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: email for consultation per day for individuals or two people.
State that you found me on "Birdingpal" and get a 5% off to be prearranged.
fax 5411- 4328-9345 "Para Sergio Corbet
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Buenos Aires
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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Buenos Aires
Diego Gallegos
Buenos Aires is a prime location for birding and I enjoy showing the rich birdlife –and nature- of this, my area, where I was born in 1961. When I was 12, WH Hudson´s delightful “Far Away and Long Ago” fell into my hands.. The birds, the nature and the people in those pristine pampas were depicted so vividly that I was forever hooked. Time passed, and in 1984, at the time I got my university degree in Biology, I was called to guide my first group of birders.
On duty or on my own, I birded all around Argentina but naturally I am more acquainted with the secrets my home patch, Buenos Aires, has to reveal. The pampas have a very good number of interesting species and the open country favours not only finding the birds, but also good sightings of them.
Today, when I show the birds, I still have the same fun as I had when I guided that first group, 25 years ago, and I love to share that joy. My Sites Menu includes 5 urban or suburban reserves, good for outings of 4 hours or more. For a full day roundtrip, the bucholic Southern Entre Ríos combines perfectly with Otamendi National Reserve, and reaching Punta Rasa, well known for its migrants, demands 3 days.
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I charge US$ 90 for the 4 hours walk and add U$S 12 per extra hour. The full day rate
is $ 150, the second passenger adds U$S 30 and the third passenger U$ 20. I have and ample, 3-rows of seats Renault car ready for use (ask).
Allow us to invite you to the pleasure of going out. Trips and outings can even be arranged at short notice. Birds, nature and the flavour of the pampas are waiting out there. Let´s go birding!
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Puerto Madryn, Chubut
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 Hills, Cordoba
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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Punilla Valley, Cordoba
Juan Carlos Grasso
Argentina is a large country with many climate conditions and habitats. Currently its bird list exceeds 1050 species with 390
of them thriving in Central Region, where I lived. I think Cordoba is the best place to begin birding in Argentina, because is home to many endemic and endangered birds and each year. In summer, many migrant birds from the Northern Hemisphere and
north South America can been seen, and in winter birds migrate from Patagonia. It is really, a big bird crossroad, and
remember, we have Condors in the center of the country, all year.
I work as wildlife photographer, researching about our flora and fauna. Maybe I can help you planning your next birding trip. I’m available anytime and surely, we will enjoy looking for birds.
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Jujuy
Francisco Cornell
Francisco is an enthusiastic birdwatcher of the Argentina?s Northwest who has lived in Jujuy since he was 6 years old. He knows very well the region and has also taken part in some projects related to the conservation of birds and nature with particular interest in the Andean and threatened bird species. At present, he is working in the local tourist sector, as well as a birding guide leading birdwatchers throughout the Argentina?s northwest. Francisco can plan a customized birding trip to show you the best birding of the area. You can contact him anytime in Spanish or English.
About the Region: Argentina?s Northwest (near the Bolivian and Chilean borders) is an excellent area for birding with more than 500 bird species and very different life zones to know: the high Andes (Lakes Vilama and Polulos), the prePuna and Puna steppes (the Humahuaca area, Yavi, Lake Pozuelos included), the Yungas cloud forest (the Calilegua National Park and Yala Reserve), and the dry Chaco woodlands (Joaqu?n V. Gonz?lez), all in less than a 400 Km round with strong cultural, geological, and wildlife attractions, too.
His guiding fees are U$63 per day, for one or two people.
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Igazu, Missiones
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$100 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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Salta
Ricardo Clark
The Huaico Reserve (huaico: comes from the Quechua language, wayqu: “gully or ravine”) protects a hundred heactares patch of Cloudforest on the west side of the Lerma Valley in San Lorenzo prvince of Salta. Nice views of the Andes Cordillera range from several lookouts along the twenty kilometers system of well maintained trails. The Huaico Reserve is administrated by YUCHAN Fund, a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on conservation and management of protected areas in Yungas, Chaco
and Andes of Argentina. We offer a variety of activities which consist in Hikings, Ecological walks and guided Birdwatching excursions. With more than 200 bird species recorded in the Reserve including some of high conservation value, such as Huaico Tinamou, Yungas Pygmy-Owl, Alder Amazon, Ocellated Piculet and Hoy´s Screech-Owl, as well as other emblematic birds like the attractive Cream-backed Woodpecker and the powerful Black-and-Chestnut Eagle. This makes it a great option for a half or a full day birdwatching visit guided by Ricardo Clark. From here you can also arrange for other birding tours such as to El Rey and
Los Cardones National Parks.
Fees including transfers from/to hotel: half day guided Birdwatching visit U$70, full day U$140 (with picnic lunch inside the reserve).
Telephone: 54 – 387 – 4971024 or 54 – 387 -154890118
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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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Arizona
John Yerger
We specialize in making every birding experience an adventure in its own way. For some this may mean camping at 7000' and
waking up to Buff-breasted Flycatchers calling over your tent, or backpacking into a remote canyon known to harbor
Rufous-capped Warblers. For others, this may be a driving tour of traditional hotspots where exciting rarities like Rose-throated Becards and Flame-colored Tanagers await. For still others this may mean waiting quietly in one spot, seeking intimate and educational encounters with resident species like Painted Redstarts or Arizona Woodpeckers. No matter what your idea of a "birding adventure" is, we can make it happen!
John Yerger, Jake Mohlmann, and Keith Kamper
Owners and Senior Guides
The Adventure Birding Company
Jake, John, and Keith make every effort to ensure each trip is memorable, educational, fun, and unique. For more information about us and our low rates, visit.
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Arizona
Mark Pretti
Mark Pretti is a perpetual student of nature as well as a humble teacher focusing on birds, general natural history, and conservation. In addition to birds of southeast Arizona and the neotropics, my other interests and areas of expertise include the identification and ecology of plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, with a particular interest in ecological relationships and conservation.
I worked as the naturalist at The Nature Conservancy's Ramsey Canyon Preserve from 1997 to 2004. I have a B.S. in zoology and have led dozens of birding and natural history trips in southern Arizona, Mexico (Sonora to Chiapas), Belize, and Brazil since 1997. I lead small groups and have very reasonable rates.
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For local day trips I charge about $175-200 for a full day and about $120 for a half-day, including transportation. I also offer tours south of the border.
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Australia
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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Australia
Mick Jerram
I have lived in the Northern Territory for 25 years and conducted tours and run a tour company for 12. My specialty is
exploring the riverine areas of this vast region, athough I spend alot of time bushwalking and 4 wheel driving as well.
I take guests out for anywhere from 1 to 10 days, from Darwin, Katherine (local region plus Flora Nature Reserve and Nitmiluk NP), across to Kununurra, (Gregory NP), down to Mataranka (Elsey NP) and up through KAKADU. Birding tours can encompass a mix
of canoe/kayak access, walking and driving.
The Kathering Region is home to many endemic, uncommon and endangered species. I am able to customise an itinerary which will
be focused on these species, or a species which is of particular interest to you. These include; Red Goshawk (Elsey NP Region), Hooded Parrot (Local Katherine/Nitmiluk/Kakadu Regions), Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (Gregory NP Region), White-throated
Grasswren (Kakadu Region), Great-billed Heron (Local Katherine), Black Bittern (Local Katherine), Rainbow Pitta (Kakadu and Darwin Region), Gouldian Finch (Local Katherine/Nitmiluk/Kakadu Regions), Banded Fruit Dove (Kakadu).
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Australia
Alan McBride
Alan has been leading birding tours around Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, south-east Asia and the Sub-Antarctic islands of Australia and New Zealand for over 30 years. He started the world famous Wollongong and Sydney pelagic trips back in 1978, taking them into deep water and beyond the Continental Shelf for the first time and has since been on well over 850 pelagic trips from Australia, New Zealand, North America, UK, Europe as well as many of the worlds great ocean voyages around the world. Alan organised and led the first full birding tour group to the Sub-Antarctic islands and was a pioneer in organising bird tour groups around Australia in the 70Â's, (which he has been around more times than he can remember - although he will have it written down somewhere).
Either birding independently, leading individuals or groups, Alan has seen over 764 of AustraliaÂ's birds. Having led or co-led for most of the worldÂ's major bird tour companies in Australia as well as leading in New Zealand, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, India, Costa Rica, etc., he is well versed in planning your tour and finding you the birds (and the mammals, butterflies et al) that you would like to see.
In fact, wherever you want to go, just hit the e-mail address below and ask.
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Specialising in small or private tours. Usually around US$400 per day plus all expenses. (Average day 12 hours or so). For 3 or less I provide the vehicle so you are not paying for that.
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Bahamas
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.
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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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Barbados
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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Belize
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 - $250 USD per person. depending on the area to be visited.
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Bhutan
Karma Jamtsho
I have been a tour guide for 10 years with one of the Bhutan’s leading tour companies. To showcase Bhutan’s stunning biodiversity and to bridge the gape in our tourism product and the interests shown by the clients over the years of my guiding career, Nature Tourism-Bhutan was born.
Nature Tourism-Bhutan runs full board bird watching, botany trips to the alpine & sub-tropical regions of the Himalayas that
are repositories of unique biodiversity. Our trips are of relative comfort and learning experience on the some of the plant and bird species found no where else in the world and that are in great threat of extinction in our neighboring regions because of depilation of habitat.
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Fees: We currently run two Botany trips a year, a trek and a tour and four birding trips. US$ 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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Bhutan
Hishey Tshering
I worked with the country's only environmental NGO, Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN) and am currently a board
member of RSPN. While at RSPN, I was involved with the first banding project of the black-necked cranes to study their
migration route. I worked very closely with the International Crane Foundation and was also instrumental in starting the
White-bellied Heron project in Bhutan. We do not depend on foreign guides, and feel very competent in leading our bird tours as we know where the birds are. In addition to myself I have a group of very competent guides, who are perhaps more knowledgeable. In addition to guiding I am passionate about soccer and am the President of a local soccer club, Druk Star FC.
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Bolivia
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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Brazil
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.
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Brazil
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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Brazil
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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Brazil
Reynier Omena Junior
Reynier Omena Junior lives in Manaus, state of Amazonas. He's a Biologist and a birding guide with vast experience in Ornithology. A professional that dedicates himself to the study of wild birds and to Birdwatching tourism, in Manaus and in the state of Amazonas. He organizes, leads, and conducts specialized birdwatching expeditions in the state of Amazonas, being a professional that is highly regarded by the specialized press.
I have dedicated more that 18 years to studying identification, behavior and ecology of wild birds. Also making surveys in
parts of the urban forests and in Conservation Units. He is writes for journals, magazines and records segments for television and collaborates with news reports about birds in the state of Amazonas. He has participation in Globo Ecologia, Globo
Reporter, Globo Rural, Amazon Sat interview and others. He is author of "Aves da Amazonia: guia do observador", "Birds of the Amazonia - The Birdwatcher's Guide" and audio CD "Voices and Sounds of the Amazon Forest". He uses his recorder and directional microphone to attract and identify birds, showing them to the group. Reynier speak English but not fluently.
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British Columbia, Canada
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.
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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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British Columbia, Canada
Sandy McRuer
Sandy McRuer lives in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He has been birding since as long as he can remember. Having trained and practiced as a professional forester, he now devotes his time to offering guided hikes and birding excursions. He has excellent knowledge of Vancouver Island and its birds. He knows all the calls by ear. Some of the projects
he has participated in have been the Breeding Bird Survey for the Canadian Wildlife Service, organizing the Christmas Bird
Count in Port Alberni or 15 years, and banding hummingbirds. Currently he is a Regional Coordinator for the Breeding Bird Atlas of British Columbia. The best birding spots around Tofino and the Pacific Rim are well-known to him. He is fully equipped with
a good spotting scope, guidebooks, spare binoculars and a mirror to use the sun's reflection to locate the bird for clients.
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Fees are set at $125 US for a 5-hour morning of birding. We start early in the summer as that is when the birds are most active.
A full 8-hour day is $200. Groups of up to 5 are accepted.
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Bulgaria
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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Bulgaria
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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Bulgaria
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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Bulgaria
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).
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Bulgaria
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.
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Bulgaria
George Kuzmanov
George Kuzmanov lives in Sofia, Bulgaria. Studied environmental law in France and has a MSc degree of Tourism from the University of Sofia. He founded the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds of Prey in 1990, one of the most active NGO’s in Bulgaria. George has participated in numerous scientific and conservation-related projects, especially in France and
Bulgaria and other countries. He has done several monitoring and management projects on globally threatened species, counts of water birds and raptors and many other international programs for the development of eco-tourism activities in Bulgaria. He has been monitoring protected raptor-species (such as Imperial Eagle, Saker, etc.) and he has been working a lot in order to
protect these species. He has guided many birdwatching groups in Bulgaria for more than 15 years. He is keen to find the more difficult species in the area and is very familiar with distribution of bird populations, their ecology, migration and conservation.
George is currently the chairman of “Via Pontica” conservation foundation, founded by him and is managing the Birdwatching tour operator company “Via Pontica Tours”, specialized in tailor made birdwatching tours.
A fluent linguist as well as an ornithologist, George speaks French, Spanish, Russian, Romanian as well as English and his native Bulgarian! His clients were all the time satisfied and he can provide references and customer feedback upon request.
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California
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.
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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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California
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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California
Eddie Bartley/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.
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 writer and photographer, and resident of San Francisco, California for over 25 years, Eddie has extensive local knowledge of wildlife and bird watching locations. Eddie has a passion for wildlife and has traveled extensively, birding and exploring the wilds in many parts of the world. In addition to leading groups for Nature
Trip, Eddie also shares his time teaching about birds with the Golden Gate Audubon Society and conducting research with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, studying the Pacific migration of hawks.
Noreen Weeden:
- In the field, Noreen's keen observations skills brighten even one of our famous fog filled summer days. Active in Golden Gate Audubon’s Conservation Committee, she participates in San Francisco Bay wetlands restoration and monitoring. Noreen is involved with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) assisting in raptor monitoring and helps 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 & beverages.
Contact us regarding Half-day excursions (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. Vegetarian lunch is provided.
Contact us regarding Full-day excursions (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 and experience this diverse region!
Contact us for more information on a Multi-Day Trip as the prices vary based upon locations visited, number of days, and season.
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If you would like to provide your own vehicle or have a particular trip plan in mind, please contact us for alternative rates.
Call us at 415-355-0450 for more information.
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California
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.
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California
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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Cayman Islands
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.
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Fees: US$50 per person for half day excursion including transportation.
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Chile
Rodrigo Reyes
Rodrigo Reyes is a Landscape Architect by profession, but a Naturalist and Birdwatcher at heart. He is native from Viña del
Mar, one of Central Chile's most important cities, and is currently living there at the moment. His interests in birds began at the age of eleven in Sweden, where he was especially attracted to crows (Corvidae). Since his return to Chile, Rodrigo's interest began to move naturally from that magnificent representation of the European birds to the study of Chilean birds. Now he is a great connoisseur of the Chilean birds and in particular of the birds from Central Chile.
He has worked in several ornithological projects, and for his landscaping works, he tries to create harmonic designs with the environment, obtaining an interrelation between the vegetation and the birds, creating in some way, a fusion between nature and man.
He speaks fluid English, Swedish and Spanish.
Operative zone: Central Chile.
Fees (per person; varies according the number of people):
Half day: US$ 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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Chile
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:
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Fees: US $ 150 per day/person, from sunrise to sunset.Not included transport,meals nor lodging.
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Chile
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.
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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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Chile
Fabrice Schmitt
At the base of the Andes, and at only 1h30 from the coast, Santiago is a good place for few days birding !!
If you have only one day, bird the foothill near Santiago (the private Mahuida parc is a very nice place, close to the city) in order to look for some endemic species as the Dusky-tailed Canastero, Chilean Mockingbird, Chilean Tinamou and White-throated Tapaculo. You will also probably find few Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail, many Long-tailed Meadowlark and perhaps a Striped Woopecker. Then follow your day at higher elevation, in the direction of Farellones or El Yeso (this last place will give you the nice Diademed Sandpiper-plover, present between october and february). In the rocky slopes, search for the Crag Chilia and the Moustached Turca. The Andean Condor are fairly common and you have great chance to see few of this impressive bird. Spend the end of the afternoon in the Lampa and Batuco wetlands, where are breeding thousands of waterbirds. This area is probably
the best place in the world to find the rare Black-headed Duck. With more luck, you will also find the 'chilean' Warbling Doradito, a Painted Snipe or even a Black Rail!
With one more day, you will be able to visit the coast in order to find shorebirds, gulls, pelicans, etc...
An excellent place to bird is the Maipo estuary near San Antonio, especially in the evening with good light !
North to this place, visit the Cartagena lagoon where you will easily find few Spot-flanked Gallinules and have excellent views on many duck species. Following to the north, have a look on the El Peral lagoon, usually good for the Stripe-backed Bittern.
Of course, a pelagic trip from Valparaiso or Quintero will be the best for many birders. Every trip is different, and you can have excellent birds all year round. My record is 6 albatross species in one trip with more than 1000 ind. Other good birds during a pelagic trip include Peruvian Diving-petrel, Pink-footed Shearwater, White-chinned and Westland Petrel, Inca Tern, and sometimes some Pterodroma species (mainly Juan-Fernandez and Masatierra Petrel).
In two days birding around Santiago, you should be able to find 100 species, and 7 of the 11 chilean endemics.
You will need more time and to travel farther to reach 200 species, and 300 are possible during a 15 days trip from the north
to the south of the country. Don't hesitate to contact me if you need some informations, or if you want me to organise you a
day trip or a longer tour.
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Qinling Mountains, China
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.
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Fees: US$150 per person per day(minimum 2 people), including all things meals, accommodation(sharing of double room ),
transport within Shaanxi Province, package service under a fixed weight, all Government taxes and levies. State that you found us on Birdingpal or you are a Birdingpal you may get a 10% discount.
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Colombia
Sergio Ocampo Tobón
I am Sergio Ocampo Tobón, born in April, 1967, nature Guide, researcher of flora and fauna and Colombian ornithologist since 1997. I am the technical director of the Ecological Foundation Gabriel Arango Restrepo FUNDEGAR (www.fundegar.com), creator of the group of birds observers of FUNDEGAR, founding member of the Colombian association of ornithology ACO (www.ornitologiacolombiana.org), national net of bird watchers of Colombia RNOACOL (www.rnoa.org), member of the Antioquian society of ornithology SAO (www.sao.org) and the national net of Colombian natural reservations of the civil society RESNATUR (www.resnatur.org.co). I manage a monitoring station of migratory birds in the reservation Rio Blanco, in association with the WWF Colombia (www.wwf.org.co)
I speak Spanish and English, I know the great majority of bird watching sites in our country (ask me which species you wants to see and I will tell you were we can see them at any moment).
My fee is US$ 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.
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Mobile telephones: 0057-3-310 422 1883 and 0057-6-8875681house/Office 0057- 6- 8867777 Extension 1164
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Colombia
Diego Calderon-Franco
I am Diego Calderon-Franco from Colombia; I am a biologist and have worked/researched extensively on birds (exploration of Colombia, natural history of birds (manakins, owls, hummers, tanagers, etc), a bit of systematics, bird sounds recording, among much other stuff). I have been birding in the Choco and Caribbean lowlands, the Andes, the Interandean Valleys, the Amazon, and the Llanos of Colombia since 2000 (also Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Mexico thoroughly, as well as in USA and Ireland). I live up in the Central Andes in the charming Medellin city but go everywhere in Colombia for the birds. I am the owner and manager of COLOMBIA Birding, which I have used to offer and carry out successful birding trips since mid 2007. If you want to see almost 70 endemic species, several of the recently stunning new species described for science, the astonishing Colombian landscapes and feeling the warmth of the Colombia people, just email me and let’s plan something for you to come!!! - Would you like to come for birding in a specific Colombian region or habitat? Would you like to come to look only for endemic or threatened species? Would you like to come for a full Colombia birding trip? Just let us know your wishes and how many days you have to spend in this stunning (and safer every day) country, and we will customize a trip for you! – Individual persons coming for a short stay or in business trips for few days, or looking for long tours are welcome. I speak English and Spanish and a
bit of Portuguese. I am looking forward to have you here birding in this amazing country!!!
