (Atlapetes pallidiceps). Braulio led the field team and found a new population of this species (twice the original one!!!).
He has been guiding tours in the Pantanal and Amazon as well as other areas in Brazil for more than ten years. Braulio is equipped
with a 82mm KOWA 20-60X spotting telescope for seeing distant animals, SONY TCM5000 recording equipment, shotgun microphone and
tapes for luring in rare and hard to see animals that respond to their own call bringing them into view, a spotlight for nocturnal viewing, and the appropriate bird, mammal identification books, updated checklist for your enjoyment.
Fees: $US150 Daily
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Edson Endrigo
You can choose one of our Fixed Departures Tours during the year or simply tell us which birds are your priority in a particular region and we will organize a Private Tours to suit your interests and show you the most beautiful birds in Southeastern Brazil.
We would like to show the rare and the endemic birds of each location that we offer staying in comfortable hotels and lodges.
The Leader, Edson Endrigo has been guiding birders from all over the world during the last two years in Southeastern Brazil and he
is prepared to show you the Antbirds, Antvireos, Cotingas, Antthrushes, Antshrikes, Manakins, Woodcreepers, Foliage Gleaners and to identify the Flycatchers, Eleanias and Tyrannulets.
Private Tours (Minimum of 4 participants)
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Lúcio Gueller
My name is Lúcio Gueller, I am a 32 year old Brazilian economist, but for the last years I have been working with tourism. Everybody that knows me, says that I fit perfectly into this position, because I do it with lots of love, energy, and I really do what I like... showing the best of São Paulo and Brazil.. I like to tell about our habitats, our animals, the first native Indians and everything that is related to our origin..
I receive small groups, usually from 1 to 4 persons at São Paulo city and show them around with my own car. For the bird lovers there is a big park called "Serra da Cantareira" (30 min from downtown) with many different birds, waterfalls, monkeys and you feel that you are inside the Amazon Rain Forest. I have some books of birds I can show to the bird lovers..
I know the city of São Paulo very well, the beaches (the closest is 1 hour and 10 minutes away from the city and it is called Guarujá) and a very nice city 2 hours and 25 minutes called Campos de Jordão. The nature and the mountains are similars to the landscape of Switzerland, and in this city there are many protected parks.
If you email me in advance, I will help making reservations in good and inexpensive hotels in São Paulo. Also if you need full-
packages for Foz do Iguaçu (Iguaçu Water Falls - the biggest water falls in the world), Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Pantanal (lots of birds and alligators), Amazon Rain Forest, Northeast Beaches, Ouro Preto, Manaus, Belém, Florianópolis, Gramado and Canela, let me
know and I will make all the arrangements for you as a friend (without charging).
If you want me to travel and guide you in Rio de Janeiro, I can meet you there and I know the nature parks and the city very well.
I speak Portuguese, English and Spanish. But if you don't speak neither, it is easy to get persons to help us that speaks Hebrew, Romanian, Italian, French, German or Chinese. You just have to tell me in advance.
Fees: US$ 120.00 per person per day, including transfer from (and back) the airport to the city (takes around one hour), ground transportation in the city of São Paulo, entrance in one nice museum of the city and all my personal assistance. Also I give a small dictionary with some useful words in Portuguese and some extra material of the city. Doesn't include meals and accommodations(hotels), but I can book it to you easily. Discount is availed (and in deed will be given)for more than 2 participants.
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Sergio Alves
In the tour business since 1974, I worked in several companies and different occupations. After moving to Cuiabá, tha capital of the State of Mato Grosso, in 1984, I started to organize tours to the Pantanal, by then virtually unknown. Since then many birdwatching tours were carried on. Now back to São Paulo State, in the town of Campinas, I am also covering other very nice areas. The Atlantic rain forest, the altitude fields of Itatiaia, the mountains of Minas Gerais State and the Amazon are some of them, where tours are available.
Looking more for good birding locations then luxury ones, but having basic services provided. My stile is to be more in the backstage, meaning that I do my best to organize custom tours aiming to match accommodations and itineraries to suit clients objectives. The birds are the “stars”, not the guide. I provide the basic books for South America and updated birdwatcher lists for places visited. Whenever possible I like to discuss details via e-mail with considerable anticipation. If convenient I can send you some examples of itineraries, with photos showing some places visited. Also names of some people that already traveled with me.
Fees: Prices range usually from US$ 120.00 to US$ 150.00 per person per day, including ground transportation, housing, meals and my personal assistance, in a group of four.
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Ricardo Gagliardi
As local Field guide for Rio de Janeiro state, I have watched birds in Rio for 21 years and know all the best Hot Spots, such as Serra dos Órgão National Park, Itatiaia National Park, Bocaina National Park, Floresta da Tijuca National Park, Desengano State
Park, Pedra Branca State Park and Paraíba do Sul valley.
I offer one day city tours to visit main birding areas in Rio de Janeiro near main hotels and ideal for short stays.
I have recording equipment (shotgun microphone and recorder) for playback. Checklists are available for all places visited.
I can meet clients at the airport or the hotel and return them there at the end of the tour.
Dates may be arranged by contacting me via e-mail in English or Spanish.
My daily fee: US$ 100,00 per person for tours inside city of Rio de Janeiro and US$150,00 per person for one day tours to hot spots as far as 300km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Patrick Walshe
Patrick is a registered professional biologist and birding tour guide with training from Interpretation Canada. He has lived and worked all over Vancouver Island, British Columbia and the Gulf Islands studying birds, marine biology, forest ecology, salmon streams and wetlands. He provides environmental education services for many non-profit environmental societies. He also works on the
Wildlife Tree Stewardship Program protecting eagle nests, heron nests, hawk nests and other nesting habitat. Patrick has written a hiking guide for Vancouver Island and can provide an ecological perspective to birding tours that will help you find birds quickly
in the right place at the right time, tide and season. Patrick provides a 20-60 X zoom bird spotting scope and field guides.
Charter van packages are available which can provide transportation to Vancouver Island's hottest birding areas.
Fee: $30 US per hour or $200 per day for a group 1-3 people. Ask about larger group rates.
Phone 1-866-954-0110 (Toll Free in Canada / United States) 1-250-954-0110
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Nikolay Dilchev
Nikolay Dilchev lives in Sofia, Bulgaria. Nikolay graduated from Sofia University as a professional biologist - ecologist ornithologist , specialising in toxicology. He is the most skilled field ornithologist in Bulgaria today. Over 30 years of
watching and studying the Bulgarian and other birds, flora and fauna- gave Nikolay the knowledge to find and use the best hotspots
and places where to do successful birding. Nikolay is a birding and nature Guide not only to individuals, he runs his own birdwatching and tour guide company “Pandion-D”. He is also an accomplished photographer and writer on the distribution of bird populations, their ecology, migration and conservation.
Nikolay is set to show and help you to enjoy the best birding not only in Bulgaria but in other Balkan countries.
Nikolay speaks English, French, Russian, a little Italian and German and of course Bulgarian.
Anyone is welcome to join the birding and other special tours by contacting Nikolay by email or tel : ++ 359 2 9630436
Before undertaking a trip please contact him so as to make arrangements, fix dates and select places to visit so as to have a
memorable birding trip.
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Ivailo Nikolov
My name is Ivailo Nikolov. I graduated in the Faculty of Biology of the University of Sofia with two specializations: 1 - Zoology of vertebrates and anthropology (with diploma work defended in ornithology); 2 - Fishfarming and ichthyology. During the last more than ten years I took part in many monitoring and other research scientific programs, concerning regional and migration studies on the avifauna throughout the whole country. My main interests are directed to investigations of the ornithofaunistical communities in different habitats: woods, meadows, shrubby areas and of course wetlands. The great field experience in finding and determination of all Bulgarian birds visually or by voice, collected so far, is of special importance for my recent occupation as a birding guide in Bulgaria. If anyone wishes to enjoy some of the 22 globally-threatened species of birds in Bulgaria or just to observe concrete species/species list or to watch the avifauna of specific habitats, please contact me! I will make your stay here as fruitful as it is possible!
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Dobromir Domuschiev
Born and lives in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. Dobromir holds an MSc degree in economics and management. Nevertheless, the
love of birds and nature have been the actual reason for his involvement in their conservation and study. Since 1994 Dobromir has been a member, and since 2000 a chair of the Birds of Prey Protection Society (BPPS) – one of the most active birds protection NGOs in Bulgaria founded in 1990. Being a devoted volunteer of the BPPS, Dobromir is working on a number of environmental projects. He runs his own wildlife tour company offering wide range of nature holidays and wildlife photo tours in Bulgaria. His true wish is to make the local people believe that sustainable tourism is a real alternative to poverty and quick intensive depletion of natural resources in the beautiful countryside of Bulgaria.
Fees – 75 to 100 EUR depending on the tour and the group size.
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Pavel Simeonov
Pavel Simeonov is one of Bulgaria's leading naturalists and ornithologists one of the Swarovski Recommended Bird Guides. He is head guide of “Branta-Tours” (www.branta-tours.com) and has led numerous birding trips throughout Bulgaria, France and Belarus as a bird-guide and leader. Being actively involved with conservation programmes at national and international level Pavel is able to provide a wealth of background information on birding matters, and indeed on general wildlife topics. He leads most of the tours personally. His unerring sharp-eyed vigilance ensures that you will not miss a thing and his no-nonsense-don't-easily-suffer-fools approach to traffic situations instils the greatest of confidence. Qualified as an international expert on environmental and biodiversity conservation projects he is also the founder of the Le Balkan-Bulgaria non-profit organization. He has been involved in different studies on the “Via Pontica” flyway (along the Bulgarian and Romanian Black Sea coast), several monitoring and management projects on globally threatened species, mid-winter counts of water birds and raptors and many other international programs for the development of eco-tourism activities in Bulgaria, France and Belarus.
Fees – 85 to 100 EUR (for Bulgaria and Romania) 110 to 120 EUR (for Belarus and France).
Mobile : ++359 887308753 SKYPE : brantatours
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Dimiter Georgiev
Dimiter Georgiev lives in the city of Varna on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast. He has graduated in forestry, completing his Master’s thesis on the conservation of birds and habitats of the Kamchia flooded forests – the biggest riverine forest complex along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
Being an active member of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds/the BirdLife International partner in Bulgaria (www.bspb.org), Dimiter has worked on various projects focusing on the studying and conservation of Bulgarian birds. Among them are the monitoring and conservation of the wintering Red-breasted Geese in Coastal Dobrudja, studying the autumn migration along the Via Pontica Flyaway, establishing the BirdLife International “Important Bird Areas” network in Bulgaria.
Having led a big number of birdwatching and natural history tours, Dimiter has accumulated a great knowledge and experience and can help you find and explore the best birding places in Bulgaria. Since 1995 Dimiter is the Managing Director of Neophron Tours, the tourist company of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. He believes that the environment friendly tourism will greatly contribute to improving the life of local people and will raise their awareness to wildlife and nature conservation.
tel +359 888 420 159
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Steve Sosensky
Welcome to the joys of birding in Southern California. Each of our coastal counties has checklists of more than 400 species. Our
inland counties get great desert and Mexican species difficult to find elsewhere. The ABA/Lane Birdfinding Guide A Birder's Guide
to Southern California by Brad Schram lists more than 200 specialties, of which 182 are visible either on or from land. This
book is highly recommended as a first resource for planning your birding in SoCal, especially planning your target species list.
If you're basing your birding trip out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area, SoCA Birding Guides can help you get your target birds.
Guides Jim Abernathy and Steve Sosensky have been leading groups weekly for several years. We have each recorded more than 400 species in one year in California many times. This sort of success takes knowing where, when, and how to find the more difficult species in the area.
Whether your target birds are in the mountains, at the sea shore, in the desert, or anywhere in between, we can take you to the
optimum locations. You can use your own vehicle or hire our SUVs (required for some San Bernardino Mountains species), and we'll pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. For large groups, we can also arrange for van rental at the going rate.
Whatever species are on your hit list, SoCA Birding Guides can personalize a day or more to fit your needs, depending, of course, on
the seasonality of the birds.
Fees:
Full Day (sunrise to sunset) - 1st birder (per guide, per day) $150
Full Day - Additional birders $25
Half Day (sunrise - Noon, 1:00 PM to sunset) - 1st birder $100
Half Day - Additional birders $25
Use our SUVs (guide plus up to 3 birders) - $35/day + gas
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Rick Fournier
Monterey Birding Adventures offers year-round birding activities in a beautiful natural setting. Shaped by various landscapes, there are a variety of distinct different habitat zones and microclimates conducive to wintering and breeding birds alike. As a result, Central California has excellent diversity year round with over 450 species possible providing an outstanding birding experience. Come explore this extraordinary landscape.
Monterey County, bordered to the east by the Gavilan and Mustang Ranges and the west by the thundering Pacific Ocean, is in the
heart of it providing a heaven for many resident and neo-tropical breeding birds. Bird California's second largest wetland, Elkhorn Slough or bird Big Sur, Monterey, Carmel Valley, Point Lobos, Garrapata State Park or Santa Cruz. Few destinations match the quality of environment and eco-tourist's opportunities of the Central Coast. Extended or over night tours are available to Morro Bay, Point
Reyes, Yosemite and the East Slope, Yuba Pass and the Sacramento Wildlife Refuges.
A native Californian, I was raised in Southern California moving to the San Francisco Bay area and subsequently to Monterey (Elkhorn Slough) where I have now resided for the past 20 years. I am an avid birder and have a full appreciation for all aspects of nature.
Monterey Birding Adventures was established in 1998 and I operate personalized individual and small group tours. My goal is see that you have a positive and memorable experience.
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Noreen Weeden
Explore the magnificent coasts, rich marshlands, deltas, majestic mountains, great rivers & surprising deserts of
California in search of birds, wildlife & spectacular scenery.