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Fees: On average, daily fees for most trips are around US100.00/person/day and the client(s) cover trip expenses (food, transportation, lodging) for all."
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Colorado
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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Costa Rica
Alfredo Scott
Alfredo Scott has a University degree in Tropical Biology with an emphasis in Entomology and a Master’s degree in Ecotourism. He is a member of the International Ecotourism Society and the Association of Ornithology of Costa Rica, and is an active
birder who has done extensive birding in North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Islands. Since 1990, he has been preparing ecological tours and working as a nature guide with groups of birdwatchers with the most important tour agencies in Costa Rica.
Fees: $100 per day.
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Croatia
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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Cuba
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 52 941853
My Brother Angel Martinez Garcías available in all the vat areas.
Telefono:045 98 7249 mobile 52 941839
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.
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Dominican Republic
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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Ecuador
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$150 per day, and I speak fluent English and Spanish
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Ecuador
Xavier Arosemena
Birding in the Ecuadorian coastal region. These are the most threatened ecosystems of the country, and the least visited. Although, they harbour the highest level of endemics. Visit the Tumbesian Eco-Region.
I've been involved in birding and its conservation for a few years, conducted and helped in investigations on birds, mainly inventories. The most important been a co-study in the Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve, over the population of the Horned
Screamer (Anhima cornuta), locally called "canclón", and the human impact on them.
Fees: US$ 60 per day for individual or groups up to 8 birders and I speak English and Spanish
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Ecuador
Rudy Gelis
Rudy Gelis began his career in ornithology when he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 1997. After studying nesting Andean Condors in Argentina and penguins on the Falkland Islands, he settled in Ecuador. Over the past decade, as an active member of the Yanayacu Natural History Group based in cloud forest of northeastern Ecuador, he has collaborated in numerous publications in refereed ornithology journals. In Ecuador he has studied the nests and breeding behavior of Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Red-winged Wood-Rail, Fiery-throated Fruiteater, five species of antpitta, Masked and Bluish Flowerpiercers, Barred Hawk, plus many dozens more. He has assisted in other ornithological works, including breeding bird surveys in the northeast U.S. and clay-lick use by parrots and macaws in the rainforest of southeastern Peru. Rudy instructs university-level natural history courses in Ecuador and frequently offers ecotourism courses and assists in professional workshops for guides and park guards in Latin America. Applying his strong background in botany and great interest in all of the natural world, Rudy leads birding and natural history tours throughout much of Ecuador and Peru. He is co-author with Murray Cooper of “Plumas: Birds in Ecuador ”, a fine art photography book published in Quito.
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Ecuador
Andres Vasquez
I am an Ecuadorian bird guide and by myself alone I have managed to accumulate a vast knowledge about Ecuadorian birds and the best birding localities as well as the best logistics to bird around my country, specially around the high Andes, the Choco cloud forest and foothills and the Amazon. I have seen over 900 species in the four years I have been birding.
I usually charge for guiding $120 a day, but I can also help organizing all the logistics according to particularities and
needs of the visitors.
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Egypt
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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Egypt
Moldován Istvan
I was born in Transylvania, Central Romania in 1974. Birding since 1991 and getting seriously involved in migration research, I have obtained the bird ringing license in 1994. For 8 years I have been ringing in different camps, from the Black Sea Coast to the high elevation camps in the Eastern Carpathians.
In 2001 I have left to Egypt, where I have lived since, being one of the founders of the Egyptian Bird Rarities Committee, and the founder of Egypt Bird Group mailing list. Since 2006 I am the contact person of OSME www.osme.org in Egypt.
I am collecting records for the most complete checklist of the birds of Egypt, publishing articles and leading birders all around Egypt. I am a certified PADI rescue diver, with a passion for marine fauna, and focused at the moment on the endangered, island breeder Sooty Falcons.
You can contact me for anything concerning birds and birding in Egypt and Romania as well.
Mobile: Egypt: 002-0161472905
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Ethiopia
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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Ethiopia
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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Florida
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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Florida
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.
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Fees:
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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Gambia
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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Gambia
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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Gambia
Ebrima W. Barry
I am a well known Gambian bird watching guide and I can arrange and organise trips of just half a day or for several days
during your holiday in the Gambia.
I organise and manage many trips around the coastal area to places that have become well known to ornithologists all over the world for the excellent opportunities they offer to bird watchers. For those with a couple of days available, I can arrange
road or river trips to Tendaba camp, Georgetown and Basse.
If you are really keen and wish to see more exotic species further up country, I can arrange longer trips for three or four
days (two or three nights) with all transport and accommodation provided. These longer trips make it possible to reach
excellent bird watching locations like Tendaba camp and Basse, possibly returning via Georgetown and the north bank of the
river Gambia, always stopping at the best spots on the way. Places like Myanga Bantang, Panchang, Kaur Wetland and Bao Bolong Wetland.
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Fees per person for two birders are £25/Euro30 for a half day, £35/Euro40 for a full day, all included, transport, admission etc. Rates reduced for bigger groups.
Phone no. 00220 9981130
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Ghana
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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Gibraltar/Spain
Paul Rocca
I was born and brought up in Gibraltar, but now live in nearby Spain. I have been birding for 30 years on Gibraltar and in Southern Spain. I was employed for many years as an ornithologist by GONHS (Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural history Soc.) and now work as an independent birdguide based just over the border in Spain. I specialize in Bespoke tours for a maximum of
six people, but am very happy to organize a day birding for one or two. This can be intensive birding, or less intensive and non-birding partner friendly. I charge euro 80 for a full day for one or two people. Each additional person is euro 20 extra
per head inclusive. Email me, or ‘phone mobile: 00350 540 21 250 or landline evenings only 0034 956 62 82 19
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Gibraltar/Spain
Mario Mosquera
I was born in Gibraltar and have enjoyed ornithology for 40 years. I am privileged to live in an area as rich as the Strait of Gibraltar and its shores for birds. I am a founding member of GONHS and I'm a
qualified guide (Gibraltar Government Tourist Board Badge). I also co-authored the original "Birds of Gibraltar" in 1980, now
out of print. I am passionate about birds especially raptors. Being an ex-teacher of biology, I think I have good communication skills and can convey my subject matter enthusiastically. The area that I can act as a guide would be the provinces of Cadiz, Malaga and of course Gibraltar.
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Fees:
1 or 2 birders .... a flat fee of 100€ for one day (if two birders total cost for the day = 100€ for both NOT each)
1 or 2 birders .... rate of 75€ per day for 2 or more days
Extra birders add 20€ per head per day.
So if 4 birders hire me for three days it will cost them 75€ X 4 plus 20€ X 2 X 4 = 460€ Total at an average cost of 115€ per head for the 4 days, just under 29€ per person per day.
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Grenada
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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Guatemala
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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Guatemala
Adolfo Cruz
I have been a serious birder since 1996, when I started my own tour operator, Aventuras Naturales, and since then I have been taking people around the whole country. Without knowing it, our company became the first Guatemalan operator to operate fully organized birdwatching trips. Since I don’t consider myself the best birder in the country, most of the times I work with
expert ornithologists, especially when we have avid birders and also when we do long trips (more than 1 week), in order to
fully satisfy the needs of our clientele. I actually started working in Tourism in 1988.
Since we started our operations, we have been committed to the development of birdwatching in Guatemala, not just for our company, but for the country itself, trying to create an image of Guatemala as a World Class birdwatching destination. Our latest achievement began in 2004, when Andreas Lehnhof (director of The Nature Conservancy in Guatemala) invited our company, two foundations for the conservation of natural resources, The Guatemalan Council for Protected Areas and the Guatemalan
Tourism Board to form a Birdwatching Round Table, in order to develop the image of the country for such a purpose. The Round Table is now a reality (you can check its website at http://www.birds-guatemala.org/en/). Another great experience for us was
to coordinate the Guatemalan version of the 1998 World Bird Festival, promoted by BirdLife International. There are other symposiums and non-tourism Birdwatching related events whose logistics we have been related to, as well.
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Hawaii
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
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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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Hawaii
David Kuhn
TERRAN TOURS and SOUNDSHAWAIIAN
A little about my services here as Terran (means "of the Earth") Tours. I guide birders and Nature enthusiasts of all levels
of experience on Kaua'i (where I live) and on other islands of Hawaii. My tours are private and custom to the needs and hiking abilities and desires of my guests. I also arrange and lead tours for larger groups. My interest and knowledge go beyond the birds to include many aspects of Nature in Hawaii. I am expert in all the birds including seabirds, and generally focus on
the endemic forest species, the real jewels of Kaua’i and the Islands. Ask me (david@soundshawaiian.com) about organizing your personal multi-island tour in Hawai'i--your best chance to see the most endemics in the Islands.
LEARN THE BIRD SONGS AND CALLS: You can order my tutorial CD’s "Voices of Kaua'i Forest Birds", “Voices of Big Island Upland birds” “Voices of Maui Forest Birds” to learn the vocalizations ahead of your trip. They are $20 each or the set of three for $45, including shipping. Please visit www.soundshawaiian.com.
As to my background, I am a guide and outfitter of some 35 years experience, having led many trips to Guatemala, to Costa Rica, to Fiji, and to various places in North America. Since moving to Hawai`i in 1989, I’ve been helping people find birds in Hawaii. As well as running my private tours, I’ve led and co-led groups for Birdquest, Field Guides, Wings, VENT, National Audubon, Cheeseman Ecology Safaris, Duma, Peregrine Bird Tours, Rockjumper Bird Tours, Wild Bird Society of Japan, Elder
Hostel, International Expeditions, and Voyagers here in Hawaii. My trips and personal interests have always focused on wildlife and Natural History, whatever the destination. Further references available on request.
Aloha!
David Kuhn
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Honduras
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
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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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Hungary
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 natureconservation 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).
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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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Hungary
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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Hungary/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Croatia/Serbia/ Romania
Gerard Gorman
Founded Probirder a guiding service for birders visiting C & E Europe over 20 years ago. Most experienced guide in the region with a knowledge of the birding sites of the region that is second to none, having visited every country from the Baltic in the north to the Black Sea in the south. Also a widely published author. Books are: A Guide To Birdwatching in Hungary, The Birds
of Hungary, Where to Watch Birds in Eastern Europe, Woodpeckers of Europe, Birding in Eastern Europe, Central & Eastern
European Wildlife. Main ornithological interest focuses on the Picidae (woodpeckers) and he is widely regarded as an authority on the European species. Blogs include: WOODPECKERS OF EUROPE: http://woodpeckersofeurope.blogspot.com, BIRDING EASTERN EUROPE: http://birdingeasterneurope.blogspot.com/, TRACKS & SIGNS: http://tracksandsigns.blogspot.com/
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India
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.
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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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India
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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India
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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India
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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Indonesia
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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Ireland
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.
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Ireland
Mike Cobley
As well as a days guiding I offer guided tours and short birding breaks for up to eight people from one day to eight days. Please see my website.
I was born in England and learned my birding there, and in most European countries, before settling in Ireland. I am fortunate to live in West Cork which is arguably the best birding county - it has the largest bird list for a start. I am involved with the survey work carried out by Birdwatch Ireland and currently chair of the local branch and help organise the birding trips. I cater for all standards of ability, and for those who need it, provide a good ID book for them when guiding. When out birding I am patient and thorough, and not only provide an oportunity of seeing as many species as possible, but provide information
about their habits, habitats and how they fit into both the Irish and European 'bird picture'. Great care is taken to
understand each clients needs, even when they are part of a group. I have over 30 years experience birding and because I live
in the south west, I specialize in pelagics and shorebirds.
I also own a B & B www.ravens-oak.com
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Israel
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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Italy
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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Italy
Marcello Grussu
Marcello lives in Cagliari, in the south of Sardinia. He working as a freelance guide for about 15 years for different associations and companies either Italian and other Europeans for ornithological and bird watching trips in Sardinia and Tunisia. He has studied birds in many countries across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East area.
In Sardinia, Marcello has acquired an unique experience above the birds of his own island and discovering new breeding species (some of which: Phoenicopterus roseus and Bubulcus ibis which were on the Italian news), and numerous rarities (some of which: Calidris ruficollis and Lanius isabellinus which were on the Italian firsts). He also published the Checklist of birds of Sardinia (1996 and 2001) and he is the president of the Ornithological Sardinian Association (GOS) and the Editor of the ornithological and bird watching magazine in the Island "Aves Ichnusae".
In Sardinia c. 370 different species of birds (about 75% of Italian avifauna) have been recorded, and you can easily watch
birds that are rare elsewhere in Italy, such as Netta rufina, Larus genei, Larus audouinii, Alectoris barbara, Porphyrio porphyrio, Tetrax tetrax, Gyps fulvus, Plegadis falcinellus, Sylvia sarda, Sylvia conspicillata and Serinus corsicana. About 150.000 waterbirds regularly winter in the wetlands, among them Grus grus, Aythya nyroca, and Pandion haliaetus. In summer you can see Glareola pratincola, Gelochelidon nilotica and Falco eleonorae, and watch one of the few colonies of the Mediterranean Phoenicopterus roseus.
Marcello is available as a guide for ornithological tours and personalized trips in Sardinia and Tunisia and organizing groups or single researcher that are interested in bird watching of certain species or whatever the groups are interested on. He
speaks French and he will be able to advise/book on hotel and B&B accommodation in Sardinia.
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Italy
Menotti Passarella
Menotti is an avid birder who loves to share his knowledge with anyone and everyone. He is a native of NE Italy and has led birding and nature-study trips throughout the Po Delta and the Lagoon of Venice for many individuals and groups. His 20+ years (10 of those years spent leading professionally) of intensive birding in the Po Delta has provided him with intimate knowledge of the places where birds gather, nest, feed and hide. He is also knowledgeable of the area's fauna and flora and current environmental issues.. Menotti enthusiasm for birding is contagious and makes for exciting and fun days in the field. Menotti speaks English, French, a little German and Spanish and of course Italian. Menotti has acquired a great experience on the birds of NE Italy, discovering new breeding species (among wich: Cattle Egret and White Stork) and numerous rarities (some of which: River Warbler and Ring-billed Gull, both first for Italy; Iceland Gull and Sabine’s Gull, both third Italian records). He wrote about 50 publications and is co-author of the Check-list of the Emilia-Romagna region and member of the C.O.I. (Italian Ornithological Commission – Bird Rarity Commitee). About 370 species of birds have been recorded in the Po Delta, that means the 75% of the whole Italian avifauna, and you would be are able to find easily there birds rarely observed elsewhere in Italy, such as Pygmy Cormorant, Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, Ferruginous Duck, Red-crested Pochard, Collared Pratincole, Slender-billed Gull, Whiskered Tern, Lesser-crested Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Red-footed Falcon, Lesser Grey Shrike and one of the few Flamingo breeding colony in the Mediterranean. He was among the first to practice the digiscoping in Italy, and he is also the founder
of the first Italian mailing list on digiscoping.
He runs his business organization Aster and is also the founder of Birding Italy, the whole Italy bird site in internet.
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Italy
Roberto Gildi
I was born in Rome where I live and work, I have a bookshop for naturalists where I sell books about nature and field guide and this is the only one book store of nature specialized in Italy.
Since 20 years I'm interested in nature , like photographer and birdwatcher. I know the best place for birdwatching in central
Italy. Since 10 years I teach birdwatching. I work with LIPU (Italian association for protection of birds) making also naturalistic guide.
The places that I prefer for birdwatching are Appennino mountain, Maremma and Roman coast, where is possible to go for a daily trip.
These are some species that is possible to see:
Appennino mountain : griffon vulture , golden eagle, snow finch, rock bunting, rock sparrow, caught, wood lark, red-backed shrike, crag martin, Maremma and roman coast: cattle egret, great egret, spoonbill, ferruginous duck, red kite, shore-toed eagle, hobby, montagus harrier, black-winged stilt, stone curlew, kentish plover, slender-billed gull, audouin's gull, mediterranean gull, hoopoe, bee-eater, roller, calandra lark, tawny pipit, bleu rock thrush, subalpine warlbler, woodchat shrike.
Fees:
For a daily trip my fees is 100,00 euro, not inclusive gasoline and highway.
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Italy
Marco Valtriani
Thinking to the most important areas for birds in Europe, usually experts refer to Spain, France, Romania, Great Britain etc., but in Italy, also, you can find many places very rich in birds during migrating, wintering and breeding period. All species which migrate between Europe and Africa cross Italy and most of them decide to spend few days or whole seasons in the
"boot". If you visit our wetlands in winter, if you walk inside the typical rural landscape or hike in the mountains of central Italy, is very easy to discover extraordinary refuges for many species of waterfowls, raptors, passerines and so on. In this sense, I can help birders and ornithologists to find and enjoy wildlife maybe tasting excellent vines or local products too; the places where it is possible are Maremma, Valdorcia, Po Delta, Apennines and other
hidden sites rich in wilderness. I propose my self as "birding guide" for tours in central Italy, suggesting itineraries and places where to find room and board. If you want to "investigate" about who I am and what I do, you can visit my
web site.
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Jamaica
Ann and Robert Sutton
Robert Sutton: Co-author of "Birds of Jamaica a photographic field guide" (Cambridge University Press) and "Bird Songs of Jamaica" (Cornell Lab. of Ornithology) has been leading major bird tours in Jamaica for more than 30 years.
Fees
US$200/day.
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Malaysia
Lee Kok Chung
Lee's is nature lover. He has more than 10 years outdoor nature experience around Malaysia tropical rainforest. Due to his intensive trekking, hiking and birding activities in Malaysia, it provided him with intimate knowledge of the places where
birds feed and hide.
Lee's enthusiasm in outdoor is contagious and makes for exciting of your memorable experiences in the field. Lee's also
knowledgeable of the area's fauna and flora, and best time to see them.
Lee's encourage sustainable eco-tourism, mean the travel group will be small; it can be from only one person and up to 6 person in a group. This is ensuring that the birding spot are well preserve and less stress/impact to the wildlife and the
environment. Moreover, travel in small group, personal attention was given.
Yes, Lee's also guide nature lover for trekking (Ridge exploration, Mountain and Waterfall) and adventure caving around Kuala Lumpur region. Lee will be very happy to share any kind of information about travel in Malaysia.
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Fees: Fee start from US$60.
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa Malaysia
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Malaysia
Abu Ismail
Abu works with the wildlife department and national park(DWNP) has agreed to liason with local guides in the park department so please feel free to contact him if you are planning to bird Malaysia.
Knud Rasmussen, Birdingpal
1. There are sites for birding such as Taman Negara Kuala Tahan, Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, Fraser's Hill, Kuala Selangor
Nature Park and few othersless popular sites, it's very difficult to coordinate them into this team (one site to another is quite far, few hours drive)
2. Some of the best place is quite difficult to communicate due to remoteness of the area and low communication technology, anyway it's a must go place for birding.
So I'm suggesting that you could put me as contact person in Malaysia for birding (already discussed this matter with my department head), but not even single monetary trasaction will go through me (I said "Great" to my boss, and I just doing this for my personal interest and satisfaction.