Nature Trip offers year around adventures focusing on the over 500 species of birds & over 200 species of marine &
land mammals that reside or visit the golden state.
Before you leave your heart in San Francisco, grab the opportunity to see & experience California’s wildlife.
Website: www.naturetrip.com"
Email: PlanATrip@naturetrip.com
Call us at: 415-355-0450 or toll free in the US at 866-353-8600.
Nature Trip Guides are:
Actively Involved in Wildlife Conservation
Trained in nature sciences including Ornithology & Field Birding
Basic Wilderness First Aid Certified
Eddie Bartley:
- an avid naturalist and a published wildlife photographer who has resided in San Francisco, California for over 25 years,
Eddie has gained extensive local knowledge and experience of wildlife and bird watching locations in California. Since boyhood, Eddie has had a passion for wildlife and has traveled extensively, birding and exploring the wilds throughout North and South America, South Pacific and South East Asia. In addition to leading groups for Nature Trip, he also shares his time conducting research with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, studying the Pacific migration of hawks and rehabilitating local bird habitat with the Golden Gate Audubon Society.
Eddie also works monitoring the health of owls at the nest boxes that The Hungry Owl Project provides.
Noreen Weeden:
- Whether a morning in the blind or a day in the field, Noreen's keen observations skills brighten even one of our famous fog filled summer days. A long time San Francisco resident, Noreen holds BS and MS degrees from various California Universities and has completed course work in Ornithology and Photography. She has toured extensively throughout the US, Canada, Central
America, the Caribbean, Australia, the South Pacific and Thailand focusing on the amazing biodiversity these areas contain. As
a member of the Golden Gate Audubon Conservation Committee, she is an active participant in San Francisco Bay wetlands restoration and monitoring. Noreen is involved with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) and assists in raptor monitoring and collecting band recovery data. As a volunteer to the Presidio Trust and National Park Service, Noreen has been a docent for exhibits such as the wonderful "Birds of the Pacific Slope" which highlighted the 19th century ornithological art of Andrew Jackson Grayson and 20th Century artist Robert Bateman.
In addition, she assists The Hungry Owl Project to promote natural predators instead of pesticides and rodenticides.
On all trips, we provide transportation to & from pre-arranged point of departure in San Francisco as well as any tolls, park or preserve fees that may be encountered. Half-day trips (4 to 5 hours):
– You are picked up in San Francisco to start our half-day adventure. The trip itineraries are based on current weather, tides & recent sightings of wildlife. You will get a checklist of local birds & mammals. We’ll provide high quality binoculars, spotting scopes & field guides for the group to share during the trip. We will also bring along delicious
snacks & (non-alcoholic) beverages.
Current price for Half-day excursions are $75.00 US Dollars per person (maximum 6 guests per van).
Full day trips:
– You are picked up in San Francisco. A full day excursion allows you to discover much more of the wild things the greater San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. Full vegetarian lunch is provided.
Current price for Full-day excursions are $145.00 US Dollars per person (maximum 6 guests per van).
Multi-day Trips:
If you have 3 or more days to spend, then get set for real wild west adventures of the sort that can make memories of a lifetime. Witness fascinating wildlife migrations, stunning landscapes & experience this diverse region!
Contact us at planATrip@Naturetrip.com for more information on a Multi-Day Trip as the prices vary based upon locations visited, number of days, and season.
Please call or check out www.naturetrip.com for full details.
If you would like to provide your own vehicle or have a particular trip plan in mind, please contact us for alternative rates
For further information
Contact Noreen
Ken Dailey
Humboldt County is a birder's paradise. Nearly 500 species have been recorded here, more than in most states. We have lots of
public land and miles of unspoiled coastline. Allow me to share it with you. We can go after target species or simply go birding. I will tailor a customized outing to suit your (group's) wishes.
I have been guiding for about ten years and have many satisfied clients. I can provide references and customer feedback on request.
My rates are $100/half day, $175/day, and $300/two days. Longer trips and trips to other areas can be arranged.
For further information
Contact Ken
Scott Huber
I love birds and I love showing people birds! I am a professional guide and have led groups in many western states. My home is in northern California and I specialize in northern and central California tours and day trips. I would be delighted to show
you the birds of Graylodge Wildlfe area, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Honey Lake and the greater sage-grouse leks in Lassen county. In central California my second home is in Morro Bay where we can easily see over a hundred species a day. From Morro bay it is an easy trip to Carizzo plain for mountain plovers and Maricopa for LeConte\'s thrasher. No place in the U.S. can match California for diversity of species and habitats within a single state.
My rates are $200 per day for one, a mere $50 per person for each additional person, plus gas (and food and lodging on
multi-day trips)for northern California, depending on dates rates may be slightly higher for central California trips. Allow me to show you our great birds and a great time!
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Njie Francis Motombi
I am Njie Francis Motombi from Limbe town SW Province,Republic of Cameroon.I am a trained Field Biologist by BirdLife
Int.
I have been Birding for 12 years,and for this long experience I am a keen obsever if it comes to bird identification. I am
based in Limbe around MT Cameroon region and very close to the WilLife centre in Limbe SW Cameroon.
Fees: I will charge US$62 dollars per a day, for trips out of my based area and US$54 dollars in my based area.
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Geddes and Janet Hislop
Geddes Hislop has a degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and brings along his years of experience in wildlife research and environmental education in Trinidad, and as the former Public Education Manager of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands. Geddes was also involved in the interpretative development of the Q.E II Botanic Park
and the famous Mastic Trail.
Fees: US$50 per person for half day excursion including transportation.
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Rodrigo Reyes
Rodrigo Reyes is a Landscape Architect by profession, but a Naturalist and Birdwatcher at heart. He is native from Viña del Mar, one
of Central Chile's most important cities, and is currently living there at the moment. His interests in birds began at the age of eleven in Sweden, where he was especially attracted to crows (Corvidae). Since his return to Chile, Rodrigo's interest began to move naturally from that magnificent representation of the European birds to the study of Chilean birds. Now he is a great connoisseur of the Chilean birds and in particular of the birds from Central Chile.
He has worked in several ornithological projects, and for his landscaping works, he tries to create harmonic designs with the environment, obtaining an interrelation between the vegetation and the birds, creating in some way, a fusion between nature and man.
He speaks fluid English, Swedish and Spanish.
Operative zone: Central Chile.
Fees (per person; varies according the number of people):
Half day: US$ 40 - 80 does not include meals, transportation or lodging.
Full day: US$ 70 - 140 does not include meals, transportation or lodging.
Full day: US$150 - 240 including: snacks, ground transportation and entrance fees.
Two days and on: special discount.
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Claudio Sequel
Born in Chile in 1961.College studies in U.S.A. Sociology- Anthropology. Degree in Translation Stuidies English-Spanish Warwick University U.K.. Member of UNORCH (Chilean Ornithologist Union). Fluent in both English and Spanish. Succesfully involved in tourism since 1998, avid birder and naturalist. Vast knowlegde of all the places I work in as a guide. I am actively birding in Central Chile ( mediterranean area) and in North of Chile, the Tarapaca and Atacama desert including remote areas such as Paposo on the coast and the El Tatio Geyser field near San Pedro de Atacama. Chungara lake in the Lauca National Park.Also pelagic trips in both Central and Northern Chile. For more detailed infornation please visit my web site:
Fees: US $ 150 per day/person, from sunrise to sunset.Not included transport,meals nor lodging.
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Rodrigo Tapia
Rodrigo Tapia was born in 1968 in Valparaiso, a 16th century port city in the middle of a beautiful bay overlooking the Pacific
Ocean in the coast of Central Chile. Since he was a child he showed a great interest in Wildlife, and living by the seaside provided him with a unique opportunity to get acquainted first-hand with Seabirds, Shorebirds and Waders.
Combining his daily walks to the seashore with weekend trips to the inland valleys, forests and the Andes mountains, he started watching and studying Birds before the age of ten, and has been doing so for more than 25 years. By the time he finished school his growing passion for Birds eventually led him to study Biology and work as a field researcher.
He’s been involved in several Ornithological research projects and has carried on field observations in a number of aspects of Ornithology, among them Bird migration, seasonal distribution and abundance of Bird populations, and this research has lead him to almost every region and ecosystem in Chile, from the northern Atacama Desert to the chilled coasts of Antarctica, and from the heights of the Andes to the waters of the Pacific and Juan Fernández Archipelago. He offers many Birding trips in all these diverse environments, including Pelagic trips. His passion for Birds reflects also in his pictures, for he is also an enthusiastic Bird Photographer. Rodrigo is currently based in Viña del Mar, Valparaiso.
Fees: (per person up to 4 people, 50% for every additional Birder, does not include meals, transportation or lodging, maximum 6 people per group).
Half Day: US$ 80
Full Day: US$ 150
Two Days and on: US$ 140 per day.
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Zoe Zuo
I am a guide working in Yangling Panda Eco-Technology Ltd. which ia a professional organization operating the special trips to see birds, to search for Giant Panda and Golden Tankin in the Nature Reserves in the Qinling Mountains. I like to see birds on my vacation and travel deep in the Qinling Mountains. I am very glad to share the bird information with you. Any questions about birds in our area please do not hesitate to to let me know
Qinling Mountains is one of the most biologically rich temperate forest in the world. Running east to west, Qinling Mountains lie in the eastern province of Shaanxi and form a natural division between northern and southern China in terms og geography and climate. Here you will find some great birds in the mountains. Throughout China Foping Nature Reserve has the highest density of Panda distribution, so there must be greatest chance to see them in pure wild.
As well as being fantastically rich in natural resources, Qinling Mountains have a long human history. A short distance to the north-east of Qinling Mountains lies Xi`an, the capital city of the province of Shaanxi. Xi`an is one of the six ancient Chinese capitals and was the starting point of the world-famous "Silk Road". Most people in the world know that Xi`an is a very great city that has very long history therefore has so many famous history sites, the famous Terra-cotta Warriors and Horsed museum, the Banpo Museum, the History Museum and so on.
So we offer a vast spectrum of ecotours for Birders, travellers and nature lovers. Join our existing itinerary or Customize your own itinerary, this is up to you.
Fees: US$150 per person per day(minimum 2 people), including all things meals, accommodation(sharing of double room ), transport within Shaanxi Province, package service under a fixed weight, all Government taxes and levies. State that you found us on Birdingpal or you are a Birdingpal you may get a 10% discount.
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Sergio Ocampo Tobón
I am Sergio Ocampo Tobón, born in April, 1967, nature Guide, researcher of flora and fauna and Colombian ornithologist since 1997. I am the technical director of the Ecological Foundation Gabriel Arango Restrepo FUNDEGAR (www.fundegar.com), creator of the group of birds observers of FUNDEGAR, founding member of the Colombian association of ornithology ACO (www.ornitologiacolombiana.org), national net of bird watchers of Colombia RNOACOL (www.rnoa.org), member of the Antioquian society of ornithology SAO (www.sao.org) and the national net of Colombian natural reservations of the civil society RESNATUR (www.resnatur.org.co). I manage a monitoring station of migratory birds in the reservation Rio Blanco, in association with the WWF Colombia (www.wwf.org.co)
I speak Spanish and English, I know the great majority of bird watching sites in our country (ask me which species you wants to see and I will tell you were we can see them at any moment).
My fee is US$ 75.oo Day per person, not including my expenses: food, housing and transportation, which should be covered by
you; I am in charge of all the logistics for the trip to the mutually chosen site.
Mobile telephones: 0057-3-310 422 1883 and 0057-6-8875681house/Office 0057- 6- 8867777 Extension 1164
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Brandon Percival
I've been birding in Colorado and North America for 26 years. I co-lead birding tours around the United States with David Bradford of Houston, Texas. Pueblo and Southeastern Colorado is my backyard. I know the birds very well, and know where to find them throughout the year. This includes plains, foothills, and mountains. I live in Pueblo West, 7 miles west of the town of Pueblo. The closest airports are Colorado Springs (COS), about 45-60 minutes away.
Fees: $125 per day for out of state birders.
$100 per day for in state birders.
plus all expenses and I'd rather not have to drive.
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Tibor Mikuska
Tibor Mikuska, 40 years old biologist working in the Kopacki rit Nature park as a conservation biologist, is one of the leading ornithologist in north-eastern Croatia. He has a particularly good knowledge of the fauna of wetlands and waterbirds, as well
as alluvial floodplains of the Danube, Drava and Sava rivers and adjacent fishponds.
Each trip is customer-tailored according to the interest of the fellow birdwatchers. Guiding provided in English, Hungarian and Croatian languages.
mobil: +385 91 1750 859
Fees: Scalable, depending on the area and the duration of the trip, but not more than 99 EURO for a full-day (up to 15 hours) birdwatching trip.
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Orestes and Angel Martnez Garcias
My name is Orestes Martnez Garcias(EL CHINO of Zapata) available in all the areas of Cuba.
Telefono:045-98-7354 - 045 98 7355 mobile 52641495
My Brother Angel Martinez Garcías available in all the vat areas.
Telefono:045 98 7249 mobile 52941839
I live inside the National Park and ZAPATA SWAMP, the biggest and best conserved of the whole insular Caribe and have been guiding for 35 years.
In the town of Caletón we have 8 houses offering services to birdwatchers and with a lot of experience for this type of tourism.
There are 230 species of birds including 18 of 25 endemics in the park making this the best SITE IN THE CARIBBEAN to observe
and to photograph birds.
To contact Orestes and Angel
Kate Wallace
Kate Wallace arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1994 to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the area of Environmental Education. As a former teacher/naturalist with the Massachusetts Audubon Society, she quickly discovered the interesting
variety of birds and soon joined a group of birders exploring the wild areas of the country. Part of her work was developing educational materials in parts of the country close to the national parks in the southwest and, in the process, she came to appreciate the opportunities available to visiting birdwatchers. After the end of her service with Peace Corps, she decided to stay in the country to continue working with groups involved with bird conservation.