So, I will liase with any birdingpal with guides, sites, translator, accomodations etc (and they will deal directly to them, no
agent or middle man). And any payment goes direct to them, nothing through me. thats it.
Languages: English, Malaysia
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Manitoba
Bonnie Chartier
With more than 200 bird species passing through each season, Churchill is one of the great destinations for the birding enthusiast. Areas visited will vary depending upon the current location of species sought by those on tour. Some of the unique species which may be seen include: Ross's Gull, Smith's Longspur, Parasitic Jaeger, Hoary Redpoll, Willow Ptarmigan and
Pacific Loon.
Churchill Wilderness Encounter's exclusive five-day birding tour packages are offered throughout May and June. At this time,
you can expect to see approximately 100 species. Many are passing through the sub-arctic on their way to their arctic nesting grounds.
Tours are conducted by Bonnie Chartier, with more than thirty years of birding experience in the Churchill area and author of the American Birding Association/Lane "A Birder's Guide to Churchill".
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Fees depend on duration of the trip and group size".
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Mexico
Roque Antonio Santiago
Roque is an experienced birder and naturalist who has organized and led many nature tours, originally from Teotitlan del Valle. His interest in birds and his Knowledge of his home country is unrivalled, there is nobody with better knowledge of where to find the specialties of the region. Roque runs his own company and leads tours for many companies both in Mexico and USA, his enthusiastic manner, extensive knowledge for wild life make him a popular choice.
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Fees: For birding in central valley , my fee is $75 usd. per person minimum 2 people. The tours are 10 hours in the field going to different habitats in search for Oaxaca specialties, and in winter we have many migrants from the north.
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Mexico
Alejandro Arellano
Im Mexican, I was born in the center of the Republic, in a city with a lot of history called Querétaro. Studied biology at the University of Querétaro. I have been birding since 10 years ago and worked as a birding tourist guide in Yucatan. Now im living in Querétaro again and promoting birding in the state and surrounding states. Querétaro has a list of more than 350 species of birds and many kind of habitats from pine forest, semideciduos forest and dessert scrubs. Many species of birds that live in Querétaro are endangered.
Im trying to combine the history with the birds, thats why in the birding tours you can observe many species of birds and many historical places. We create the birding tours acording to your preferences and offer consultancy for birding in any place of the country.
Fees. Depend of the lenght of the tour, places to visit, etc.
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Mexico
Alwin van der Heiden
I was fortunate to be raised by my father who is a professional biologist. We always explored oceans, mountains, and wetlands
together. He gave me my first camera when I was 14. I studied Oceanography at The Faculty of Marine Sciences based in
Ensenada, Baja California Norte. I speak Dutch, Spanish and English fluently.
The state of Sinaloa offers the naturalist, wildlife photographer, ornithologists and other nature lovers many ecosystems where one can find the richness of the biodiversity in each area.
The wilderness is astonishing and I will take you along local guides to some truly remote areas, far from civilization where
you will only hear the sounds of nature. It could be a waterfall, the call of the Crested Guan, Military Macaws, Tufted Jay or the striking song of the Brown-backed Solitaire; or perhaps, simply the sounds of the falling leaves during fall. We lead tours from the estuaries north and south of Sinaloa. We visit deciduous forest areas, where you will find birds such as the Purplish-backed Jay, Pale-billed Woodpecker, Citreoline Trogon, Elegant Trogon and many more; Also we can venture to the sub-deciduous forest (300-900 meters above sea level) where I discovered dormitories of Military Macaws, and you can also
search for the uncommon Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Collared Forest-Falcon, Mangrove Cuckoo and many more endemics. From there
we can drive to the pine/oak forest and search for the enigmatic Tufted Jay, Eared Quetzal, Mountain Trogon, and many more true endemic specialties.
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Fees: Please contact me for current prices of birding tours.
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Mexico
Carolyn Felderhof
Carolyn Felderhof- Raised on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, I developed a deep and lasting love for the great outdoors at a very early age. This desire to spend my time outdoors led me to my career in fisheries and aquaculture and as
luck would have it to my Mexican husband (long story!). Married life brought me to the coastal city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa in
1992 where I soon discovered the beautiful countryside, coastal areas and culture.
We started Sendero Mexico in 1994, a small company offering quality birding and eco-tours which explore areas rich in birdlife in the states of Sinaloa and Nayarit. As consultants we are committed to the development and implementation of sustainable community tourism models that promote habitat conservation and human development.
As an established tour operator we offer small personalized half day, full day and custom made birding tours which cover the extensive wetlands, the tropical semi-deciduous forest and the rugged pine forested canyons of the Sierra Madre Occidentals. The state of Sinaloa, located on the Pacific flyway, boasts an amazing diversity of birdlife of which 32 species are West Mexican endemics. Over 500 species of birds have been recorded in the state, totaling half of all species in Mexico (Mexico is home to 10 % of the world total). Highlight species are the Flammulated Flycatcher, Purplish-backed Jay, Tufted Jay and Black-throated Magpie Jay, Sinaloa Crow, the Sinaloa Wren, Black-capped Vireo, and the Red Warbler. Other highlights include the
Rufous-bellied Chachalaca, Elegant Quail, Lesser Roadrunner, Military Macaw, Eared Quetzal, Aztec Thrush, Brown-backed
Solitaire and Red-headed Tanager.
One of our birding destinations is the Tufted Jay Preserve, located on one of the most important birding corridors in the
world, the Mazatlán-Durango Highway. The highway rises in just over two hours from sea level to over 2500m (7000ft+), offering constantly changing habitat and spectacular views. The Tufted Jay Preserve was created by a joint collaboration between the people of Palmito, Sendero Mexico, Pronatura Noroeste and many other important organizations (see www.tufted-jay-preserve.org).
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Mexico
John Spencer
John Spencer. La Ribera, Baja Sur, Mexico. Southern Baja peninsula professional bird guide and bird photographer. Specializing in the East Cape area of Baja, Sur, Mexico. La Paz (north) to Cabo San Lucas (south).
Fifteen years of local birding experience. Over fifty years experience birding all over the world. Scientifically educated.
Have studied birds and birding since I was a young man.
Area has a wide range of habitats. Within a two hour drive we bird the beaches and lagoons along the Sea of Cortez, thru
desert, then into thorn scrub, a palm oasis, up into oak riparian and finally 'sky islands'. Sea level thru 2000 ft and six different habitats.
Over 300 species, with 6 endemics. Wide range of local accommodations, from simple (20USD/day)to elegant five star (200+/day).
Overnight mountain camping trips can be arranged for sighting the rare endemic Cape Pygmy Owl.
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Mexico
Michael Malone
I have been birding in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca since 1981, and established my business "Hidden Voyages Ecotours" (Viajes Escondidos)in 1984. I operate this business professionally each year from Dec 15th - March 25th in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, everyday for that 3 1/2 month period. You can view my checklist of birds of the area at www.tomzap.com/birds.pdf, and some of my photos of birds of that region at
www.tomzap.com/LMbirds.html
I have developed a 9 day birding tour of Oaxaca state that I lead for both private groups, and professional organizations such as Quest Nature Tours - Toronto, National Audubon Society - NYC, Massachusetts Audubon Society - Boston, and the American Birding Association - Colorado USA. Individual birders are welcome to contact me if they are visiting Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.
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My fee in Puerto Escondido for Manialtepec Lagoon, 7am - 12:00 noon is US $45.
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Mexico
Luis Ku Quiñones
Luis was born in the State of Yucatán in 1962 and studied Administration at the University of Yucatan. In 1990 he was contacted to work at the Botanical Garden by Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin. Working in the Garden and having contact with people interested
in the observation of birds he started to guide. This created his interest in resident and migratory birds, the knowledge of their feeding, reproduction, songs and identification. In 2000 Luis guided his first group of birdwatchers on a 13 day tour of the Yucatan Peninsula. Lois is also active at the festival of birds in Yucatan.
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Mexico
Rene Valdes
I'm Rene Valdes, a Biologist/Ornithologist living in Monterrey city. I was born at Mazatlan, Sinaloa and still visit 2-3 times
a year to do birdwatching.
I guide birding trips in Monterrey and adjacent areas, I also have a job researching the threatened Thick-billed Parrots in
Chihuahua and the Maroon-fronted Parrots in Nuevo Leon and Coahuila states. Been part of this research projects I have got the knowledge of the presence of many others endangered and endemic bird species, over the past 8 years.
Monterrey and adjacent areas: Maroon-fronted Parrot, Green Jay, Brown Jay, Plain Chachalaca, Thicket Tinamou, Rose-throat Becard, Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Blue-crowned Motmot, Black-capped Vireo, Blue Bunting, Elegant Trogon, Military Macaws, Colima Warbler, Worthen's Sparrow, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Long-billed Curlews, Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, among several species (Nuevo Leon state bird checklist +400 species).
Madera, Chihuahua: Thick-billed Parrot, Eared Quetzal, Mountain Trogon, Spotted Owl, Northern Ghoshawk, Crescent-chested Warbler, Red-faced Warbler, Lucy's Warbler among several migratory warblers.
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Daily fee: Full-day (12hrs): US$200, Morning fee (3 hrs): US$60. ALL INCLUSIVE. 5-days Trip: US $550 ALL INCLUSIVE
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Mexico
Mario Guerrero
M.Sc. Mario Guerrero did his bachelor in Biology at Monterrey and my Master in Science on Marine Ecology at Ensenada. More than 7 years working on avian research in Mexico.
Birding in Monterrey-Saltillo Mexico, speak Spanish and English fluently.
Atractive birds on the zone are: Maroon-fronted Parrots, Colima Warbler, Crescent-chested Warbler, Worthern Sparrow,
Black-caped Vireo, Crimson-collared Grosbeak, Blue-crowned Motmot among others.
As well lodging provide in Monterrey in 4-5 stars hotels, no matter how many days you stay at the city with just one morning trip hire. Also the oportunity to visit the Mexican Bird´s Museum in Saltillo.
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Mexico
Alejandro Martinez
I am a professional birder specialist on Western Mexico. We have published a check list and field guide for the birds of Puerto Vallarta Mexico called the Birds from Paradise.
Currently we are working on a conservation program for the Military Machaws in Mexico and other endangered species.
We offer birding tours for the San Blas area and western Mexico combined with other eco tour activities, such as whale
watching, turtle camp adventours, snorkeling and ocean kayaking. We enjoy meeting other birders and birding with them.
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Our daily fees are US$70 per person for the one day tours. For more people please inquire for pricing.
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Michigan
Wilfrid L. Hufton III
Johnny Panther Quests Adventure Trips (Boat Tours)
I call it the “Everglades of Michigan”, and have been exploring the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge and State Game Area for over forty years now. I have been guiding professionally since 1994, and, am rated a “GEM” attraction of Michigan by the Automobile Association of America (AAA). The refuge is host to over 270 species of birds and is part of one of the largest migratory flyways in the Midwest. Standard tours last 3-5 hours, through one of the largest watersheds in the state. Five
rivers come together within two square miles and we routinely run at least four of them. Many options are available, and each trip is designed to cater to each parties individual tastes. Great blue herons, bald eagles, snowy egrets and a variety of
shore birds are common, along with deer, muskrat and beaver.Thousands of ducks and geese use the refuge as a rest stop during their spring and fall migrations. The refuge is located only thirty minutes from Frankenmuth and Birch Run, with many tourist and shopping opportunities. Trips are by reservation and normally run early mornings or late afternoons when wildlife viewing
is at its peak. A cooler, ice and bag of pistachios are supplied on each trip. Cameras, binoculars, and picnic baskets are encouraged.
We are Mid-Michigan’s ecotourism leader with trips near Davison, and Oscoda (our Dam Trip) also available. Groups of 1-10 persons are routinely accommodated; larger groups are possible by special arrangement. Licensed by the U.S Coast Guard and insured we strive to share a very unique ecosystem many do not know exists. This has been my playground for most of my life and I am very proud to show it off. With intimate knowledge of its waters and wildlife habits, client’s expectations are usually exceeded.
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Fees: Trip costs starting at $140 U.S. for 1-2 persons for my 16 foot boat, and $240 U.S. minimum for my 22 foot boat which seats up to 10-12 persons comfortably.
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Minnesota
Bruce Pomeroy
I am a self-taught naturalist, born and raised in the Duluth area. My interests have always been in the ‘wild things.” As a boy I spent all of my time in the woods and I was always tracking critters, watching birds, collecting specimens. My mother must have dreaded going through my pockets when she did laundry!
As I was growing up, I read every book I could get my hands on to learn more and more about the Natural Sciences. The more I
learned, the more I wanted to know!
The adventures I went on as a boy fed my hunger for going out and seeing what could be seen, and hearing what could be heard.
My eyes and ears were filled with the wonders of Nature. I never tired of the fields and woods and ponds of my youth. I still
go there in my mind when I need a pleasant place to go when the world gets crazy.
I am an active member of the Duluth Audubon Society, Minnesota Audubon Society, National Audubon Society, Minnesota Ornithological Union, Sierra Club, as well as being a member of the Friends of Hawk Ridge and the Friends of Rice Lake Refuge.
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Fees:
1-2 People All Day $100 Hourly $15
3-4 People All Day $125 Hourly $20
5+ People $25/extra person Hourly $28
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Montana
N Hoeme
We guide in Western Montana, in the Bison Range NWR, which includes a number of birding hotspot management areas: Duck Haven, Kicking Horse and Ninepipes. We see all sort of Montana waterfowl, shorebirds, passerines and raptors. We try to create trips specific to the birds our customers want to see.
Our prices are as follows:
Single day:
one person: $73/person
two people: $64/person
three people: $59/person
four or more people: $55/person
We also have overnight tours which include owl searching. Please call ahead of time for these trips.
Telephone 8am to 8pm: (319)321-4288
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Namibia
Christian Boix
Christian's enthusiasm for the deserts and diverse woodlands of Namibia are contagious, as are the enormous triplists he
manages to get most of his clients. He developed a thirst for African ornithology while undertaking his military service in the Canary Islands and the Spanish Sahara of North Africa. Moving to South Africa in 1990 to study at the Universities of Natal and Cape Town, he quickly got to grips with the region's diverse avifauna. He is currently researching the breeding behaviour of hornbills in Namibia for his doctorate at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute for African Ornithology.
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Fees:
Fully catered and organised tours including accommodation, transport, meals and guiding from $ 180/p sharing per day.
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Namibia
Vernon Swanepoel
I grew up in the remote desert areas of Kenya. After studying Nature Conservation in South Africa I moved to Namibia to work
as a safari guide. I have a lot of experience doing camping and lodge tours around Namibia (as well as parts of Botswana,) and working as a guide at an upmarket lodge in Namibia. Now I am running my own safari company, Frantic Naturalist Tours and
Safaris in Namibia. I do tailor made, small group tours for people who share our passion for nature. My personal interests include birding, herps, desert ecology, and wildlife viewing. The areas I know best are Etosha and Sossusvlei. I mainly try to do my tours slowly, spending more time in fewer areas in order to take the best advantage of exploring nature in those areas.
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Nepal
Rajendra Narsingh Suwal
Rajendra Narsingh Suwal MD, Nepalnature.com (for full biodata about us www.nepalnature.com/about)
A well-known wetland conservationist and a bird tour expert. He has contributed to several bird conservation and research expeditions. He is the pioneer crane conservationist of. He is also the President of Lumbini Crane Conservation Centre. He is also a major contributor of the biodiversity profiles of Nepal and several other wildlife reports and articles. He has contributed for Biodiversity Profiles Project, and has been involved in bird and mammal inventory of protected areas of Nepal, and PALNet.
Fee US$ 100 per day.
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Nepal
Nabin Nepali
I live in Ghasa one of the best place for all six Himalayan pheasant specially Cheer Pheasant which is rare. It would be
nice for me to help finding the pheasants and I have a really passion for pheasants and other Himalayan species.
My fees are US$ 20 per day per person.
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Bis Acharya
I am 40, born in Chitwan and graduated in commerce. Working as a tour guide for the last 15 years, with keen interest in oriental birds and mammals. Assisted with several wildlife films, including Jeff Crolin's ANIMAL PLANET, Rhino relocation in another habitat etc.
Chitwan where I was born and work in one of the best National Parks in Asia. With more than 50 mammals and more than 500 different types of birds like Giant Hornbill, Bar-headed Goose, many different types of Storks, Floricans, Trogans, about 30 different types of Woodpeckers, 8 different kingfishers, several flycatchers, cuckoos and many more.
The park is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984 as the first national park of Nepal.
It has three different habitats, sal-forest, subtropical riveriene forest and grassland (elephant Grass).
For further information related to me and the park anybody interested can contact me through my email and I will be more than happy to reply ASAP.
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Nepal
Ramesh Chaudhary
I am a professional freelance birdwatcher. I have been leading birdwatching tours in the various important bird areas of Nepal for the last 20 years. Being born and brought in the heart of Chitwan National Park, I caught interest in nature, especially in birds since my childhood. To pursue my childhood dream, I studied forestry as my major discipline in the college. Soon after
my graduation, I started working as a senior naturalist one of resorts of Sauraha, Chitwan National Park. After realizing that
I was limiting myself to lowland birds, I moved Kathmandu and started working as a professional freelance birdwatcher. Now, I can proudly say that I visited all important bird areas of Nepal from steaming lowland, steaming jungles to highland alpine meadows. I have seen over six hundred, to be precise 657 species of birds that occur in Nepal in the various different habitats and seasons. Anyone who believe in my ability, expertise and experience may contact me anytime through Birdingpal. I am ever ready to extend my service.
I am available anytime for the birding in Phulchowki forest near Kathmandu. It is the safe refuge for illusive Cutia, endemic Spiny Babbler, Black Eagle, Hooded Pitta, Striated Bulbul, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Spotted Forktail, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Mrs Gould's Sunbird, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Rufous-bellied Niltava, Black-faced Warbler, White-throated Redtart, Ashy-throated Warbler, Lemon-rumped Warbler, White-crested Laughingthrush, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Common Buzzard, Chestnut-bellied Rockthrush etc. I can also be easily available for Chitwan National Park. I know every corner of the park, since I was born and brought up in the heart of Chitwan National Park. It is one of the finest national parks in the world. It is known as paradise for birds and birdwatchers. 551 species of birds have been recorded up to today's date. It's
the home of Great Hornbill, Slender-billed and Jordon's Babbler, Bristle Grassbird, Rufous-rumped Grassbird, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Pied and Hen Harrier, Pallas's Fish Eagle, Bengal Florican, Ashy and Yellow-bellied Prinia, Red-headed Trogopan, Chestnut-headed, Blue-tailed and Bearded Bee-eaters, Blue-eared Kingfisher etc. It is also a home of Greater one-horned Rhinoceros, Wild Asian Elephants, Royal Bengal Tigers, Common and Clouded Leopards, Striped Hyaena, Sloth Bears, Gharial and Muggar Crocodiles, Freshwater Gangetic Dolphins, Common Langurs, Sambar Deer etc.
One can contact me on 00977-9851010391 or 9841498869
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The Netherlands/Holland
Emile Dirks
This Dutch birder is working as a part time teacher in the city of Zaandam, just 3 km. north of Amsterdam. With more than 30 years of experience, he is a well trained birdwatcher. In his spare time he leads excursions for private groups of up to 8 persons. For the Dutch Society for the Protection of Birds he developed and led birdwatching tours abroad. The last 11 years he has been a member of the board of the Dutch Birdwatching Travel Foundation (Stichting Vogelreizen). He develops and leads tours to several foreign destinations. And of course to various birding hotspots in his home country, The Netherlands.