She began guiding in 1997 and has been active as a guide ever since. She is the local guide for Victor Emanuel, among others, and also will arrange tours to suit the time and interests of the birders
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Lelis Navarrete
I'm 32 years old, graduated biologist from the Catholic University in Quito Ecuador, I've been working as a birding guide for
10 years , I know all the areas in Ecuador, where I have been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and
sound, (including the Galapagos Islands).
Among some of my most important contributions to the knowledge of the Ecuadorian birds are the co-discovery of the Jocotoco Antpitta together with Robert Ridgely, the rediscovery of the Striated Antbird for Ecuador, some range extension on the distribution of several birds and the discovery of several song and vocalizations unknown to science. You can find my name in the recently published book "A Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador" as one of the Ornithologist who shared information with
the authors.
The last three years I have also been leading trips in Bolivia where I have also been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and sound.
In the near future I'll start to lead trips in Peru and Brazil.
Fees: US$150 per day, and I speak fluent English and Spanish
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Xavier Arosemena
Birding in the Ecuadorian coastal region. These are the most threatened ecosystems of the country, and the least visited. Although, they harbour the highest level of endemics. Visit the Tumbesian Eco-Region.
I've been involved in birding and its conservation for a few years, conducted and helped in investigations on birds, mainly inventories. The most important been a co-study in the Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve, over the population of the Horned
Screamer (Anhima cornuta), locally called "canclón", and the human impact on them.
Fees: US$ 60 per day for individual or groups up to 8 birders and I speak English and Spanish
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Ahmed Riad
AHMED RIAD, ONE OF THE LEADING EGYPTIAN EXPERTS ON BIRDS IN EGYPT,HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST BIRD LISTS FOR EGYPT OVER 350 SPECIES.
AN AVID NATURALIST, HAS TAKEN SPECIAL INTEREST IN BIRDS AND MAMMALS SINCE BEING TEENAGER, OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS HAS
TRAVELED AROUND THE COUNTRY, DISCOVERED MANY NEW BIRD SITES AND CONTRIBUTED NUMEROUS ADDITIONS, HITHERTO UNKNOWN, REGARDING BIRDS IN EGYPT.
HAS TRAVELED AROUND MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA.
HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN BIRD TOURS IN EGYPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, GUIDING SPECIFIC TWITCHING SHORT ONE-DAY TRIPS AS WELL AS LONGER MORE
EXTENSIVE TRIPS THROUGHOUT EGYPT.
A GRADUATE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, B.A MIDDLE EAST STUDIES and M.A MIDDLE EAST STUDIES.
GREAT INTEREST IN READING IN VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY & PSYCHOLOGY AS WELL AS PERFORMING IN MUSICAL BANDS (GUITAR/BASS & DRUMS)
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Yilma Dellelegn Abebe
Yilma is a conservation biologist with avid interest in birds and bird watching. He has worked as Park Warden and conservation education officer for several years with Government before starting to work as a free-lance bird guide back in the 1980s. He works as a volunteer with an indigenous conservation NGO known as Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society. Yilma acted as a project officer when the Important Bird Areas directory for Ethiopia was first produced in 1996. This was the first IBA book produced for Africa. He has trained several individuals and groups on topics of birds and birdwatching and continues to work with school nature clubs. He is a well-travelled person in the country and knows the best birding places. At the moment he is producing a local language field guide of birds of Ethiopia in two main dialects of the country. He has written articles on endemic bird species including the Ethiopian Bushcrow and Ruspoli’s Turaco. He is also interested in wetlands, drylands and indigenous knowledge. Yilma encourages local communities to take up ecotourism because this may be the only viable way of conserving valuable bird habitat in the long-run. To this end, he is setting up a project to work with local communities where funds generated goes back to the poor communities that usually have to pay the costs of site conservation. Yilma will not only help you identify birds on your trips but will give you an all rounded information educational tour about conservation, environment and culture in his country.
Fee: 60.00 USD per day.
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Elias B. Alemu
I am a certified tour guide with an advanced diploma from Air travel and related studies center, Nairobi, Kenya. Throughout my career, I have traveled extensively in the major national parks and reserves throughout Kenya and in Ethiopia. I am a member of “Nature Kenya”, “Ethiopian Wild Life and History Society”, and participated in many organized tour activities. Currently I am a free lancer safari guide and Bird researcher/guide. I can accompany international or local bird watchers to the best bird sites of the highlands and lowland parts of Ethiopia; in English, Amharic, Oromiffa, Harari languages medium.
My service fees are: 50 Euro Per Person or USD equivalent anywhere in Ethiopia.
Cell Phone: +251911077220.
Home: +251113203448
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Captain Terry Frankford
Captain Terry Frankford has been exploring and fishing the local area waters for over thirty years. He is a licensed and insuredU.S.C.G. Captain. Capt. Terry is an amateur photographer and enjoys the abundant wildlife our area has to offer. However his experience at locating great photo opportunities comes not only from personal experience. Capt. Terry has chartered professional photographers and instructors with students aboard. This has given him first hand knowledge to put photographers from amateur to professional in the right place at the right time.
Rates are for the boat - not by the person - six person limit
A $100. deposit will confirm your reservation
Sorry - no credit cards
NATURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS:
Eight hour day - $325.
Six hour day - $275.
Four hour day - $200.
Two hour day - $150.
PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION:
Two hour day - $275.
Four hour day - $350.
This includes instructor and boat - rates can be adjusted if you want the instructor for two hours and still want the boat for
additional time.
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Rick Greenspun
I have lived and birded the west coast of Florida for the past 32 years and have traveled extensively throughout the whole state. My primary focus is the west coast of Florida from Tampa Bay South to Ft. Myers Fl. Whether a beginner or an expert birder, whether target birding or out for an leisurely day of birding, Sarasota Birding Guide has the experience to find birds no matter what time of year you decide to come.
15 dollars per hour (U.S) for two people.
25 dollars per trip for each additional person.
10 dollar surcharge for fuel ( 1/2 day trip).
20 dollar surcharge for fuel( full day trip).
4 hour minimum. Reimbursement for all expenses for out of town or overnight trips
All proceeds after operating expenses are donated to the local chapter of the Audubon Society.
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Lamin Sidibeh
I am an experienced bird guide having operated in the Gambia for nearly 20 years.I am the sole proprietor of Kulanjang Tours which will guarantee you a birding experience in the Gambia second to none.On page 15 of Rod Ward’s Birdwatchers Guide to The Gambia I am described as “an especially pleasant and friendly guide who can be trusted to look after you”.(Birdingpals has also recommended Lamin. KR's note) My guiding is tailored to your needs and varies from a local half day visiting such places as Brufut woods, Tanji Bird Reserve and Yundum south, right up to an expedition up river to Tendaba and Basse. I look after everything, transport, cold drinks, food and accommodation, and will find you the best birds.
You will find me on Kotu Bridge most mornings and evenings. Call me:(+220) 9909365 or email
My prices start at US$50 per person, with reductions for groups of 5 or over.
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Mustapha Manneh
Mustapha Manneh is 27 years old and first got into bird watching, when his uncle took him out as a 10 year old.
Trained with WABSA (West African Bird Study Association) for 2 years until qualified. Worked on short contracts with Hidden Gambia and West African Tours (Plover Week and Tanji Week)
His ability to call birds is amazing (has to be seen to be believed, the birds call back to him!!) and his eye sight is incredible. He has a wide knowledge of the local flora and fauna and their local remedies/uses.
Favourite birds - Egyptian Plover and Carmine Bee-eater.
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Bubacarr (Buba) Daffeh
I have been leading tours around the coast and upriver for more than ten years. I also work with the Wild Life Department on
the African Waterfowl Census and Wetlands Management that started in the Gambia in 1999.
I am always available and reliable.
My daily fee around the coast is US$25 including transport cost. For upriver it is US$55 including tranport and bed and breakfast.
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Elike Amedeker
My name is Elike Amedeker, most of my friends usually call me BOBBY:-) I am what you would call a bird fanatic!!I am an experienced Birder who has been birding for almost ten years now. I have been birding all over the globe in countries like Norway and Ghana. I am now in Ghana organising BIRDING TRIPS/TOURS by AFROVIKINGS TOURS Ltd. We undertake a wide variety of tours when it comes to Birding trips to the shai hills reserve,Sogakofe Bird Sanctuary,Kakum National Park, Mole National Park etc. These Tours are best around May,June, July ,August, but we are available all year round though.
Ghana has alot birds and is a remarkable place to do some birding. I would recommend to you the SHAI HILLS, MOLE, ATEWA,DIGYA and KAKUM if you are solely into Birding. I guarantee you a memorable birding adventure in Ghana!!!
BIRD GUIDE PRICELIST:
ADULT pr.day $100/79 EUROS
STUDENT/CHILDREN pr. day $80/63 EUROS
TRANSPORTATION WITH AIRCONDITIONING pr. day $150/118 EUROS(Buy your own gas/petrol!)
note** All prices include chilled water, Lunch, Entrance fees, Tickets, parking tickets, Local taxes
TOUR GUIDE PRICELIST
ADULT pr. Day $ 120
STUDENT/CHILDREN pr. day $100
note** All prices include chilled water, Lunch, Entrance fees, Tickets, parking tickets, Local taxes
TRANSPORTATION WITH AIRCONDITIONING pr. day $150(NOTE* you purchase your own fuel)
** all prices are subject to change.
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Anthony "Jerry" Jeremiah
As an Environmentalist with a Forest profession, I offer my services as a Bird Watching Guide in Grenada.
I have acquired great knowledge and experience working with the Grenada Dove and Hook Billed Kite, two of the island’s unique species. This interest has grown to birds in Grenada and the Caribbean region in general. I started operating as a guide in 1997, but had alwaysbeen fascinated by birds from boyhood days. Grenada, an island of 133 square miles, has a bird population
of approximately 150 species and visiting this most naturally attractive island in the Caribbean is always a rewarding experience. I continue to share this experience with visiting biologists, researchers and birding enthusiasts. Interpretation
of other natural and cultural features is also available for your interest.
Private excursions preferable for individuals and small groups are my prime offering. I am available for tours every day of the week.
Personal transportation is provided for your safety and comfort.
Tel:1-473-440-0393/2934
Mobile:1-473-416-0191
Fax: 440-6197
‘Feel free like a bird’ to call me before or on arrival.
Fees: US$10.00 per person per hour with an additional US$20.00 for transportation. Also there is some flexability in fees depending on time and number of persons and area visited.so dont let price be a deterrent to your visiting opportunity.
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Benedicto Grijalva
Bird watching Guatemala is a trade mark of Martsam Tour & Travel. We offer the best bird watching tours in Guatemala, tropical paradise which has unique sceneries for nature lovers, exuberant forest and lost Maya cities.
The best value of our tours is the deep knowledge of our guides, drivers and mail guides. All of them have a long background on
field work and the best training.
Benedicto Grijalva has studies in conservation and management of tropical forest and also is amateur bird's photographer.
Fees: Per person and varies according number of people.
Full day: US$200 per person (minimum 2 people).
(Includes: 4x4 transportation, breakfast, specialized tour guide, entrance fee and check list).
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Dr. Carl J. Berg, Jr
Hawaiian Wildlife Tours
Thank you for your interest in Hawaiian Wildlife Tours, which was founded to promote environmental education and encourage
conservation in Hawaii. Dr. Carl J. Berg, Jr. (Ph.D. in Zoology, Univ. of Hawaii, 1971) provides custom tours of Hawaii’s unique and beautiful ecosystems, focusing mainly on endemic species of plants, birds, reptiles and mammals. Personalized bird watching, nature photography, and family tours can be arranged to meet your special interests and abilities.
I lead personalized tours, just you, mainly on the north shore of Kauai with opportunities to see endemic Hawaiian wetland birds, oceanic birds nesting and roosting (including Laysan albatross at that time of year) and the many exotic urban birds that have been introduced to Hawaii. I try to develop a tour package that meets the interests and hiking capabilities of my clients. I have a broad background in the natural history of the Hawaiian Islands and enjoy sharing my love for the islands. In addition to birding, I also take clients out to see rare and endangered Hawaiian monk seals, hoary bats, and green sea turtles. In season (February-April) we go whale watching from the shore.
Reservations should be made at least a month in advance. Because of the vagaries of the weather, I usually reserve a couple of days
for each client so that we are not forced to go out in the pouring rain. Please get back to me if you would like any additional information (cberg@pixi.com) or 808 639-2968.
Biographical information: A naturalist and bird watcher all my life, I returned to Kauai after 19 years on the mainland. There I was a university professor (City College of New York) and later a research scientist (Harvard University and Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole MA). I had received my Ph.D. in Zoology from the University
of Hawaii in 1971, specializing in animal behavior and ecology. Back in Hawaii, I re-discovered the natural wonders of its forests and wildlife. I started Hawaiian Wildlife Tours in 1996 to share my appreciation for the culture, beauty and mystery of the Hawaiian Islands.
Member: American Birding Association, Ecological Society of America, The Explorers Club, Western Society of Naturalists, Hawaii Ecotourism Association, Hawaii Environmental Education Association, Hawaii Audubon Society, Hui o Laka, Kilauea Point Natural
History Association.
Certified: CPR & First Aid
Fees: $45/hr for an individual or a couple. We usually go out for 3-4 hours in the morning. $60/hr for two couples
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Dean Milverton
Travel-to-Honduras.com
Honduras may be Central Americas best kept natural secret. A mid 1990’s estimate put Honduras at having the largest percentage of forest-covered land in all of Central America, more than even our famous neighbors Costa Rica and Belize. Due to Honduras geography these forest areas cover a wide range of eco systems. Over 30 cloud forest areas can be found in Honduras, more than in any other Central American country. Honduras is also home to many areas of tropical rainforest, pine forest, savannas, mangroves and coastal
lagoons. A lot of larger forested areas of Honduras have been made into National Parks or Protected Areas over the last 10 years.