Emile advises: "If you are visiting Holland and you have one or more free days, take advantage of it and set out birdwatching with an experienced guide. He knows the birds, he knows the places and he knows how to get there. Beginners will find help on hand on their excursions. For the more experienced birdwatchers there are always exciting discoveries to be made. My aim is to help people to see and enjoy birds, and to have leisurely, happy trips - with enough flexibility for the real keen birder to be well satisfied".
Fees: for a full day in the field rates start from € 49 for one person, and € 19 for each additional person.
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The Netherlands/Holland
Lin Treadgold
FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD is a friendly way to see the local birdlife. Lin Treadgold is based in Holland. She will help you arrange your holiday or guided tour to either Holland or England for up to one week Lin now works with the orangutan project in The Netherlands www.primateshelpingprimates.nl. However she is still in contact with the Zwanenwater Nature Reserve in North Holland and will gladly take time out to guide you around the local reserves to see Spoonbill and Bluethroat as well as many other European species.. There is a possibility of a trip to the North East of England visiting the Farne Islands and the Red Kite Project at Gateshead. All proceeds now go to helping the orangutans survive at the Nyaru Menteng Reserve in Borneo. Prices vary according to your requirements.
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The Netherlands/Holland
Pieter and Teus
Pieter was born in October 1969 and lives in a town close to Leiden, the Netherlands. He started birdwatching around the age of 7 when he noticed a lot of birds he had never seen before on a family walk in the Oostvaardersplassen. After a brief interruption during high school he picked up birding again in 1991, trying to see as much birds as possible in Holland and since '96 he started birding abroad. Since then he has birded all around the world, visiting 6 continents and countries like Uganda, South Africa, Peru, Argentina, Australia, Svalbard and Costa Rica, resulting in a lifelist that is close to 3000.
In his work life Pieter has developed birdwatching tours to e.g. Antarctica, Peru, Ecuador and Uganda.
Birding in Holland is a wonderful experience and if you want an experienced guide to accompany you, Pieter would be happy to show you the birds of Holland.
Teus was born in December 1960 and lives in a village close to Delft, the Netherlands. His main interest lies in birds. He started watching birds around the age of 11, when he noticed there was more than just Great and Blue Tits visiting the winter feeders in his parents' home garden. An old Peterson field guide provided some insight in what more could be seen and that was the start of a "birding career". After some time in the Dutch NJN, a Dutch organisation for youngsters interested in nature, he started more and more to try to see as many birds as possible. This was not only twitching - the pursuit of reported rare birds - but also inventory work in the dunes, reporting for the national ornithological field work orginazation SOVON.
In the meantime, he started to travel a bit further from home during his holidays, and it was in this period that his fondness of the tropical rainforests was born. First 2 trips to the amazing country of Thailand, later to be followed by destinations like Indonesia, India, Costa Rica, Bolivia and Brazil.
If you want to go birding in Holland, Teus would be happy to show you some of the magnificent birds that can be seen in the Netherlands.
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Fees: Rates start at 100 Euros for a full day of guiding, including transport, coffee, tea and snacks.
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Newfoundland, Canada
Anna Myers
My company Newfoundland Coastal Safari operates a comfortable tent camp in Long Harbour Fjord in the Newfoundland South Coast Wilderness, and it is fifteen miles by boat from the last fishing village.
The camp is in an area frequented by large numbers of Bald Eagles, pelagic seabirds, whales, caribou, foxes, otters and seals.
Guests have access to sea kayaks as well as 2 power boats for drop off and pick up on day trips. Hot showers and large canvas tents on wooden platforms plus all meals served in our wooden cabin provide a comfortable base camp.
Design your own itinerary. We limit groups to eight people. Our staff are fully qualified government certified wilderness guides. For emergencies we have satellite telephone and radio communications.
Fees:
One week all inclusive Coastal Safari - US$ 995.00.
For our shorter two night Fortune Bay Explorer - US$ 200.00
Toll free - 1-877-888-3020
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New Hampshire
Mark Suomala
Mark Suomala is an experienced birder and naturalist who has organized and led many nature tours throughout the U.S. and
abroad. He has worked as field biologist for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, and has volunteered extensively as a bird-banding assistant on the Isles of Shoals. He has a graduate degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch University.
Fees: For local guiding in New Hampshire and other New England states are about USD$100.00 per day plus expenses. Guiding fees for other areas are negotiable. I can organize and lead a custom tour to most North American destinations for any individual or group.
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Mark Suomala
Tour Guide and Naturalist
Epsom, NH
Office phone: (603) 798-3441
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New Hampshire/Maine
Chris Lewey
Chris Lewey, executive Director and Founder of RAVEN, holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch University. He has lead natural history tours for RAVEN, as well as such organizations as the Maine Audubon Society, Smithsonian Study Tours, and the National Wildlife Federation. Chris is also a naturalist for the Appalachian Mountain Club and has taught ornithology for the National Audubon Society at their Hog Island ecology camp in Maine. Chris leads overnight EduTrips for the Mount Washington Observatory to the summit of the Northeast\'s highest peak, Mt. Washington, the 6,288' home of the world's worst weather. A native New Englander and licensed Maine Guide, Chris is very much at home on the coast or in the mountains where his fascination with wildlife is enthusiastically shared. He has taught biology, ecology, and ornithology in both New Hampshire and Maine. As a nature photographer and master bird-bander, he continues wildlife research in his regio!
Member, Maine Professional Guides Association, Member, Tin Mountain Conservation Center and Board Member of TMCC and is on the faculty of Granite State College, subsidiary of the University of NH system. Chris has appeared on several radio and television programs including Animal Planet's The Most Extreme series, Maine Public Television's Quest nature series and ABC's Good
Morning America.
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New Mexico
Mary Jo Kelly
I am owner chief guide for my business- Wild Rover Tours of New Mexico. I started birding with Dave Cleary from Maxwell Rfg in 2001. I take full or 1/2 day birding trips near Angel Fire Taos and at the Wild Rivers Recreation Area. Tours are for
Adults kids 13+.
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Fees: $75 for the 1/2 day and $110 full day with lunch inclusive.
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New Zealand
Rob Lawrence
New Zealand Birds are as unique as this land. The birds have evolved in an environment free from mammalian predators and competition until the relatively recent arrival of humans, thrived and adapted to fill the niches elsewhere occupied by
mammals. The effects of humans with the introduction of predators, competitors and destruction of critical habitats have all dramatically impacted the New Zealand Many of these effects will be felt into the future. Efforts to control predators and protect critical habitats and species are underway but are extremely expensive and in some cases merely stopgap.
Originally from Washington and from a long family tradition of involvement in birds and wildlife my family immigrated to New Zealand in 1984. I have a wide range of experience and local birding information along with an infectious enthusiasm for the natural history of New Zealand. I teach birding courses through the University of Canterbury Continuing Education UC
Opportunity which have been popular and informative.
Birding Tours New Zealand has conducted bird survey research on behalf of local forestry enterprise monitoring threaten or
endangered species (NZ Falcon) on their forestry estate. Through these activities if I can reach people both domestic and internationally and enhance or increase their appreciation of the natural history of New Zealand from which action can be encouraged to protect New Zealand’ natural heritage for future generations… then a positive goal will have been achieved.
Birding Tours New Zealand can take you to some of the less-frequented spots. Based in Christchurch with the estuaries, lake and nearby foothills and mountains there is a diverse range of habitats to explore for birds year round. (Remember July is cold
here in the Southern Hemisphere). With a focus on the South Island of New Zealand I have connections with key North Island, Stewart Island and Pelagic birding areas. Check lists are available by email.
Birding Tours New Zealand will be developing a commercial focus with personalised birding tours.
Cheers and Good birding
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New Zealand/South Pacific Islands
Karen Baird and Chris Gaskin
At Kiwi Wildlife Tours we offer a comprehensive service for birdwatchers with very experienced leaders who have intimate knowledge of the whole country. Our frequent trips into the field as guides and tour leaders as well as researching new locations, and an excellent network of contacts throughout NZ ensures we have the most up-to-date information about NZ’s special birds and where to find them. But above all we focus on your specific needs whether you are interested in tours or our self-drive advisory service. In many ways getting the birds is the easy part (it comes naturally to us), handling logistics and accommodation, and your special needs require other skills, and we have proven time and again we have those skills with many satisfied clients. And with our Te Kauri Birding and Nature Lodge we provide a personalised approach. Join us at our lodge in its fabulous forest setting just north of Auckland and make sure your New Zealand travels have the best possible start. Accommodation, relaxing atmosphere, guided excursions, expert advice from top bird guides.
New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands are very popular and safe destinations, and as birding and wildlife specialists we
aim to ensure your visit to this beautiful part of the world is an experience of a lifetime. The full range of services we
offer for birding, nature & wildlife travel within our region are:
Scheduled tour departures for New Zealand, NZ's Subantarctic Islands, North Queensland and the South Pacific (Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa and Solomon Islands
Custom tours for individuals, couples and small groups throughout our region.
Self-drive itinerary planning and packages for New Zealand - if you want to travel independently we ensure you have the most
accurate and up-to-date information for finding New Zealand's wildlife (especially endemic birds and sea mammals) and can arrange for accommodation, excursions, etc. If you are staying here at our lodge you have the opportunity to discuss specifics about your NZ route.
Self-drive or self-drive/guided packages for - again if you want to travel independently we ensure you have the most accurate and up-to-date information with respect to finding wildlife (especially the endemic birds) as well as providing opportunities for water-based (e.g. snorkelling) and other activities (e.g. hiking, village visits). In Fiji we are able to recommend local guides who we work with.
Fees:
Contact Chris and Karen for their tours and guiding service programme
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Norway
Terje Kolaas
Northern Birding with Terje Kolaas
We help you to find and photograph Norway`s most exclusice birds!
Northern Birding offers pre-arranged bird- and photo tours or custom made trips for you or your group.
Our main birding area in the middle of Norway, just a few miles north of Trondheim, offers a mosaique of habitats from outer coast to high alpine terrains. Huge mud flats along the Trondheimsfjord attract thousands of northern migrants such as divers, grebes, swans, geese, ducks, raptors, waders and gulls as well as boreal and scandinavian specialities as owls, woodpeckers, grouses and raptors commonly breeds in the forests at higher altitudes. Our guides have birded this area for a whole lifetime, and can spot exactly the species you want.
We also offer photo hides for our most exclusive species such as Slavonian Grebe, Pink-footed Goose, Eider, Goshawk, Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Capercaille, Black Grouse, Hazel Grouse, Great Snipe, Red-necked Phalarope, Siberian Jay, Crested Tit, Bullfinch, etc. Check out our phototours for all the possibilities.
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Nova Scotia, Canada
Blake Maybank
"I have been birding in Canada and beyond for nearly 30 years, and have lived in seven of the country’s provinces and territories, including Churchill, Manitoba, and Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. For more than two decades I worked for Parks Canada as a naturalist and visitor specialist, and now work as a writer, guide, and photographer.
I am the author of “The Birding Sites of Nova Scotia” and “The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Canada”, and for several
years owned and published “Canadian Birding” magazine. I served on the board of the American Birding Association for eight years, and edited their Big Day (Bird Race) Report for 13. I continue to host and maintain a Birding Trip Report Repository, birdingtheamericas.com.
Presently I am based near Halifax, Nova Scotia, handy to both the airport and the cruise ship terminal.
Individuals or groups may book me for a day, a weekend, or longer. If you are a traveller wishing an experienced introduction to the delights of Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada, contact me. I am also familiar with Ontario, Québec (je parle français),
the west, and the north. Or simply let me plan your birding vacation. A more detailed resumé is available upon request.
My basic guiding fee for an individual or family is $150 U.S. per day, plus expenses.
Group rates vary with the size of the group, and the length of the tour.
Contact me for details.
I look forward to sharing Nova Scotia and Canada with you.
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Ontario, Canada
Richard Preston
Jeffrey Street Accommodations offers lodgings, guided birding and nature tours in one of North America's hottest birding spots.
Point Pelee National Park, Pelee Island and Rondeau Provincial Park are located in Canada's southern most tip and surrounded by the Great Lakes creating a natural migratory funnel.
Alan Wormington, Birding and Butterfly expert is our chief guide and will guide our May and Sept 2004 Point Pelee tours. Alan,
with 34+ years birding, is one of North America's most experienced guides, leading tours in Canada, the US Mexico. Alan lives just outside the park.
Birding and Photography Guide Steve Pike started birding at the age of 13 and is now into his 20th year, gaining his skills
over the years at Point Pelee and through out North, Central and South America. His sightings include over 300 species at Point Pelee, 600 for North America and over 1300 worldwide. Steve is a regular guest speaker for the Point Pelee Festival of Birds
and has been a past Expert Bird Guide for the Park.
A list of guides and their resumes along with tour details can be viewed on our web site.
Fees: Tours start at $600 Canadian ($490 US) and can be taken separately or in any combination
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Ontario, Canada
Geoff Carpentier
I have been an avid and active naturalist for over 40 years, having studied wildlife in over 60 countries and island nations As a widely published author, I have been able to share my experiences broadly. I have led birding/natural history tours for Peregrine Adventures, Clipper Cruises, Quest Nature Tours, Ontario Field Ornithologists, Federation of Ontario Naturalists and Parks Canada.
I am formally trained in zoology and the biological sciences and would be pleased to take you around Ontario to see the bounty of birds. Within one hour of my home near Toronto, we can find upwards of 150 species of birds on a May day! Waterfowl, gamebirds, birds of prey and songbirds abound in the varied habitats near Toronto. Looking for something a bit farther a field? Please let me know, as I am willing to travel anywhere in Ontario, Canada or the world if that’s what you want! Individuals or groups may book me for a day, a weekend, or longer. Let me help you plan your birding adventure!
My guiding fee is $125 CDN/day + expenses for up to 3 people. Prices are negotiable for larger groups.
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Ontario, Canada
Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County is located at the east end of Lake Ontario, and is a migratory mecca for birds during both spring and fall migrations. Its location has resulted in a cumulative list of 344 species of birds. Prince Edward Point, in particular, located at the extreme southeast corner of the county, has become very popular in recent years, particularly during the spring migration when up to 30 species of warblers may be found as they make their way to more northern breeding grounds, and in the fall as passerines return on their way south. Hawk migration can be spectacular. As a full time naturalist who works out my own home, I offer customized birding tours to fit the needs of the client, whether tours for an hour or so, or for the entire day. I have been actively birding for over 40 years, well versed in identifying by ear, and have been involved professionally in all aspects of natural history since 1984. My charge for an entire day in Prince Edward County is $140, transportation for three provided. Group tours or private tours also available, prices negotiable depending on circumstances.
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Ontario, Canada
John Haselmayer
John Haselmayer is a field biologist and outdoor educator with 20 years of experience studying birds in many parts of Ontario. He also leads nature tours internationally to such destinations as Peru, Brazil, and Jamaica. John is currently employed as an ecologist at Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park and has a unique insight into the flora and fauna of the Bruce Peninsula.
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Pakistan
Ahmer Ali Rizvi
A professional Birdwatching Guide based in Karachi – Pakistan, with over 10 years of experience in wildlife exploration, birdwatching, photography and writing about wildlife of Pakistan. Also having experience of working in documentary film on Birdwatching for GEO.TV, and have worked on other segments like Green Sea Turtles, Snakes, Brown Bear and Snow Leopard of Pakistan.
Migratory Birds: A large number of migratory birds that visit coastal areas of Pakistan every winter are:
Mallard, Shoveller, Pintail, Teal, Gadwal, Wigeon, Coot, Curlew, Whimbrel, Red Shank, Green Shank, Avocet, Godwit, Stilt,
Sand Piper, Plover, Dunlin, Lapwing, Gull, Tern, White Stork, Flamingo, Spoonbill, Ibis, Pelican, Grey Heron, Reef Heron,
Large Egret etc.
Local Birds: Coots, Purple Gallinule, Waterhen, Cormorants, Flamingo, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Night Heron, Bittern, Egrets, Plovers, Gull, Tern, Dove, Pester and many more.
Founder and Co-Chair of The Birdwatchers Club of Pakistan
Fees: US$ 200/day for single day excursion. US$ 150/day for 2-3 day excursion
Cell Phone: 92 300 2921688
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Panama
Ariel Aguirre
During many years Ariel has been leading birding programs for Panama major tour operators. He’s regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable Birding guides in the nation. with a vast experience in all the country life zones. He is also the Tour leader for Elderhostel Birds of Panama program.
Ariel is an active member of Panama Audubon Society where he leads some of its fieldtrips and collaborates as Education Director. A graduate from the University of Panama with some courses taken in France and Spain. He has the reputation from
being and avid birder with a fearless attitude an impressive sense humor, who can make a single birding tour become an outstanding learning journey about Panama. Ariel speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.
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Panama
Ken Allaire
Ken is a former resident of New York City who first visited Panama almost a decade ago. His obsession with the birds of the Isthmus led to the inevitable conclusion; he recently moved full-time to Panama, where he lives in El Valle de Anton with his wife and young daughter. When not guiding visiting birders he tenaciously collects recordings of avian vocalizations (check out the Xeno-canto website), and energetically tracks avian species distribution in this splendid nation (check out his Panama rare birds website, www.canopyreport.com). As a guide, Ken can be summed up in one word: relentless. He will work as hard as necessary to find you the bird of your dreams (and some you may never have dreamed of!) - he has travelled independantly to virtually every nook and cranny of Panama, and can organize a trip that will suit every need and budget. Ken is also a devoted student of Panamanian history, and you will be entertained during inevitable slow moments with colorful tales from this
nation's past! Fees negotiable.
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Peru
Gunnar Engblom
A Swedish biologist who has birded in South America since 1986 and in Peru since 1990. As a disciple of Jon Fjeldså, he has
done a number of expeditions into the hinterlands of Peru looking for rare species and finding undescribed new forms. He is promoting birdwatching locally in Lima giving courses for the general public and has started a local Gbirdwatching club, as
well as a Peruvian network for the conservation of threatened birds - Asociación INCASPIZA
Gunnar is also well read on culture in general, arts, history and archeology and has broad general natural history knowledge. Gunnar easily switches between the endemic little brown jobs that interest the hard core birder and general natural history of more interest to birders preferring slower pace. You will have the best of both worlds.
In 1998 he started Kolibri Expeditions - proud supporters of true community based avi-tourism programs. His motto: More Birds!
Please note that I do assist for no charge birders coming to Peru. I can give information of best birding routes, help to find cheap rental cars, sometimes involving one of our drivers or vehicles if they are free, book hotels and airtickets. We can also give an up-to-date related to travel safety.
Kolibri Expeditions run the Peruvian birding portal www.birdingperu.com on which
checklists for all birding sites in Peru can be produced and where there is detailed birding area informations, picture galleries, trip reports and a data-base to which we hope all birding visitors to Peru will write in their sightings.
However, it is very rare the occations when I can guide for free. Sometimes we can set up recce trips to areas we want to explore at a very low cost. Birders wanting to use our services for a fraction of the normal costs could write us and suggest they want to travel off the beaten track. This is best done during the low season December-May.
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Toll free telephone from the US and Canada. 877 367-5156
Elsewhere telephone to Peru can be used: +51 (0)1 4765016
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Peru
L. Mauricio Ugarte-Lewis
Most of the birdwatching in Perú is focused on Central and Northern Perú or the rainforest in the Southeast. But the Southwest gives you a unique opportunity: this is the land of huge rocky and sandy beaches, coastal lomas, the driest deserts in the world, western slope valleys, the biggest canyons in the world, puna plateaus, salt lakes, Polylepis forests and enormous peaks and volcanoes; basically, you can experience all these extremes from sea level to 4500 meters above sea level in the same day, imagine that! More than 500 species inhabit this habitats, from Ica (south of Lima) to Tacna; 123 of them are restricted, specialist, endemic or easier to spot here than in any other place on earth. It is, without doubts, a once in a lifetime opportunity. The idea is to promote Southwestern Perú as an important birdwatching target, where we carry scientific research and conservation projects with the Natural History Museum of Arequipa. Funding for these projects is insufficient, for that reason most of the money coming from this guiding initiative would be donated to support these projects. The guides are young bilingual ornithologists, who will provide not only the birding skills but also the scientific knowledge. This way we both win. With your help these projects will continue in the future.