Honduras is home to 725 bird species that cover 58 families, and we are still counting. The wide range of forested areas in Honduras offer something for the novice, experienced or the adventurer’s birder.
I am happy to assist you in traveling and birding in Honduras, I have many contacts in the birding and travel industry through years
of experience and I know the countries natural attractions well from marketing them in the International Market for the past 4 years.
Feel free to contact me for anything.
Travel-to-Honduras.com
Tel ++ 504 552 32 58 or 557 84 47
Fax ++ 504 557 84 10
Fees: Possible to arrange escorted trips to any bird site in Honduras. Fees depends entirely on duration of the trip and number of passengers. Also can assist in organizing birding trips in Guatemala and Nicaragua
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Peter Csonka
Péter has finished his studies at the Faculty of Surveying and Land Management of the Western-Hungarian University, then he
postgraduated as Nature Conservational field engineer. Between 1998 and 2003 he was the secretary of the Komárom-Esztergom county
of BirdLife Hungary and since 2003 he has been the member of the presidency of BirdLife Hungary.
Since 2001 he has been a member of the control commission at the Natural Lifestyle Foundation. Currently he is working as nature
conservation guard at the Duna-Ipoly National Park.
Being a real raptor fanatic, Peter spends most of his time with protecting and studying raptors. He has been monitoring several
nests of strictly protected raptor-species (such as Imperial Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Saker, etc.) and he has been working a lot
in order to protect these species (winter feeding, placing out artificial nests, lobby, etc.). Thanks to his enthusiastic work,
breeding of the Booted Eagle gets to be proved year by year in his country. He has been organising Saker nest-guarding camps since
1996, birding camps, different birding events for over a decade and birding races for several years.
He has observed 320 bird species in Hungary so far. During his field birding, some of his biggest experiences were: finding an adult
Lesser Kestrel, an immature Black-eared Wheatear, and adult Arctic Tern and also finding a Franklin's Gull in the Hortobágy, after
5 weeks (it was the second record in this area). Beside these, he proved the occurrences of Brent Goose, Booted Eagle (breeding),
Terek Sandpiper, Pygmy Owl, Common Rosefinch, Cirl Bunting and Ortolan Bunting (breeding).
Fees: Fees: Fees are dependent on areas and species. As an indication for one-day trip EUR 150 for first birder, EUR 50 for additional birders. Fee includes transport and buffet lunch. For packaged tour prices visit www.hungarianbirdwatching.com.a
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Balazs Szigeti
Balazs is 35 years old and began birdwatching at the age of 6 in a birding camp. He became a dedicated Birdwatcher & Co-Director of Ecotours Hungary Ltd, the leading Hungarian and Eastern European tour operator based in Budapest. He speaks perfect English, has a great sense of humour & has travelled widely in Eastern Europe, West Africa and the Americas. He is a gifted Birdwatcher, able to immitate many European birdcalls... even a nightjar...no mean feat! He is also a keen wildlife-photographer."
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Zoltán Pabar
Zoltan started birdwatching when he was a child less than 14 years old. He was the leader of the Barn Owl conservation programme at South-East Hungary. He graduated at the Tessedik Sámuel College on the Faculty of Agricultural, Water and Enviromental Management in Szarvas. His thesis was on the Rehabilitation possibilities of the backwaters of the Great Hungarian Plain. He speaks and writes in English and he understands a little German as well. In 2006 he spent 3 months in the Netherlands studying the birds and their
diverse habitats. In 2007 he was in the United Kingdom, improving his English.
He has observed about 280 bird species in Hungary. His list includes Bewick's and Whooper Swan, Red-breasted Goose, Lesser White-Fronted Goose, Ruddy Schelduck, Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Black-winged Pratincole, Stilt Sandpiper, Great Black-Headed Gull, Gull-Billed Tern, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Woodchat Shrike in Hungary.
He started photographing 5 years ago. Some of his photos were displayed at a few exhibitions. His favourite subjects are birds, plants and macro.
He has travelled with his camera and telescope in many countries, such as: Austria, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Egypt, Netherlands and Thailand.
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Qupeleio(Leio) De Souza
We are three partners who run a company called 'Backwoods', organising birding tours throughout India. Beside that we organise
short stays at 'Backwoods Camp', our birding camp site at the eastern border of Goa at the foot of the Western Ghats, where many south Indian specialities and Western Ghats endemics can be found. Our accommodation at the camp comprises 6 tents, 6 cottages and our farm house with 5 bedrooms. All guiding, both in Goa and on Backwoods Tours, is done personally by one of us to provide our clients with the best birding experience possible in India.
Tel: +91 9822 139859/144939/387434
Our rate for a 2 night stay at Backwoods Camp, Goa is Rs 5000 per person or US$125, inclusive of transport, accommodation, all
meals, and guiding.
Our names are:
Qupeleio(Leio) De Souza
Loven Pereira
Pramod Madkaikar
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Arpit Deomurari
I'm a young naturalist from Jamnagar, I'm Computer Engineer by profession, and now working with an NGO in Kutch. I have a passion for
birds and other wildlife. For my personal introduction to say the least, I am a technocrat trying to find out easier and smart ways to get away from the "technology world" for my pursuits in wildlife. It's a passion and sheer poetry for my soul. I am most fascinated by the wonders of this natural world and every moment of my life is a walk in exploration. I never wait for any opportunity to happen but have always endeavored to create them when they were least possible. Birding from childhood, I know the areas of Rann of Kutch, Jamnagar Coastal Area and the National Parks of Gujarat like the palm of my hand. I had participated in bird and mammal surveys in the great Rann of Kutch and jamnagar. I am an expert in identifying and locating the specialties. I had been operating a micro company to take interested domestic birders into the lesser known areas, of the Rann. I had regularly been helping international birders on their trips to the Kutch region, and has good reviews in trip reports. I do also knows all the non English speaking spotters in the birding areas.
My ability to closely work with forest department, NGOs and other individuals is excellent.
I had also worked as a resource person for Forest Department, Marine National Park in Jamnagar, Gujarat for designing Marine Natural History Museum and Interpretation Zone. Responsible for arranging and displaying zoological specimens taxonomically, including various species of corals, mollusk, fish and other vertebrates. And also Forest Department, Marine National Park, Jamnagar, Gujarat as a resource person for preparing various studies and reports.
My Interest: Bird and Coral Taxonomy and identification, Population Analysis of Avian fauna, Herpetology, Conchology. Marine Invertebrates, Raptors etc. Study of reptiles and birds in captivity.
WILDLIFE SKILLS
• Identification birds, reptiles, corals and other marine invertebrates.
• Developing and deploying detailed project for avian and marine fauna monitoring Programs.