Do you want to bird in Southern Perú? We know where, when, how and everything to make that experience absolutely outstanding.
If you are considering spending some time in southwest Perú, or you are in your way north from Chile, or if you want to go from Lima to different destinations in Cusco, Bolivia or North Chile, contact us for some hints on how to make that trip unforgettable.
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L.Mauricio Ugarte-Lewis
Curador - Área de Ornitología,Coleccion Científica
Museo de Historia Natural U.N.S.A
Luna Pizarro 925, Los Pinos
Vallecito - Cercado
Arequipa, Perú
Phone 051-54-959311653
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Philippines
Henry Binahon
I'm an out door enthusiast, and can also do guiding mountainners particular those who wants to visit Mt. Kitanglad, The second highest in the Philippines.
I have work experience in a biodiversity conservation and exposed to biodiversity monitoring system. I can guide birders and
can arrange with the local community regading protocols. This is specially for those area that are culturally sensitive.
Aside from being a guide for birders and mountaineers, I can be a guide to those interested to learn indigenous cultures.
I can guide a single individual or a group.
Fees:
My charge is with in the range of 40- 50 US Dollars per day.
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Poland
Waldemar Krasowski
I started birdwatching when I was a child. Now I am in my 40s and with no doubts will keep on birdwatching until the end of my life. Hiking a misty forest or a wet meadow at sunrise with binoculars is what satisfies my soul as nothing else...
I have always been very sensitive for the beauty of Nature and strongly focused on birds protection, outdoor living and
ecology. My birding passion has taken me to almost every birding hotspot in Poland and surrounding countries. I live in a small village by the edge of Nadbuzanski Landscape Park - one of the main birds' refuges included in Nature 2000. It is only about 1 1/2 hours driving from here to Bialowieza Primeval Forest and Biebrza Marshes, so I know these places almost as well as my garden.
During many years of my work on conservation, protection of nature and years of guidance in field, I have made a lot of
friends. Nowadays I represent a society-like group of experienced ornithologists and keen birdwatchers from all over the country, formerly known as BirdingPolska team. Recently we decided to start offering our field guiding services on our own. I can arrange everything you need to birdwatch in Poland, as well as guide you to Bialowieza or Biebrza. Please note, these are the most famous Polish birding hotspots, but they are not the only ones here! Unfortunately, most of the other locations are unknown to foreign birdwatchers. Fortunately, we know them all because we were born, live and watch birds here throughout the year. Our expertise and years of experience can help you find the common birds of Poland and the rarities.
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Waldemar Krasowski, Birding Polska Team Leader,
Local group leader of OTOP (exclusive Polish partner of Birdlife International and RSPB)
mobile: +48 501087147
Fees: Eu55-65 per day for individuals or groups of up to six birders(get a 10% off if you are a "Birdingpal" user).
However - first of all I am a birder, not a businessman - so feel free to ask me for anything and I will help you.
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Poland
Michal Polakowski
I am a Polish biologist, bird lover and a ringer, working mostly in NE Poland, but also occasionally at Polish seaside or Swedish ringing stations. Since early 90's I am an acitve birder in North Podlasie Region-Biebrza, Bialowieza, Narew and the other grounds. Currently I am a freelance biologist and a bird specialist.
I have been guiding birdwatching groups in Poland for 9 years. I am a licenced guide to Podlasie Province and Biebrza National Park. I offer tours to the most famous areas for birding in NE Poland (Bialowieza Forest, Biebrza Marshes, Narew Valley, Siemianowka Reservoir), as well as to other, very interesting places also.
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Office: Ul. Zachodnia 30A/8, 15-345 Bialystok, Poland
I safeguard high standard of service and competitive prices according to length of the tour, program, standard of accomodation and transport.
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Lukasz Mazurek
I started guiding during my biology studies. It seemed natural for an English speaking keen birdwatcher. At that time I have also worked for WWF Biebrza National Park Office with some brilliant people, making a research on birds and farming practices.
Having graduated I continued guiding. Yes, yes I also taught zoology at University but gave up the first spring when birds arrived. Now I still continue my love for farmland birds in OTOP (Polish Society for the Protection of Birds) where I
coordinate the Common Bird Census in NE Poland.
Nowadays I run a little wildlife tours company: WildPoland. We run many birding and mammal watching trips to the Biebrza
Marshes and Bialowieza Forest areas. I also keep the free wildlife information service in English: www.wildpoland.com and still do a lot of guiding, especially in the Biebrza Marshes. I just love it. And I always take photos on the trips, you've got to
get used to it.
Company: WildPoland, Wildlife's closer than you think.
Motto: If you only saw what you wanted, you probably missed a lot.
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Fees: starting from 90 Euros a day.
Booking: 1. Call +48 (0)85 674 3722.
I will immediately organise you a guide in the dates given or guide the trip myself.
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Portugal
Georg Schreier
Living in the Central Algarve, right next to the beautiful Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, I can guide you through all of Southern Portugal. Tours can be tailored to your individual needs - various itineraries and target species are possible - head out in search of your "lifer" and see the highlights of the season - nearly 100 different bird species can be seen on a day-tour.
Areas of main interest include:
Coastal Wetlands of the Algarve: The Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, with its channels, salt marshes and salt flats - as well as other lagoons and estuaries - is home to Flamingos, Spoonbills, Egrets as well as various waders and waterfowl. Purple
Gallinule and Azure-winged Magpie are typical, while summer-birds include Collared Pratincole, Little Bittern and Red-necked Nightjar as well as Audouins- and Slender-billed Gull. Wintering of Booted Eagle, Osprey, Black-shouldered Kite, Blue-Throat
and Penduline Tit is common. Rarities with some regularity include Richard's Pipit, Red-knobbed Coot and others.
Steppe-like Plains of the Southern Alentejo: The rolling plains form a vast ocean of grassland, flowers and cereal fields with some scattered oak trees. White stork nesting is widespread, often accompanied by Spanish Sparrows. Great and Little Bustards can be spotted, and European Roller, Western Rufous Scrub-Robin, Lesser Kestrel, Black-bellied Sandgrouse and Montagu's
Harriers breed. Vultures occur, especially in summer and the Golden Eagle, as well as the Spanish Imperial Eagle, occurs occasionally. Cranes spend the winter here, as well as large numbers of Lapwing and Golden Plover.
Sea Cliffs: The cliffs of the Western Algarve offer stunning views of seabirds, like Gannets, Skuas, Razorbills and
Shearwaters, but the area is also a hotspot for bird migration, especially for raptors and vultures in autumn. Breeding birds here include the Blue Rock Thrush, the Chough, Alpine and Pallid Swifts, the Thekla Lark and the Dartford Warbler. Alpine Accentors can be found wintering here.
About myself: Born in 1968, I have been a birdwatcher for 25 years and have developed a detailed knowledge of the birds of Portugal and the Western Palearctic. I studied biology and geography in Germany and worked there as a teacher. One particular success involved starting a project for the protection of a wetland area. I have been familiar with the regional birdlife of
all of Southern Portugal for more than 10 years. I am a member of the Portuguese Society for bird studies (SPEA)and I am presently working on environmental studies surveying the impact of wind farms on birds of prey. I have been guiding birding tours for groups and individuals for national and international tour operators over the past years.
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Besides this we can arrange ocean trips (pelagic) boat-cruises through the channels of the Ria Formosa and trips to Spain
- the border is only 50 km away and it takes just 2 hours to reach the Doñana-Natural Park in Andalusia. We can also arrange group trips.
Please contact us, if you have any questions, and to receive further informations and details.
Contact: (+351) 936 129 716
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Portugal
João Jara
Birds & Nature Tours is the first and only Portuguese company specifically dedicated to birds and birding field tours.
Birds & Nature is owned and managed by João Jara, who also guides the majority of the activities.
João was born in Lisbon and studied biology at the Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, from where he developed his professional career in the pharmaceutical industry, as senior manager and director of various multinational companies.
With 25 years of field experience, he knows the field of Portuguese birding intimately and is a member of the board of SPEA (Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves – Birdlife in Portugal), as well as coordinator of the PRC (Portuguese Rarities Committee). Author and co-author of several articles about birds, João has led many field tours (in Portugal and abroad), as well as bird identification courses for SPEA. Besides birds, he has an active special interest in amphibians, reptiles and fishes. João is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Our guided field tours are designed to offer you the best of Portuguese birding, with a specific emphasis on what you want to see. Tours are adapted to cover a wide range of ability, from novice to expert. Although focused on birding, our tours cater
for the general naturalist and the visitor who wants to see something of the Portuguese countryside as well. For those without optics, quality binoculars and telescopes, as well as field guides, are available.
Birds & Nature is based in Lisbon, and most field trips depart from and return to Lisbon. Transport is by air conditioned vehicle (up to 7 participants), but smaller groups and individual clients are also welcome. The prices quoted for the tours include guide, transport (including fuel and tolls) and use of optical equipment, together with participant accident insurance.
Are you planning to visit Lisbon?
Lisbon is the only European capital located near such a rich Bird & Nature hotspot – the Tagus estuary. About 20 minutes from the city, this huge Nature Reserve, with its extensive area of protected wetland, offers excellent conditions for the observation of birds in rich natural surroundings. The Tagus estuary is the most important wetland in Portugal and one of the most important in Europe. It is fascinating at all times of the year: in winter, it holds over 120.000 waders, waterfowl and other aquatic birds; during migratory periods, the bird diversity is at its maximum, and one can expect to observe more than
100 species in a single day; during the summer, the estuary is alive with breeding species more usually associated with the Mediterranean. Besides the Tagus estuary, we have tours to other exciting locations, namely the Sado estuary, the Alentejo and the Algarve. Also, we are happy to discuss with you other programmes; should you wish to find any specific species in particular, we are glad to organize a tour tailored to your particular needs.
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Prices for the Tagus and the Sado Estuary Tours
Half Day Private Tour
1 person – 80 €
2 persons – 110 €
3 persons – 140 €
4 persons – 170 €
(+ 30 € per additional person)
Full Day Private Tour
1 person – 130 €
2 persons – 170 €
3 persons – 210 €
4 persons – 250 €
(+ 40 € per additional person)
To contact us for reservations or to clarify any doubt, please ring the phone number bellow, or e-mail us at any time.
Phone: (+351) 913 299 990
For additional information/prices for other tours, please check Birds & Nature website.
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Portugal
Domingos Leitão
Domingos Leitão is a birdwatcher since 1987 and has an extensive knowledge of all bird areas in mainland Portugal and in some Azorean Islands. He is a bird tour guide for more than 12 years and has lead tours for some of the top British and Swiss companies. He travelled in all Western Europe and has visited North America, Middle East and Southeast Asia. He has a life list of 574 bird species, of those 302 where seen in Portugal. More recently he get interested by other Portuguese wildlife, in particular by orchids, butterflies and dragonflies.
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Portugal
Peter Dedicoat and June Taylor
Peter Dedicoat.
My interest in birds goes back as far as I can remember. I was brought up knowing the common birds in the countryside around home. The Bittell Reservoirs in north Worcestershire were only a mile or so from home and walks with my parents along what were then the local country lanes and the canal towpaths were regular. My father was always interested in birds and was quite a skilled nest finder, but perhaps surprisingly there was no egg collection. I had both a Peterson and a Fitter & Richardson
field guide before I was nine years old.
Later the interest was allowed to lapse somewhat, but in the late 1960s it was rekindled by a memorable visit to Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire and a tour of the island guided by the late John Barrett. After seeing all those Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills, I never really looked back and 40 years on the binoculars are still seldom far from reach. That day on Skomer changed my life forever!
For many years I became involved with the West Midland Bird Club, sitting on various committees and editing the Club’s newsletter. I became a member of the Records Committee and the team that wrote the West Midland Bird Report. I had been living in Staffordshire for quite a few years and Belvide Reservoir became my local patch. I was a member of the reserve management committee there for 15 years. During this same period I acted as BTO Regional Representative, not only taking part in survey work for Atlases, etc but also organising coverage across South Staffordshire.
In the 1980s holidays abroad including the USA and The Gambia were almost completely dominated by birding and an appetite for travel began to develop. In 1991 I made the first of three visits to Djoudj National Park in Senegal with the Wetland Trust and in 1994 I led my first tour for Avian Adventures.
Since 1998 tour leading has been full-time and I have been lucky enough to travel widely in Africa, the USA and to a lesser extent, Europe. I have also made more than a dozen trips to Costa Rica and have dipped my toe into South America with trips to Chile, Peru and Suriname.
Over the past few years, June and I have been getting to know Portugal and spend as much time there as we can, together if we can manage it. We provide guiding in the Algarve and the Baixo Alentejo as well as the Donana area in Andalucía across the border in Spain.
June Taylor.
I have always had a keen interest in wildlife, but for many years family commitments and a career in retail prevented it from really developing. I was an RSPB member and watched birds in the garden, but no more than that.
Peter and I met in 2000 when I went to work in the office at Avian Adventures. We began birding together and it didn’t take me long to realise that administration, paperwork and arranging tours for other people wasn’t as much fun as actually being out in the field and leading tours.
Since then I have led or co-led tours to Spain, Costa Rica, Cuba, South Africa, Uganda, The Gambia and several areas of the western USA! My birding has also taken me to Taiwan and Sweden.
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As well as birdwatchers, we are also happy to guide bird photographers.
Currently our charges for up to three people are: 120 Euros (plus fuel surcharge) for a full day and 70 Euros for half a day
(up to 5 hours). For bigger groups - price on request.
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Puerto Rico
Hilda Morales
Hilda Morales is owner of AdvenTours, the only receptive tour operator in the national territory of Puerto Rico offering bird
watching. We are endorsed by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. Our bird watchers are experienced wildlife biologists and ornithologists, which will make it possible to identify most of the endemic, exotic, and migratory birds during your visit.
Hilda Morales is a Certified Tour Guide and has worked as an associate professor of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, training those who want to obtain the license as tour guides. She is actually working with different communities in order to establish a program to educate the population in ecotourism, as part of their efforts to work on a sustainable ecomomy basis in the small island.
Fees: Price, $50 per hour, minimum 3 hours; $30 per each extra hour.
Transportation not included in price, but available upon request at extra charge.
Birdingpals please ask for a 10% discount on the first 3 hrs.
Reservations and deposit always required.
We comply with local regulations, all guides must be certified by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.
We follow best practices established by APIE, ABA, and Green Globe 21.
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Quebec
Laval Roy
My name is Laval Roy and I live in Quebec city. Since 1987, I have organized many birding trips on all the continents, but
Australia. It should be accomplished in 2009. For now, I would like to offer my services as a bird guide for the Quebec city area. I did that in the past for 2 groups of birders from France and we did very well. I did it too during at least 20 years
for our local bird club (3 times a year). If you are in Quebec city on a business trip, or for any other reasons, I could go
and pick you up at your hotel or wherever you could be. Depending of your wish list, we are able to find very good spots within 50 kms all around. For example, I can bring you to the nearby Cap Tourmente National Reserve for a half of day or a full day of birding. I am 56 today and I bird since 13. I know my birds very well and I have a pretty good ear to recognize their songs and calls. Provide me with your sought after list and we will plan accordingly.
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Fees: A half of day trip (6 hours) including transportation costs US$80 for one passenger, US$120 for 2 passengers, US$150 for
3 passengers. A full day (10 hours) trip including transportation costs US$120 for one passenger, US$150 for 2 passengers, US$180 for 3 passengers. A box lunch can be added at your request at the cost of US$10 each.
Je m'appelle Laval Roy et je demeure dans la ville de Québec. Depuis 1987, j'ai organisé plusieurs voyages ornitho sur tous les continents, exception faite de l'Australie. Mais ce sera régler en 2009. Je voudrais ici vous offrir mes services comme guide
ornitho pour la région de la ville de Québec. J'ai déjà guidé deux groupes d'ornitho en provenance de la France et tout a très bien été. Au cours des 20 dernières années, j'ai agi aussi comme guide pour des sorties ornithologiques organisées par notre club local (3 excursions par année). Si vous êtes à Québec pour un voyages d'affaires ou pour toute autre raison, je peux aller vous cueillir à votre hôtel ou à tout autre endroit dans la ville. Dépendamment de votre liste de coches, nous pouvons trouver des bons habitats dans un rayon de 50 kms de la ville. Par exemple, je peux vous amener à la toute proche Réserve Nationale du Cap Tourmente pour une demie journée ou une journée complète. J'ai 56 ans et je pratique l'ornithologie depuis l'âge de 13 ans. Je connais bien mes oiseaux et j'ai une bonne oreille qui me permet de reconnaître les chants et les cris. Fournissez-moi la liste des spécialités que vous voudriez voir ajoutées à votre liste à vie et nous planifierons alors une sortie en conséquence.
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Coûts: Une demie journée (6 heures) incluant les frais de transport coûte US$80 pour un participant, US$120 pour 2 participants et US$150 pour 3 participants. Une journée complète (10 heures) incluant les frais de transport coûte US$120 pour un participant, US$150 pour 2 participants et US$180 pour 3 participants. Un boîte à lunch peut être ajoutée à votre demande pour un coût additionnel de US$10 chacune.
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Romania
Imre Simo
Our birdwatching company-Hobbytours-is based in Romania and we operate in the Transylvanian Alps ( Sinaia, Predeal, Piatra Craiului National Park, Sovata and surroundings ) Danube Delta and Dobrogea.
One of our most successful trip is the Owls and Woodpeckers in Transylvania. The nest boxes placed for Ural-, Tengmalm's-,
Scops and Pigmy Owls will offer breeding facilities for these species and good views for our guests. Other target species in Transylvania are: Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wallcreeper, Corncrake, Bearded Tits, Serin, Horned Lark, Lesser-spotted Eagle.
Upon request Hobby Tours can provide bear watching. The best season is from 10th of March until the end of April and from 15th September until the end of October. The ideal group size is between 1-8 people.
Fees: Our fee is 50 Euro/day for small groups up to 4 people, for larger groups fees please contact us.
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Russia
Konstantin Simonov
Nordic Travel is a tour operator in Karelia, Northwest Russia. We run different kinds of nature and cultural tours, including birdwatching trips.
Karelia is a place of inhabitation and migration of many bird species, and seven Important Bird Areas (IBA) are located here. Bird species include: white-tailed sea eagle, black kite, geese, ducks, grus-grus, waders, etc.
The Baltic-White Sea migration path stretches along the shores of two large lakes - Lake Onego and Lake Ladoga. In spring, 1,5 -2 million geese fly this way coming back from spending the winter in Europe and Africa.
Many rare bird species inhabit White Sea area, National Parks Paanajarvi and Vodlozersky.
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Fees:
$130 US per day, including guide and interpreter services, lunch; excluding lodging and transportation.
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Russia
Evgeny Karev
I am fond of birds since my childhood. And I dreamed to be an ornithologist. That is why in 1973 after graduating from secondary
school I became a student of the Biological Department of the Bashkirian State University. In 1981 I entered Moscow State University postgraduate course. In 1985 I successfully defended my scientific paper called "Big industrial city aviafaunal complexes structure of and problems of bird density management (on the example of Ufa)" and got a scientific degree there. I could manage to observe the state of the Ufa bird fauna for the last 100 years. My almost 40 years bird study allowed me to create a base for the Bird Gardening.