• Collecting and analyzing various data for preparing effective reports and action plans for conservation.
• Use latest IT and other tools like GIS for wildlife research and conservation.
• Developing tailor-made software for data collection and analysis for wildlife related
Projects.
• In-depth knowledge of ecology and environment.
• Knowledge of various techniques for bird and coral reef monitoring like spot count, Captured count and other protocols etc.
• Master skills in Collation, collection and compilation of data from literature.
My guiding fees can be converted in to books or devices which I want to study wildlife. I can give you the details regarding this conversion. I'm freelance worker. I can plan complete tours with all
Fees:
My fees are US$ 50 per day for group of 2-4 people and US$ 70 per day for group of 6-10 people for guiding per group. And other
charges like stay, meal, breakfast, vehicle and travel cost, and permits will be as per actual in addition to guide charges. I can design complete tour and send you total budget according to your needs.
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Narendra Sharma
I am experienced and authorized naturalist from Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur . I am born & brought up in the same place, and now working as a freelancer in the entire wildlife parks for last seven years. I am highly enthusiastic & passionate about birding.
I personally operate all our premium birding and tiger tours. I have worked in kanha and Bhandhavgarh tiger reserve as a naturalist for almost three years. I have explored and located many new "hot spots” in and around the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur.The
park is known “The Paradise of the Birds”. Although small in size (only 29 sq. km.), it has over 400 species of beautiful birds. The geographical location of the Park is ideal, as it is on the main north south avian route of India. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
is around 200 km far from Delhi; 55 km from Agra and nearest Wildlife Park is Ranthambore National park which is 180 Km far. Bharatpur is well connected to all these places by road and Train.
Fees:
My fees are US$ 50 per day for group of 2-4 people and US$ 70 per day for group of 6-10 people for guiding per group. And other
charges for lodging and boarding and permits will be as per actual in addition to guide charges which I can help to plan out and design complete tour and send you total budget according to your needs. Apart from these individual efforts I do have some complete tour packages available with me, the information of those I can provide with the corresponding queries and mails.
Contact me on:
Narendra Sharma
Opp. Brij. Timber Store,
Gol Bagh Road,
BHARATPUR (RAJASTHAN)
INDIA,321001
MOBILE: +919414293366
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Sunil Gaur
Sunil was born and raised near the world famous Keoladeo National Park. His upbringing in vicinity of the park and his zeal to explore the wildlife led him to have a career as a naturalist. Being a Naturalist Sunil has roamed almost every part of North India, where he is merging his instincts in searching the captivating moments in wildlife. Now he has more then seven years of experience
in wild as a naturalist entertaining tourists from round the globe capturing finest nuances of wildlife. He has attended many training courses conducted by Department of Forest of State of Rajasthan, Communication skill training by WWF-India and subsequently earned license to work as a naturalist from the department. He is also a member of RSPB supporting its conservation activities.
He has worked in finest wildlife reserves and national parks of central and northern India including all of Rajasthan. He is adding to his tremendous knowledge of birds everyday through his career as a naturalist as he moves around places in the wild of India. He is also a good wildlife photographer and has been 'freezing' some glimpses in wilderness successfully.
He has also been trekking tigers in Ranthambore National Park, Kanha National Park, Bhandavgarh tiger reserve, Sariska National
Park, Corbett National Park and Pench National Park and the list goes on. He has got a knack to trek tigers; an intimidating task in wild! You are going to remember the time with him in the wild.
Fees: My guiding charge US$50 per person.
phone number.91+9414272017
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Oswald Huma
My fees for birding is vary for Halfday Trip for 02-04 pax at US$40/pax
Fullday Trip for 02-04 pax at US$50/pax
Overnight Min-02pax US$65/pax
FYI: People may reach me on my mobile +62 081 933 1106 44 or my private phone/facimile No: +62.361.722929
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Eric Dempsey
I am a professional bird guide, writer, speaker and broadcaster. I am the author of the best-selling and award winning, Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds (1993 with a revised edition in 2002), the Pocket Guide to the Common Birds of Ireland and, in 2007, 'The Complete Guide to Finding Birds in Ireland'. The Finding Birds book details over 400 birding sites in the country and has received excellent reviews in Ireland and the UK.
I have published work on Ireland's birds in North America, Europe and Australia and was a features writer for Wild Ireland, as well as contributing articles to national newspapers (including the Irish Times). I am also a Failte Ireland-accredited bird guide and am the director of the Birds of Ireland News Service (BINS). I was the editor of Ireland's first independnt birdwatching magazine
(Irish Birding News), a former editor of the annual Irish Bird Report and a contributor to the monthly publication, British Birds.
I was born and raised in Dublin, where I still live. I have 30 years birding experience and am a committed and dedicated conservationist.
I work very hard for all my customers, design itineraries to suit visiting birders needs and wishes, and go at the pace that suits
my clients. I know where to go, when to go and how to find the birds.
Visit my web site
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Imbar Golt
I am a guide for hire related only to birding outings concentrating on call-identification.
I have been a birder for 20 years and have guided some people around the country regarding call identification for three years. I charge 50 Euros per person per day trip. I do not drive, since I am blind, so trips will be carried on via the transport provided
by the interested party or on foot once we get to a location via public transport.
Imbar Golt
Public speaker and writer
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Andrea Corso
Birders almost since born. He wrote c250 publications for Italian and worldwide magazines (Birding World, Dutch Birding, Alula, Birdwatch, Ornithos etc.), he also cooperated to many birds books and is working himself to 4 different books. His works concern
mainly the field identification of difficult birds species, but also taxonomy, migration (mainly of raptors) and many other aspects of ornithology. He collaborated to tens of national/international projects. Since 10 years he organizes the Strait of Messina international survey on raptors migration (being also the main counter and counting scientific supervisor). Naturalistic
professional guide, he leaded numerous birders groups over Western Palearctic. He found many new bird species for Sicily and Italy but also for other nation such as Cyprus, Israel and so on. He is the country top lister for Italy and the WP, and he also has the year record list (318 on 2000). He knows capillary the regional territory.
Fees: 80 euros half day guding and 150+ expenses for full day (one person, for more contact me)
The guided excursions are done all the year round and in the whole Sicily under pre-booking, at least 2 days earlier, by e-mail or telephone call. For excursions in East Sicily is it possible to book also just the day before. It is possible to booking guided excursions of 1 day up to 1 week or more. The guiding service include: a printed complete check-list of Sicilian birds and a field notebook, visit and guiding to the various sites of birding and naturalistic interest, finding and showing all the birds species present (and the other interesting animals and plants) but also information of the restaurants and café where have the best typical local dishes at the cheapest prize, indication where sleep, etc. This comprehend the above mentioned services and have to be paid
via bank account or in current money, at the moment of the start of the service. It is not inclusive of gasoline, food, housing, extras, assurance. For the excursions up to 5 days, it is inclusive of gasoline expenses and the use of a car or a van depending on number of people.
Telephone:
0039- (0) 931-754926
339-7587155
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