For more than 6 years I worked as a children ornithological club leader. I did a study called "People and birds in Russia" and I wrote a textbook named "The Entertaining Ornithology" My poster "People and birds in Russia" was considered to be the most original and innovatie poster of the XX1 International Ornithological Congress (Austria, Vienna, 1994). My textbook got the1st grade G.Soros fund grant at the International textbook competition (Moscow, 1994).
Since 1974 I am fond of doing bird sound recordings. I compiled a CD called "Bird songs of the Urals". I am successfully
selling it here.
I am regularly leading a birdwatcher excursions now. I am an expert in Passerines. Most of them I can identificate by their calls and songs.
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Scotland
Jeremy Hastings
Islay, Hebrides
I run Islay Birding – an ecotourism business taking people out birdwatching and nature watching. Using my Landrover Defender we are able to access superb sites.
Also I offer additions to the tour so as you can experience real Islay life, taste the whisky, meet the people and enjoy a real Hebridean welcome.
I have been in Environmental Education for twenty five years and have worked throughout Europe. Islay Birding can arrange
accommodation with local people, pick up service from ports or airport.
Tel: 01496 850010
Mob 07817914429
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Fees:
Daily rates for guiding is 45 Euros per person.
You’re Welcome!
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Scotland
David Woodhouse
Your guide David Woodhouse has lived on Mull for over twenty years. He moved here with his wife Joy after living and working in
North Wales as a graphic designer. Moving to Mull fuelled David’s lifetime interest in the natural environment and he now spearheads many tourism and environment initiatives that are happening throughout Scotland. He is a fervent supporter of national parks and eco tourism as a way forward for rural communities that live alongside spectacular wildlife. He is
passionate about the Island of Mull and its welfare.
Our daily wildlife expeditions have blazed the trail in wildlife watching for over twenty years here and they are a must for any wildlife enthusiast visiting Scotland at any time of year.
The expeditions are led by one of Scotland's top wildlife guides, David Woodhouse. In fact David has been conducting
Expeditions longer than any other wildlife guide in Britain.
The Island of Mull is one of the most diverse wildlife destinations in the world and your trip is designed to maximise your chances of seeing golden eagles, otters, white tailed sea eagles, porpoise, hen harriers and a whole host of fascinating Hebridean wildlife. You will not only see our wonderful creatures in their spectacular natural habitats but you will also learn how to look and where to look for them. We pass on our knowledge about the significance of weather patterns, tides and wind direction etc when wildlife watching in the Hebrides. You will also learn about other sites around Scotland where you can see more of Scotland's wild and wonderful creatures.
What we would underline is that the weather is not a factor regarding the day out. In fact eagles rather enjoy a wild day and otters are probably best seen on a drizzly day. Cetaceans are more easily seen on a calm grey day etc etc. However this is
where local knowledge is invaluable because we can use the ever changing weather patterns to our advantage.
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Scotland
Steve Reddick
Born & raised in Surrey, I have had a lifetime fascination for birds & wildlife, and have been birding seriously since 1990. I started leading guided birdtours to venues all around the UK for friends & family on an amateur basis from around 1993, but my
visits to the Scottish Highlands, particularly Speyside, were always my favourites. So much so that in 2002 my wife & I "took the plunge" and moved to Aviemore in the Cairngorms National park, and in 2003 I started my own professional guiding service under the title of Highland Wildlife & Birdwatch safaris (HWBS): The purpose of my enterprise? To give individuals or small groups of birders of all levels of experience, the opportunity to see the special and unique wildlife treasures that this beautiful & unspoilt area has to offer, but more importantly, to fulfil my dream of earning a living doing something that I
love to do!. 3 years on, I am still "living my dream", and my Safaris have recently been graded as a **** (4-Star) Wildlife experience by Visit Scotland.
The Cairngorms National Park is blessed in that we have an amazing array of different habitats, all within 30 miles of Aviemore:
We see, amongst many others, Dotterel, Ptarmigan & Snow Buntings on the high peaks, Golden Eagle & Red Deer in the secluded glens, Osprey, Divers & rare Grebes on the local lochs, Capercaillie, Red Squirrels, Crested Tits & Scottish crossbills in the Caledonian Forests, Dippers, Goldeneyes & Goosanders on the crystal clear rivers, Black & Red Grouse, Merlins & Hen-Harriers on the Heather Moorland, and the Moray Firth's Dolphins, Seabirds, Waders & Wildfowl are close-by too!
Also available are Dusk trips to see Pine Marten & Badgers.
We are members of Wild Scotland, and adhere to all tour operators codes of conduct in order to minimise our impact on the
environment & wildlife.
Safaris can be tailored to meet customers individual needs, and "wish-lists" are welcomed!
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Prices:
Approx £5 per hour per person (minimum 2 persons)
Cut-price Family Tickets & Group Discounts are available (ring for details)
Tel: 01479 811169
Mob: 07974 151503
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Serbia
Dragan Simic
Dragan Simic is Belgrade-born birder who has exercised this pursuit across Balkans and southern Africa. He has been a founding
member and the first Chair of the League for Ornithological Action, one of the most active bird protection NGOs in Serbia. Dragan has been involved in several monitoring projects on globally threatened species, waterbird migration monitoring with the aim of prevention of the spread of bird flu, mid-winter counts of waterbirds and other programs for the development of avi-tourism in Serbia. His contributions to Serbian ornithology have been acknowledged by BirdLife International (2004) Birds
in Europe: population estimates, trends and conservation status; Benny Gensbol (2004) Guide To The Birds Of Prey Of Britain & Europe, North Africa & The Middle East; also published in Acrocephalus, Babbler, Ciconia, Vulture News.
He speaks fluent English and Serbian. Operative zone: wider Belgrade area and southern Vojvodina province. He offers special
discount for disabled birders.
Phone him at +381 63 7669239.
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Serbia
Milan Ruzic
Born in 1980 in town of Cacak (Central Serbia) where finished primary school, primary musical school and Gymnasium. Spent one school year in Roseville High School, Michigan, USA where learned English. Currently on Veterinary Medicine studies on the Faculty of Agriculture in the University of Novi Sad. Since 2002 intensively birding all over Serbia. Most of the field studies and birding trips organized and performed in the Western Serbia and Vojvodina region. Since 2004 works as a professional guide for birdwatching for the Magelan Corporation, Novi Sad.
Author and co-author of 39 scientific papers and short communications plus more than 40 popular texts and articles.
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South Africa
Richard Grant
Cape Town
Richard and Ria Grant have run a bird guiding/birding tour operation out of Cape Town South Africa since 1997. We specialise in
small groups and tour durations range from half day to fifteen day.
Whilst the focus is always on the birds, we do take time out to enjoy the enormous floral diversity and the magnificent natural beauty of the South African dry west. This area is renowned for the high percentage of Southern African endemics it supports.
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Fees:
Tour prices from US$25 per person for a half day tour which includes transport and entrance fees.
Guiding fee US$80 per day plus US$15 per 100 km if we use our vehicle.
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South Africa
David Nkosi
A Zulu, I was born in the heart of Zululand between Utrecht and Vryheid in the rolling grasslands of the Natal midlands. With
my parents I moved to a farm on the Amersfoort road some 8 km from the little hamlet of Wakkerstroom. While I was a boy I probably played amongst the Rudd’s Larks territories without knowing what they were. I helped my father - a stock warder -
watch over the cattle and goats. Because there were no fences we’d have to stay with the stock all the time and I would hunt birds to eat, learning about finding nests and watching where they went and how they behaved. Remarkably, this was to help me later in life when birds became my work and not my food!
As a young adult, I tried my hand at taxi-driving in Johannesburg. But I missed home, the open air and tranquility of the
countryside and so returned to sleepy Wakkerstroom where birds were to change my life. It was here that I met a Kenyan Phd student Muchai Muchane who was in South Africa to study Yellow-breasted Pipit(a comparative study with Sharpe’s Longclaw, an equally enigmatic and rare species endemic to Kenya. I became his assistant and Muchai taught me a lot about nest finding and observation. The work was tough, soon enough though we became a bit of a feature and eager twitchers would bring groups to
where we were to show them the tricky species like Rudd’s Lark and Yellow-breasted Pipit. Their happiness (when they saw the birds) would make me happy.
I soon learned all the local birds and after taking the guide training course in September 2000, I became a local birdguide for BirdLife South Africa and showed over a thousand visitors the rare and threatened species of the now world-famous Wakkerstroom area. Inbetween I still had interactions with other researchers and assisted the Crane Working Group and Francisco Merrier from Portugal who was comparing Great Bustard with the Blue Korhaan in Wakkerstroom. Next was David Maphisa who came to study Rudd’s Lark. This was all very exciting but the main highlight was yet to come. The Crane Working Group paid for me to visit the USA between May – June 2004, and the Wits Bird Club assisted with the airticket. Our first stop was in Chicago from where we took the train to Nebraska. This is a resting place for thousands of Sandhill Cranes during their migration. We were involved in a total count which numbered 285 thousand birds. George Archibald (of the International Crane Foundation) came to take us to the Crane foundation in Baraboo in the state of Wisconsin is where they breed some cranes in captivity. The reason they started the crane foundation was to save the Whooping Crane, which had dwindled to only 13 birds. Our work was to feed them and clean the exhibit and also to take some tours around the exhibit and some school groups talking to them with the cranes they’ve got some maps with some distributions and their populations. The USA was a great adventure, but I was happy to come back to South Africa because it is a beautiful country and I love it.
In 2005 I joined the Tropical Birding team and moved to the beautiful city of Cape Town. I will now work as a guide and leader throughout South Africa and beyond in the subcontinent. So come and join me in my new patch, leading visitors through Kirstenbosch, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, West Coast National Park, Knysna and beyond.
Tel/fax: +27-21-556-4124
Fax: + 27 21 557 6575
Mobile: +27-82-400-3400
Fees:
I guide professionally, for ZAR(South African Rand) R250 for half day(US$45) and R400 for full day(US$80). I am very happy to help the clients with information for free
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South Africa
Bruce Lawson
I have been guiding professionally in Southern Africa since 1992, and am a highly Qualified Bird and Dangerous Animals Guide with the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa.
My guiding career has incorporated guided walks/trails in big game area's, in Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. I also designing and lead bird tours and carry out specialist guide training.
I am a National Assessor for, and the Vice Chairperson of FGASA, which is an association that defines and manages the standards for all guiding in South Africa.
I currently design and lead Birding Tours throughout South Africa and further afield in Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi and Botswana with Lawson's Birding Tours. Lawson's Birding Tours are the pioneers of Birding Tours in Southern Africa and have been in operation since, 1991. I have now developed Lawson's Birding Academy, where we offer and undertake accredited 7 day specialist bird training courses. These courses cover all aspects of birding, from evolution to international conservation issues.
As part of Lawson's Birding Tours we offer an excellent range of tours, each to varied habitats that ensure sightings of a
large number of species, including our endemics and rarities. Tailor making tours to suite our clients needs is what we specialize in.
Our bird tours range in price and can be viewed on our web site.
Fees:
I am also available to guide your specific birding tour. My guide fees are $US170 per day (24 hours) for groups up to 6 max. This fee is for specialist guiding services only and excludes all other costs associated with bird tours.
For any enquiries please contact:
Phone: +27 (13) 741 2458
Cell: +27 82 3325 692
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South Africa
Richard Hurt
Birding on the eastern seaboard of South Africa is my speciality, but over the last 40-odd years I have lived and worked as an ecologist in many other parts of southern Africa and have excellent birding experience in many areas. Contact me to tailor-make a birding trip of any part of southern Africa that will meet your dreams and maximise your life-list, particularly
with the endemics of the subregion. I have excellent experience in targeting birds on their calls and also have very good knowledge of the vegetation and fauna of the subregion.
My rates are US$150 per day for guiding and I can also make ground and travel arrangements, including 4x4 for the more inaccessible areas.
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South Africa
Ian Mileham
'Born 1961 I grew up in the 'Klein' (Little) Karoo town of Oudtshoorn which forms part of the famous Garden Route in the
Western Cape of South Africa. My first interest in nature and birds was in Primary School when myself and and a school friend started observing the birds in the neighbourhood near my home in 1974. Unfortunately the then Robert's Ed. 3 or 4 version put
me off birding with it very much 'collectors piece' type of illustrations.
After High (senior) School I graduated in Industrial Psychology & Anthropology in 1986 at the then University of Port Elizabeth. It is presently known as the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and being situated within a nature reserve it stimulated my interest in nature and especially birds. In 1985 a new version of the Roberts was published and whilst on holiday in the Kruger National Park I began keeping records of species sighted.
Having travelled extensively in most of South Africa, parts of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique, I have
recorded over 640 bird species in Southern African sub-region. (South of the Cunene and Zambezi Rivers). My interest in birding has created an affinity for and knowledge of other forms of nature including plants, trees, insects & other small organisms and creatures'.
THETA Accredited Tourist Guide: Registration # : WC2064 And Nationally Qualified Bird Guide which incorporates a passing a level 2 Field Guide's exam (FGASA) a general field guiding qualification standard.
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My daily rate for guided bird tours are: US $200 for 1-2 persons with transport from and to accommodation (does not include meals and entrance fees if applicable). For more than 2 persons price is available on enquiry.
Phone: +27 82 4636 701 & +27 21 933 7352 0866 402 491(PC based) International +27 21 933 7352
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South Africa
Alan Collett
I run a bird guiding enterprize from my home on the Langvlei Dunes near Wilderness in the Southern Cape, South Africa. Together with my wife we also run a six bed self catering accommodation business, so we can offer birders accommodation as well as birding.
The Southern Cape does not claim to have the longest species list (302) in Southern Africa but it is rich in Southern African and Southern Cape endemics making it a "must visit" destination for birders looking to add a few rare birds to their list or those looking to just relax and enjoy what our beautiful part of the world has to offer. With it`s majestic Cape fold
mountains, warm Indian Ocean, fresh water lakes, lagoons and estuaries, unique Cape Floral kingdom (12000 species of Fynbos)
and temperate forests the Southern Cape has a beauty and diversity unrivaled in South Africa and it has the climate to match.
I offer: half day (mornings or afternoons) outings in the Wilderness Lakes area (30 km. radius ). Cost: US$70 P/P/S.
Full day outings to Little Karoo (Oudtshoorn, Meiringspoort and Swartberg areas - about 150 to 200 km travel distance). Cost: US$140 picnic lunch included.
Prices include travelling and guiding.
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South Africa
Errol Shankman
I have been a guide for the last nine years.
I specialize in small groups of up to 8 people for half day, full day and longer trips.
I have done tours to the following places:
Kruger National Park. South Africa.
Pilandsburg National Park. South Africa.
Etosha National Park. Namibia.
Okavongo Swamps. Botswana.
Diamond Birding Route. West Coast. South Africa.
Zulaland Birding Route. Natal. South Africa.
Caprivi Strip. Namibia.
And numerous day trips in the Gauteng area.
Tel: +27 11 788-4395 : Mobile: +27 82-853-7776
I charge $50US per person per half day excluding accommodation.
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North and South Dakota
Bob Anderson
I grew up in southeast ND on a farm, which gave me lots of opportunities to explore the outdoors. I have been birding since
the time I was about 10 years old; although much more seriously over the last 10 years. I lived in eastern South Dakota from 1998 until 2005 while attending college. During that time, I became very familiar with eastern SD birding as well. My wife and
I currently live in Valley City, ND.
I received my Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (researched waterfowl migrations) from South Dakota State University. Currently, I am an Associate Professor at Valley City State University for 9 months out of the year (Full-time birder the other 3 months). I teach the following courses in Fisheries and Wildlife Science: ORNITHOLOGY, Mammalogy, Ichthyology, Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife Science, Fisheries and Wildlife Techniques, Advanced Fish Management, and Advanced Wildlife Management. I
certainly do not teach all of these courses the same semester. For example, Mammalogy is taught Fall semesters of even years only.
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Spain
Santiago Villa
The best birdwatching trips are undoubtedly those led by qualified native guides but this option is not always on the cards. With Spainbirds it is; you will always be guided by Spanish mentors with an unparalleled knowledge of birds and nature in general. As further enticements you will also stay in splendid country cottages and hotels, find out about our customs and
enjoy our world - famous cuisine, thanks to our ongoing organisational arrangements throughout the whole year. And all this at a more than reasonable price.
Member of the Spanish Ornithology Society (Sociedad Española de Ornitología) and of the environmental association ADENEX, Santiago has taken an active part in various nationwide projects such as the Monitoring Programme of Common Breeding Birds in Spain (SACRE in Spanish initials), the Atlas of Nesting Birds in Spain and the "nest monitoring campaign of threatened species" conducted by the Vertebrate Conservation Society (Sociedad para la Conservación de los Vertebrados: SCV). He is also in charge of the Membrío-Brozas Area/Extremadura (IBA). Nowadays Santiago is currently working on a book about the birds of Extremadura, illustrated with his own drawings and another one about where to watch birds in Central Spain. Santiago has been guiding groups for tour companies such as The Travelling Naturalist, Celtic Bird Tours, Jaeger Tours and Sunbird.
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Fees:
150 Euros per day for a private trip. It includes ground transport, petrol, guide services and picnic lunch. 60 Euros for a second traveller.
For groups and long tours ask prices and availability writting to: info@spainbirds.com
Tel: + 00 34 687 83 77 19
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Spain
John Muddeman
I am one of the three founding members of Iberian Wildlife Guides, three ex-pat British qualified freelance natural history guides with long-term guiding experience in the Iberian Peninsula. While we are experts in different parts of Spain, my main interest is in the extraordinary birdwatching opportunities for the whole of C Spain and across W to Extremadura.
After more than 3 years of post-graduate research into passerine ecology at Oxford University followed by 2 years working on
the Birds of Armenia Project (in Armenia, the U.S. and Spain), I have lead numerous tours, both for individuals and organised groups throughout Spain since 1997, including as principal guide for The Travelling Naturalist Wildlife Holidays and for Limosa Wildlife Holidays. Stemming in part from over 30 years’ birding experience in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, I am currently co-authoring a guide to the Birds of the Balearic Islands as well as a site guide to C Spain, while my “A
Birdwatching Guide to Extremadura” published in 2000 was widely acclaimed.
A member of SEO/BirdLife (Spain), ADENEX (Extremaduran Conservation NGO), GOCE (Cáceres Ornithological Group) and the BTO (U.K.), amongst others, I have taken part in several surveying projects at both national and local level, including the Spanish Breeding Bird Atlas, Madrid Wintering Bird Atlas, national winter wildfowl counts and other national census projects, e.g. breeding white storks,wintering cranes and great cormorants.
In contrast to many of the visiting groups, and in keeping with the need to actively help in the conservation of birds while guiding, not only do our activities strive to take the highest possible care in the field, but all records from these tours are sent to the regional bird report compilers.
So why visit with someone who doesn’t live here?
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Fees:
for one-off trips 150 Euros per day (+ 20 E per person extra).
For fuller details please contact me
Tel. 0034 649 608 747
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Gibraltar, Morocco and Spain
Stephen Daly
Stephen Daly and Stephen Knapp offer Birding and Wildlife tours on The Strait of Gibraltar, one of the busiest migration routes on Earth, and to many other European, Asia Minor and South American birding hotspots.
Stephen Daly has been birding since his childhood days in Scotland and settled in on the southern coast of Spain in 2000. The Andalucian Guides base is right opposite Morocco, offering birding and wildlife clients an array of different bird species, in
a variety of habitats, from beautiful Mediterranean limestone cliffs to stunning lakes with the sierras as a backdrop. Stephen Daly has also five years experience leading tours for Limosa Holidays and The Travelling Naturalist as well as his own company
One of Stephen's other passions is wildlife photography and his website which have has many stunning photos of birds of
southern Europe as well as a photo identification quiz where you can test your fieldcraft skills and knowledge on birds.
Stephen is a member of Los Amigos de la Laguna de La Janda, an active conservation group based in Cadiz province in Spain. He
is also a member of the SEO (Spanish Ornithological Society). Stephen Daly also leads tours throughout the year with Limosa Holidays from the UK to different European destinations and speaks German, French and Spanish as well as his native language, English.
During the last few years of his residence at Pagham Harbour. Stephen Knapp was regularly flying out to southeast Brazil where he was co-founder of what is now known as Reserva Ecologica de Guapi Acu (REGUA), protecting one of the last stands of tropical rainforest left in the severely depleted Atlantic Rainforest (Mata Atlantica) in Brazil. This superb 6000 hectare forest
reserve located in the critically endangered Atlantic Rainforest spans an altitudinal range of 25 metres to over 2000 metres
asl and contains more endangered species of bird than any other single reserve in the world.
In 1999 he became full time Director of this project, based in the UK, where he raised funds for land purchase, ecotourism,
education and research projects. During his period at REGUA he also undertook a Masters degree (by research) into the seasonal altitudinal movements of birds at REGUA. 1n 2005 he was awarded his degree by the University of East Anglia.
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Fees:
DAILY: €110 + VAT(16%) for the first person, €125 + VAT(16%) for two people and €150 for three or four. Travel expenses are of
course dependent upon destination. SHORT BREAKS/WEEK: please see website. Much reduced 'accommodation only' rates for non-birding family and friends. Self-catering accommodation in the countryside at "Hoopoe cottage" is also offered, details can be found on his website.
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Spain
Stephen Christopher
Birding holidays, short bird watching breaks and bird day tours throughout Catalonia, north-east Spain. Catalonia's terrific range of habitats, along with its geographical position, give it a greater variety of birdlife and more breeding bird species than anywhere on the peninsular, including Andalucía, with 95% of Iberia's and 50% of the whole Palearctic region's recorded bird species. Not bad for an area one quarter the size of England.
Itineraries, with a professional bird guide, include the Pyrenees, Steppes of Lleida, Ebro Delta (Delta de L'Ebre), Llobregat Delta, Garraf Massif, Barcelona, Aigüamolls de L'Emporda and the Cap de Creus but I am happy to consider any special requests.
As I also offer year round accommodation, you can come for a whole week whenever you choose and, if you like, bring non-birding friends and family - there's plenty for them to do.
Fees:
DAILY: €110 + VAT (16%) for the first person, €125 + VAT for two people and €140 + VAT for three or four people. Travel expenses are of course dependent upon destination. SHORT BREAKS/HOLIDAYS: please see website. Much reduced 'accommodation only' rates for non-birding family and friends.
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Tel. 00 34 93 818 8272 and (mob: 00 34 636 271695).
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Spain
Bob Buckler
Bob Buckler - A life long birder and proprietor of Wingspan Bird Tours, offers guided tours, 1 day to 2 weeks, from a base in Andalucia and has 17 years guiding experience. Full details of all his trips, prices and availability can be found on his web-site.
Day trips cost €100 dawn-til-dusk with lunch, €125 for two people and €140 for three. Also available are 7 day trips to Extremadura and the Gredos mountains, Coto Donana, the Spanish Pyrenees, Tarifa and Gibraltar migration watch. Bob is a regular tour guide on the beautiful island Lesvos, he has led tours there since May 2000. Morocco is a recent addition to the growing list of destinations and a natural progression that Bob includes in his repertoire.
From June 2009 Bob and his partner Dawn will be based in the beautiful ‘pueblo blanco’ of Gaucin, Andalucia where you will be able stay with them and enjoy their hospitality, great food and wonderful accommodation in recently modernized apartments adjoining their house. The apartments have fully fitted kitchens, modern bathrooms and superb views to the coast, you can stay self-catering, B & B or Half Board the choice is yours.
For a great day out or an exciting week long break contact Bob via his web-site you are guaranteed a response within 24 hours.
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Spain
Iben Hove Sørensen and Cristian Jensen Marcet
The main focus of Audouin Birding Tours is the lands surrounding the Ebro River, including the huge Ebro Delta and the mountain chains Els Ports and Montsià, but tours are planned in many ares of Spain like Catalonia, Andalucia, Extremadura, Aragon, Valencia, etc.
The aim of Audouin Birding Tours is to provide fellow bird watchers with high quality birding and great experiences, and we welcome birders with all levels of experience. All trips and day excursions will be arranged considering the experience and general preferences of the participating customers - we are just as happy to spend a day searching for a single elusive species as we are enjoying the abundant shorebirds of the Ebro Delta. Our Mercedes Vito minibus has large windows which are excellent for birdwatching and allows all participants to enjoy the surroundings. We are able to offer guidings in English, Spanish, Catalan, and Danish.
Cristian is an educated forest ranger and environmental educator. Cristian was born in Málaga but grew up in Barcelona. Having
a Danish father and a Catalan mother, Cristian feels Catalan. He has been an enthusiastic birder since he was 12 years old and has been bird watching all over Spain (including the islands) and half of Europe. He has been working professionally in different aspects of bird life during the last ten years. He has been involved in conservation work like the reintroduction of Peregrine Falcons in Barcelona and worked in Mauritius for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. He has also volunteered for many years in DEPANA (Nature Conservation NGO). He is a member of SEO/Birdlife and the Ornithological Catalan Institut (ICO). He has worked for ICO, DEPANA and the Iberian Ringing Group (GIA) as ringer or research assistant. He has also participated in educational projects for schools, but the last 3 years he has become increasingly focused on leading birding tours throughout Spain.
Iben is born in Denmark where she started her birding career along with her biology studies at the University of Aarhus. Nearly a decade later, she has become a dedicated and enthusiastic bird watcher with a particular interest in bird behaviour. She finished her M.Sc. in biology with a study on the breeding ecology and social behaviour of the endemic bird Mauritius Grey White-eye on the island of Mauritius. She has an A-license for bird banding in Denmark. Iben has worked as a nature guide in Skagen, which is one of the top birding sites in Denmark during spring migration. She has also had several positions as teaching assistant in the University of Aarhus, taking new students through theoretical as well as practical parts of the basic biology courses. She speaks English and Danish perfectly, basic Spanish, and understands basic Catalan, German and French. She has been travelling and bird watching in several countries, including Thailand, Madagascar, Mauritius, Uganda, Greece, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Great Britain, and - of course - Spain and Denmark.
Fees: Our fees are from Euros 20 half a day in the Ebro delta (with at least 4 people sharing) or Euros 120 for a personal tour of a full day.
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Spain
Josele J. Saiz
Mr. Josele J. Saiz - Nature guide and founder of the famous Boletas Birdwatching Centre. First Spanish company organising birdwatching & nature tours through Spain since 1994. Local expert with more than 150 tours guided in the most important Moroccan & Spanish birdwatching areas.
Associated with mountaineering groups in Catalonia since the age of 10, he is well acquainted with the pre-Pyrenees and the Pyrenees and all the good ornithological sites in the Northeast of Spain. In 1984 he moved to England to study English, where
he lived for a year and acquired his interest in birds. Since the 80's he has been a keen visitor to the network of natural areas of Spain; Catalonia, Aragon, Andalucia or Extremadura and Morocco, in order to develop his ornithological interest. Nature Guide and educator has collaborated as bird tour guide for individuals and ground agent for several companies: Sheffield Walking Group-UK, Horizon Nature-F, Bretagne Vivant-F, , Sherwood Bird Tours -UK, Birdseekers- UK, Dursley Birdwatching Club-UK. Ibis Excursions-DK., Clem Dietze-USA, Challenger Tours-USA, Victor EmanuelTours-USA, , Limosa Holidays,U.K.. Celtic Bird Tours-UK, Wildlife Travel – UK, Heatherlea-UK , Otusasio Tours - USA.
Active participant in conservation work and studies of birds in Aragon, monitor of IBA 164 Sierra de Guara. Fluent in Catalan, English and French.
Fees: DAILY: €200 / $240 + VAT(16%) for two people including comfortable 4x4 vehicle & lunch.
For groups and customised tours please email or call 00 34 974 262027
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Spain
José A. Sánchez
Born in Seville, Jose A. Sanchez studied Biology at Seville's Univesity. For the next few years he organized walking a nature tours in Andalucia. In 1992 he moved to El Rocío to work as an educational monitor in Doñana National Park for several years;
it was then when he got interested on birds. He spent 3 years living in the UK and travelling around Asia; he became a fluent English speaker. Back in Doñana he has been working as a nature and birdwatching guide with the company Discovering Doñana
since 2000. He has been guiding independent travellers and working as a local guide for Nautretrek, Travel Naturalists, Greentours, local RSPB clubs, Natura Aragon, Reisen in die Natur and other specialized companies.
Now he has achieved a good reputation as a bird guide in Doñana. He can offer you the most professional guiding service to Doñana and its surroundings. He has access to some of the most interesting restricted spots in the park and organizes tailor-made birdwatching and nature tours for small groups in 4WD vehicles all year round. Prices vary depending on duration of the tour which can go up to a full day of about 12 hours. A half day tour of about 6 hours for 3 people would cost 110€
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Spain
Dr.Richard Banham
I am a member of S.E.O. (Sociedad Española de Ornitología) the Spanish Ornithology Society and at the moment am taking part in the wintering bird survey, (ATLAS DE LAS AVES INVERNANTES EN ESPAÑA), also a member of Los Amigos de La Laguna de La Janda,a conservation group in the province of Cadiz,and have sole access to a large private farm in this area. Joined MILVUS G.O.ES IN 2001, a bird ringing/bird watching group,based in S.W.Spain,and have unlimited access to many private important birding sites.
I have a wide experience birding abroad in S.C.N.America, Europe, Australia, and S.E.Asia. Have specialised in Spanish
birding for 12 years. Live close to Sabinillas,on the Costa del Sol, just S.of Estepona, a great centre for exploring many of the important areas in the Southern Provinces, with plenty of good accomodation available locally. Only 30 mins.from the famous raptor migration sites in the Strait of Gibraltar, either on the rock itself or around Tarifa. A number of rivers empty into
the Med.and the Atlantic coasts of S.Spain,and these provide ideal opportunities for seeing Gulls; Terns; Waders etc. The same river valleys provide easy access into the "Campo" to watch the vast numbers of passerines that migrate to and from Africa,
plus the usual resident species and the wintering N.European birds. With so many sites available E.of the Rio Guadalquivir it
is now no longer necessary to travel all the way up to Coto Donaña. With long distance world birding destinations becoming more and more expensive, this corner of Spain still provides relatively inexpensive opportunities for the discerning bird watcher, from the complete beginner to the most experienced.
From Mid-July new accommodation will become available on the Costa del Sol between Estepona and Gibraltar.It is a ground floor very well appointed apartment in a sought after location. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom,large kitchen and lounge,all 100sq.m plus and a substantial balcony with views of Mediterranean and local golf course. 2 Swiming pools in established gardens.
Cost is £30 per night for the apt. It is situated very close to all local amenities.
FEES: €100 per full day for the first client, thereafter €50 per person up to a max.of 4. Price includes travel in 4 X 4,
guiding services and drinks. Diesel costs added at end of trip. Half day excursions can also be arranged.
Telephone : (0034) 951276478 (Spanish Landline)
(0034) 634893840 (Spanish Mobile)
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Spain
Vicente Malagon
My name is Vicente Malagón. I'm a birgding guide of Natura Indomita Tours (www.naturaindomita.com). We've just created Natura Indómita for birding trips in Central and South Spain: Castilla-La Mancha (Cabañeros National Park, Tablas de Daimiel National Park., La Mancha Wetlands and Steppes, Campo de Montiel) and Andalucia (Sierra Morena, Sierra de Andújar Natural Park).
I'm active member of the Spanish Ornithology Society (SEO/Birdlife) and the World Wildlife Foundation. I have taken part in several projects with SEO like the Wintering Bird Survey, 2005 Little Bustard Survey, SEO/Ciudad Real Ornithological Yearbooks, etc.
The Ciudad Real province in Castilla-La Mancha is one of the best (if not the best) birding spot for Paleartic raptors, and
also for a great variety of steppes birds, waders, warblers and wildfowl. In fact La Mancha Wetlands are the main inland wet areas in all Spain. Really underwatched, our province is highly recommended for those who wants to discover the unknown Spain.
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FEES: 110 Euros per day for a private trip (+VAT 7%) for the first person. 125 Euros for two people (+VAT 7%) and 140 Euros (+VAT 7%) for three or four people. It includes ground transport, fuel, guide services and picnic lunch.
Telephone : 00 34 651 88 03 39
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Sri Lanka
Prasanjith Caldera
Prasanjith is one of the country's most experienced trekkers and birders. He is " Jith " in Walk with Jith and its founder.
He studied Wildlife conservation at the Open University of Colombo.Subsequently, he has worked with several scientific agencies exploring Sri Lanka's bio-diversity.
He was a founding member of the National Bird Ringing program. For the last two years he has served as the Field Supervisor of bird studies in the Sinharaja World Heritage Rain Forest,studing mixed-species flocks and vocal mimicry.
January 2004,he was among the first group to observe the nesting behaviour of the rare endemic bird, Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush.(Though the bird was recorded in 1852,its breeding was unknown until year 2004)
Prasanjith is a co-author of " Sounds of Sinharaja " nature sounds audio CD and member of the Field Ornithology of Sri Lanka (FOGSL) and Oriental Bird Club(UK). He serves as a Cricket Umpire for " The Association of Cricket Umpires Sri Lanka " in his spare times. He do not use any type of playbacks to attract birds, as this could negatively affect their behavior.
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Fees:
For further details and fee
Tel. 0034 649 608 747
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Sri Lanka
Lahiru Bulathsinhala
Lahiru Bulathsinhala is Computer Science graduate who lives in Sri Lanka. Even though being a Software Engineer, he is a complete out-door person.
Lahiru is a member of couple of wildlife & conservation societies such as Field Ornithological Group of Sri Lanka(FOGSL) and
the Young Zoologists Association of Sri Lanka(YZA).
He is an all-round naturalist and most significantly a competent birder. Lahiru is a freelance ornithological tour leader and has also worked as a management trainee in one of the top eco tourism companies in Sri Lanka, where he gained a sound knowledge about smooth operations of the eco tours.
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St. Kitts and Nevis
Jim Johnson
I mainly collect information on birds which I then give out (Through you and others) to any interested parties. Then I show them where the birding areas are, go over any local problems (such as dangerous plants, marshy areas, and people likely to encounter, . . .) and help identify which species are likely to be in each ecosystem. The total activity last about 2-3 hours.
I have two B.Sc. degrees and a M.S. in Animal Health (diseases of birds), do work as a guide and a research biologist studying termites, bats, butterflies, turtles, frogs and such as well as birds (I've helped do field work with 14 different universities from 5 countries). I have also been written up in several magazine and co-authored several scientific papers.
Fees: Per half day is U.S.$20 per person, no minimum and maximum of 10.
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Suriname
Otte Ottema
Hello dear Birdwatchers of the world.
Ever thought of coming to Suriname, one of the last countries on earth, which is almost completely covered with pristine rainforest. My name is Otte Ottema. And I know where the birds are which you want to see. I am the only professional ornithologist in Suriname. I work for the STINASU (Foundation for Nature Conservation in Suriname).
The STINASU is a non-profit semi-government organization. The way nature protection works in this country is that we provide work for the local people in the nature reserves. In this way they are motivated to help with the protection. In Raleighfalls
we have the Kwinti maroons working for us, in Brownsberg the Saramacca maroons and in Galibi the Caraib Amer-indians. Therefore when you visit us, you help protecting our and your Nature. Visit their web site
Other websites with information about bird watching: Tropical Gem Tours and METS Travel & Tours We have you a lot to offer. Just to mention a few Surinamese specialties, which you will not easy find anywhere else: Blood-colored Woodpecker, Arrow-head Piculet, Rufous Crab-Hawk, Green-throated Mango, Saffron-crested Tyrant-manakin, Bronzy Jacamar, Band-tailed Antshrike, Gray-winged Trumpeter, Red-fan Parrot, Guianan Toucanet, White-throated Pewee, Finsch's Euphonia and White-fronted manakin. These you almost cannot miss. And with a bit of luck you may also see the rare Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant, or the magnificent Red-and-black Grosbeak, Chapman Swift, Crimson Topaz, Capuchinbird, White Bellbird, Guianan Red-Cotinga, Rose-breasted Chat and Blue-backed Tanager. And there is always a change, be it a small one, on the Crimson Fruitcrow. If you come at the right time you will see a young Harpy on or near its nest. Our Harpy couple is very productive, with one young
every two years.
Our most spectacular attraction is the lek of the Cock-of-the-Rock, where more than 50 males are courting. From the point where you are allowed to watch, about 20 can be seen. The males can be seen the whole year round.
We offer all-in bird watching trips for between 4 and 12 persons as well as day trips around Paramaribo. We also can make special arrangements for you.
The next organized all-in bird watching trips are planned for February/April 2007. The details of these trips are available on my website You will find there also more info about the places we visit and about the birds you can expect to see.
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Syria
Palmyra Eco-Guiding (PEG) Cooperative
The Palmyra Eco-Guiding Cooperative (PEG) is a small locally-based cooperative of four motivated and well-trained Palmyreans (Ahmed Khaled Abdullah, Mahmud Abdullah, Adeeb Al Assaed, Ghazy Al Qaim), recently established with the aim of ensuring an income to locals from biodiversity conservation. They have been trained in fauna field identification and eco-guiding by an international conservation biologist (Gianluca Serra) for about 4 years in the framework of a UN-FAO / Italian Cooperation project GCP/SYR/009/ITA). During this project the team participated in a major fauna surveying programme aimed at preparing a comprehensive database and high-quality photographic archive of the Palmyrean desert.
The survey culminated in the discovery in April 2002 that at least one colony of Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita persists in the Middle East(Serra 2003, Serra et al. 2003a). The team of eco-guides then became heavily involved in the successful protection program of the ibis colony during three subsequent breeding seasons (2002-2004) - the program focused on halting foreign poachers, raising the awareness of the nomad Bedouins, and collecting basic ecological data on the birds.
The team has become highly self-motivated, ecologically committed, skilled in bird field identification and fluent in English.
During the past 3 years they have experienced in the field what guiding foreign visitors means, as they were put in contact
with several European birdwatchers and eco-tourists - whose comments about the guides were positive and enthusiastic.
In January-February 2004, the 4 members of the team participated in a major ornithological expedition in Syria promoted and
supported by the Ornithological Society for the Middle East (OSME), Wetlands International and BirdLife International (birdwatchers of 6 different nationalities were involved) (Murdoch et al. 2004) - they will soon receive certificates from OSME acknowledging their participation in the expedition and their successful learning. During this expedition they got to know the most faunally interesting areas in Syria - so their wildlife knowledge and experience now extends throughout Syria.
The most tangible and outstanding result of the involvement of these locals in the project’s conservation activities is the raising of ecological awareness amongst the local population(Serra et al. 2003b). One of them, only three years ago well renowned in the village for his hunting skills and passion, is now wholeheartedly engaged in halting hunting not only locally but also nationally. Their awareness has also grown in a broader sense: they are presently aware that they are kind of ‘conservation pioneers’ and key human resources nationally. More importantly, a sense of a mission finally dawned inside them: they seem perfectly aware that the country’s natural heritage needs their engagement and commitment to survive.
The guides of operate 4x4 vehicles and have full driving licences, they know very well how to navigate and drive in the desert, have many contacts and friends among Bedouin nomads of the Palmyrean desert and all around Syria, know the common English names of birds, and know the major star constellations.
By choosing this small-scale cooperative to better enjoy Syrian nature and desert culture, you will not only be rewarded in terms of wholly fulfilling your visit expectations, but you will also significantly contribute to the conservation of the
nature and birds of this magnificent country.
Gianluca Serra, November 2004
Contacts:
The four Palmyrean guides are:
Ahmed Khaled Abdulla(32 years old, ex-shepherd from Beni Khaled Bedouin tribe), Mahmud Abdullah(44 years old, ex-driver of the project), Adeeb Assaed(47 years old, ex-hunter from Palmyra), Ghazy Al Qaim(49 years old, technician and head ranger at the Al Talilareserve).
To get in contact with the guides (preferably in advance!):
Ahmed Khaled Abdulla, Ph: 00963 94 876 119 / 31 915 117 or 00963 31 914 356
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Tanzania
Anthony W. Raphael
Anthony W. Raphael is one of Tanzania’s premier birdwatchers, and has spent much time studying the birds of both Northern Tanzania and Uganda.
He has led tours throughout Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. He is currently updating birdlists for several national parks, and also spends time training guides during his off field schedule.
Possible to arrange organised escorted Tours to any bird site in Tanzania. Fees depends entirely on duration of the trip and group size
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Tanzania
James Wolstencroft
James Wolstencroft is fifty and lives with his wife and two young sons on the wooded slopes of Mount Meru in Arusha, Tanzania. He has seemingly always been a keen bird watcher and is certainly a lifelong naturalist. Since he took up guiding wildlife holidays over twenty years ago he has introduced many others to the wonder of the nature experience and across four continents.
He first visited East Africa in 1976 and now researches, designs and guides bird-watching and general natural history tours throughout the region and especially here in northern Tanzania. He develops specialized safaris for groups and individuals of all abilities whose aim is to both explore and understand the exceptionally varied environments that are to be found here.
His expertise lies in knowing how to help visitors experience the very best of the birds and animals of the “Northern Zone”.
Particular emphasis is placed on locations outside the national parks, where one can get far away from the safari crowds and help the local communities benefit from their spectacular wildlife.
To find the best wildlife within:
The northern and eastern Serengeti: Grumeti, Ndutu and Klein’s areas;
Ngorongoro Crater and highland forests together with Loliondo;
Maasailand region (for acacia-commiphora dry country specialities);
Mount Meru and Arusha National Park;
Oldonyo Sambu area, Arusha – i.e. “Lark Plains” for nine species of lark including CR Beesley’s Lark (a global population of ca 45 birds);
Mkomazi Game Reserve (Somali-Maasai dry land birds).
The endemic-rich West and East Usambara mountains, i.e. the evergreen forests of:
Amani Nature Reserve & Sigi, Lushoto & Magamba, Mazumbai & Ndelemai;
Pemba Island at least 4 endemic birds, wonderful marine life and excellent pelagic birding;
Saadani National Park with rich lowland coastal forests – you can watch lions beside the Indian Ocean.
Fees: Special “nature’s friend” rate of Euro 100 daily (not including any Park Fees) – additional euro 25 per person; up to a maximum group size of seven.”
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Call + 255 - (0) -784-596-209 or (0) 752-771-347
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Texas
Howard Laidlaw
Howard was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, where his interest in birds and natural history developed from an early age.
Before settling in Texas, he lived in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil for a combined total of 17 years. His birding
adventures have taken him from Alaska to the southern tip of South America, Europe, Africa and the South Pacific, and he has spent the equivalent of several years in the field. Howard has been guiding for a number of years and has organized and led
bird tours in Texas and also to Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela.
One of his keen interests is the recording and study of bird vocalizations and he has built up an extensive collection of sound recordings.
Howard speaks both Spanish and Portuguese fluently, and his language abilities, combined with his intimate knowledge of the region, allow him to travel in Latin America with ease.
His company, Texas and Beyond, offers guided tours in Texas and to other destinations, including Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela.
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Group rates are $ 200 – 250 per day. For more information about competitive rates for 1-3 personsContact him.
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Texas
Glenn Olsen
Glenn Olsen has had a passionate interest in nature, especially birds, since early childhood. He has been involved with organized birding and conservation efforts in Texas since 1988. In addition to bird identification, he has a special interest—and continues his studies—in the relationships of plants, birds, butterflies, and other insects. As a member of the Houston Audubon Society, he has served as vice president of education and is an instructor for Audubon's Birding Classes. Glenn has also taught Introductory Bird Identification Classes at Rice University in the Continuing Studies Department and at Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens. Since1993, he has been actively involved with the Native Plant Society of Texas and has served
as State President. Glenn has been and continues to be involved with various birding, habitat, and native plant projects with many different organizations.
Through his guide tour company he leads birding and nature tours for groups and individuals. Glenn supports the conservation of habitat and educational programs about birds through memberships in the American Birding Association, Houston Audubon Society, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, Texas Ornithological Society, Houston Ornithology Group, and the Native Plant Society of Texas among others.
Daily Fees: US$250.00 for a full service tour package. If the client provides the transportation and pays expenses then it is US$175 per day.
Phone 281.345.4151
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Texas
Oscar Carmona
Oscar Carmona has been birding for 25 years, primarily in Texas and Mexico. He has lived in Texas all of his life and has spent countless hours studying the birds of this great state. Oscar is available to guide groups and/or individuals wishing to have a more personalized tour. I will also lead groups and individuals to Mexico as well. Please feel free to contact me for more information.
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My daily fees vary based on location within Texas. But usually fees run about $175/day.
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Thailand
Chintana Suwawan
I have been working in the travel business for 16 years, Six years ago, I have been trained as a forest ranger from a Royal Thai foresty Department, Three years ago , I have been trained about Medicinal Plants and Botanic from Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Chiangmai. Use to work as a guide for Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden for 3 months. Besides, I study by myself. I love birding, interesting in nature and saving enviroment. I can arrange accomodation, transportation and ect.
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Fees:
I charge 85US$ per day (for 2-5 person) and 100 US$ per day (for a group more than 5)
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Thailand
David Williams
Dave Williams is a life-long naturalist, avid outdoorsman, bird fanatic and the director of PaddleAsia Co. Ltd. based in Thailand PaddleAsia offers small group and private paddling and birding trips to Khao Sok National Park, the smaller national parks throughout Southern Thailand and Phuket. Dave’s true passion in life is spotting wildlife in Khao Sok National Park. PaddleAsia pioneered kayaking in Cheow Reservoir in Khao Sok. Seven species of hornbills are often seen in the park along with
a host of other exotic birds.
Dave has lived in Southern Thailand since January 93 and knows Khao Sok better than anyone. If you’re limited for time, PaddleAsia offers one-day and two-day trips in Phuket. Despite being a well-worn mass tourism destination, Phuket still harbors a lot of birds.
If you’re heading up north, Dave would be happy to recommend professional birders for any area. Dave has birding friends throughout the Kingdom.
Fees:
Khao Sok three-day trip US$360 per person
Khao Sok four-day trip US$450 per person
Phuket one-day birding trip US$70 per person for a two-person group or US$60 for three or more birders
The single-person rate is US$100 per person
Custom trips are available
Mention that you found us on Birdingpal and get a 10% discount.
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Thailand
Aathit Tripathi
We provide birding holidays around Thailand lead by professional bird leaders.Some of our birds leaders are having 26 years of birding experience in Thailand and abroad.We have been running our company for succesfull 5 years and have been very well known in the tourism industry. We can arrange tailor made tour from 1 day to 18 days birding trip.
We also take you on unforgettable nature-based and wildlife tours in the national parks and wilderness areas of Thailand. Our wildlife and nature tours are led by knowledgeable naturalists and provide a thrilling mixture of outdoor adventures, nature discovery and wildlife viewing.
We offer jungle safaris, birdwatching, and nature and wildlife tours in the national parks of Thailand, sea canoe trips in Phang-Nga Bay, Koh Samui, and Koh Tarutao, wildlife conservation expeditions, tailor-made trips, and a whole lot more.
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Tel: (66 2) 756 8192, (66 1) 821 2575
Fax: (66 2) 756 8191
Direct: (66 1) 441 5400
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Thailand
Tony Ball
I have lived in Chiang Mai Thailand for the last 20 years and have spent this time studying the birds of the northern
provinces. On certain projects I have spent 7 days a week for 5 or 6 years studying the birdlife, habitat and migration data. I have also been commisioned to produce birding checklists for various minor National Parks and Resorts. Some results of my work can be found in my Blog site at http://thaibirds.blogspot.com . I have also produced 3 CD's of birdcalls "Birds of Thailand - songs and calls" 1 & 2 and 'Thai Soundscapes". During the last 16 years I have run bird tours in and around Chiang Mai. I am
now limiting myself to morning tours at two of my project sites (which I know like the back of my hand by now) in the foothills of Doi Suthep, a mountain that forms a backdrop to Chiang Mai.
My charges are 2,500 baht inclusive (US$ 70) for a maximum of two clients (other arrangements can be made for larger groups). This includes picking up and dropping off at hotels, a picnic breakfast and park fees.
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Tel: +66 53 223128
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Tobago
Darren Henry
I am a trained Forester and a certified Tour Guide possessing a Certificate in Tropical Dendrology(Costa Rica). I possess a
vast amount of knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Island. I have(6)years experience as a birder and have conducted birding tours with a wide cross section of international birders. Tobago has approximately 210 species of birds and most of the flora and fauna on the island are of South American origin. One can see the White-tailed Sabrewing Humming bird and the courtship displays of the Blue-backed Manakin.
Because of my knowledge of Tobago's birding hotspots, your birding trip will be enjoyable.
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Fees:
Guide $50 US per person per day.
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Tobago
David Rooks
David Rooks, Tobago's leading ornithologist, has been a naturalist all his life. He is an avid reader about natural history,
his Television viewing focuses on natural history programmes and even in his choice of friends, natural history professionals and amateurs predominate.
In 1973 David joined the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalist Club to study, share and enjoy nature with other members and served as president on 4 occasions. He also headed sub-committes for Environmental Protection and Awareness; Ornithology and photography; and Field Trips, Research and Planning. Because of his dedication to Trinidad and Tobago's natural history, David was invited to serve on the Boards of the Trinidad and Tobago National Museum, Partners of the Americas, Institute of Marine Affairs and the Environmental sub-committee of the Tobago Chamber of Commerce.
Among his memorable activities, David participated (1986-1990) in the BBC Natural History film unit series by Sir David
Attenborough. As Field advisor to Attenborough, David assisted in episodes "Trials of Life" "Vampires, Devilbirds and Spirits -
the Calypso Isles" and "Little Creatures who Run the World". This was a turning point for him as he began professional tour guiding during the series and he has continued ever since.
Environment Tobago, the non-governmental protection and education group for which David was a prime spokesman, was founded in
1996 after repeated requests from concerned citizens and visitors to Tobago. Tireless in his work and dedication to Tobago's natural history and environment, David gives talks to school groups (students and teachers), tourists in hotels and cruise ships. At the request of the Univ of the West Indies, he researched and wrote a paper on " Changes in Tobago's Environment 1899 to 1999" -to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the union of the islands of Tobago and Trinidad.
David Rooks now lives and works in Charlotteville at the edge of Tobago's Main Ridge Forest Reserve. He continues to lead groupsof nature and bird lovers on tours of Tobago with the same undiminished enthusiasm of his childhood years.
Fees:
Vary from US$50 to $100 per person depending on the duration and location of the tour. David also offers personalised tours. Min. of 2 persons.
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Mobile phone (868)352-1222, Landline #(868) 631-1630
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Turkey
Ali Safak
In my area I have a pension. I can arrange everything for the people who needs pension, guide and other materials. I have got all of the mountain materials, dinner, washing machine, bathroom, hot water and cold water. One day per person with everything US$20.
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Fees:
Guiding is US$100 for one day. If the people wants to see snow cocks we have to rent a tractor. For the tractor for one day it costs US$80. If the people would be more than 1 person the prize doesn't change.
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Turkey
Soner Bekir
Soner Bekir is an enthusiastic birdwatcher and photographer, studied business in Ege University.
During his years as a student, he has established a bird watching club with some colleagues in his university, led student groups interested in watching and learning about birds and guided birdwatchers from abroad all over Turkey.
He enjoys to spend his time with birdwatchers and to show or discover new species of birds in Turkey. He has been birding since
1996, traveled Turkey extensively and has birding experience throughout Turkey. Soner has worked for many birding projects with NGOs to protect birds and their habitats. Being an avid explorer for so long, he is acquainted with Turkey's avifauna and habitats very well.
He led the first Turkish-based birding tour in 2005 in Turkey, along with Cagan H. Sekercioglu, the first trip of its kind Results are here
Soner has worked as a consultant for Tourism Development in Eastern Anatolia Project in 2005 and spent 3 months in Coruh Valley for the determination of fall migration routes.
Furthermore, the same year, he worked as the bird photographer within the framework of the Baku-Tiflis-Ceyhan pipeline's Awareness Raising regarding Biodiversiy and Natural Resources project.
He has great pleasure to show a bird to any keen birder, and he decided that he will continue to show birds and share his knowledge with the other birders and improve himself more and more. He has much experience about eco-tourism, free diving, camping, trekking, rarest bird houses in Turkey and Greece.
Now, he has been working for a freelance guide in every part of Turkey. He is also preparing long distance(7 to 22 days)twitching tours, which are including central, eastern, soutern east and Black-sea region and migration tours, included 3 bottleneck in Turkey. All of them are depending on clients birding list and requests.
Daily fee: 150$ (from sunrise to sunset) for 1 or 2 people. Picnic lunh is included.
Tour prices: 1350$ - 4100$(7 days to 22 days packet programs), max 10 clients."
If you are interested in Turkish birding, please mail me what do you want to see in Turkey. Depending on your birding request,
I will arrange an itirerary for you free of charge. Then you will decide for participation in or not.
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Uganda
Anthony W. Raphael
Anthony W. Raphael is one of Tanzania’s premier birdwatchers, and has spent much time studying the birds of both Northern Tanzania and Uganda. He has led tours throughout Tanzania Kenya and Uganda. He is currently updating birdlists for several national parks, and also spends time training guides during his off field schedule.
Possible to arrange organised escorted Tours to any bird site in Uganda. Fees depends entirely on duration of the trip and
group size
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Uganda
Emmy Gongo
Note from Birdingpal Chris van Deursen
I have been in Uganda, mainly for other reasons but I did bird as well. In the neighbourhood of Albertine Rift valley, Bwindi Impenetrable forest, domain of gorilla gorilla beringei (which I saw in quite a short distance) is a team of very good birders operating. I met one of them which I hired for a day. It is expensive acoording to local standards, but it is whort while because of seeing endemics. They are rather young (20), nevertheless they know all the species by name and they are capable to immitate all the different sounds, so one can see the prefered ones in a good distances. It was an amazing experience for me. The guy who accompanied me was named Emmy Gongo. He works together as field guide with Travel Uganda, the main official coordinating and stately proved board, to find on I think that hiring for a longer period will be negotiable, at a more attractive price.
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Fees: $US50 per day.
If you have a safari to Uganda,Rwanda,Tanzania,Congo(the south eastern side)and Malawi we can do some other arrangements and make our safari succesfull.
Phone: +256-77-853372 +256-71-853372
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Uganda/Rwanda
George Byomuhumuza
I am a bird specialist born in Uganda in the South Western on the foothills of Mgahinga Gorilla NationalPark part of Virunga conservation Area shared between Uganda,Rwanda and Congo. I have been exersising this pursuit in both Uganda and Rwanda since 1994 specialising in raraties of the Albertine Rift valley Area. I know this region intimately. Just tell us which birds are your priority and which areas you prefer to bird in and we customise a birding itinerary suitable to your budget, time scale
and special requirements. In Uganda we bird in Mabamba swamp, the best place for the Shoebill, Lake Bisina for the Fox Weaver, Budongo Forest, Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Semliki National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest for Albertine Endemica, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Echuya Forest, Lake Mburo and Mabira Forest.
In Rwanda we bird Nyungwe Forest, Akagera National Park, Parc des Volcans and the shore line of Lake Kivu.
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Fees: Prices range from USD 145 - USD 175 Per person per day including accomodation, meals, transportation in an open roof vehicle, park fees, boat trips and my personal assistance.
Phone: +256 77 7022566
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United Kingdom
Gary Vause
My name is Gary Vause, I am a birder, naturalist and professional tour guide based in God’s own country of Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire is arguably the best region in the British Isles for birds and bird watching. You may wish to explore the rugged cliffs for breeding Gannets, Puffins and other sea birds or may favour woodlands in search of Woodpeckers, finches, tits and song birds. Alternatively we have some extensive marshes, home to several species of wildfowl, including the scarce Smew and Garganey. The habitats to be found in Yorkshire are rich and varied providing the birder with a seemingly endless choice of species. Whatever the timing of your visit, there is something to offer the traveling naturalist. Tours are based on small and friendly groups with itineries being tailored for all your birding requirements. You may wish to see lots of common birds or a select few you wish to see being brought to life from the pages of your field guide!
With over ten years of birding experience, I am ideally placed to helping you find Yorkshire’s avian jewels.
Fees: US$80 or £47 per person per day. This price includes all transport (local pick up only), reserve entry fees and lunch
including hot and cold drinks.
For a limited time you may take advantage of my two for the price of one offer. That is two people traveling together will only pay for one person!
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Phone: 01977 780453 (UK)
00 44 1977 780453 (USA)
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United Kingdom
Chris Bradshaw
I am a very experienced birding guide based in south-east England and am the principal guide for North Kent Birding which I
established in 1998. I specialise in operating tailor-made layover and short break birding trips anywhere in the United
Kingdom, with longer trips regularly undertaken.
Tours are tailored to suit the client's requirements and can focus on finding a number of specific target species, sampling a range of habitats or undertaking a thorough exploration of a specific site. Pick-ups (and returns) can be from airports,
central London hotels or just about any location in southern England. Tours can last for anything from a few hours to two weeks.
The North Kent Birding website details all services on offer.
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Phone: 00 44 1634 230590
Fees: Day rates of between £120-£140 per day depending on itinerary, and group size. Half Day trips available for £50 - £70.
Includes all transportation, pick-up/drop-off at agreed locations, reserve entry fees, a supply of soft drinks and bottled
water and a bird checklist. Note that these are day rates, and not per person prices.
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United Kingdom
Mike Robinson
I have been interested in birds and natural history all my life & have been birding seriously for the past 15 years. We are
based on the southern edge of the Lake District and very close to Morecambe Bay. The whole area is beautiful and has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We probably have the most varied range of habitats for birding anywhere in
the UK. Three miles away is the superb RSPB reserve of Leighton Moss with its extensive reedbeds and famous Bitterns. Morecambe Bay is the second most important estuary in the UK for wading birds with vast flocks. Nearby there is parkland, gravel pits and woodland. To the east is moorland with both Grouse species. To the north are the Lake District fells and further away are the cliffs of St.Bee’s Head with thousands of Auks. The area also supports many unusual Butterflies, Dragonflies & Bats. Indeed I claim to be one of the only (probably the only) person to have seen ALL the UK’s Land Mammals, Bats, Butterflies,
Dragonflies, Reptiles & Amphibians as well as all the ‘normal’ Birds!
I run a very small company, North West Birds, and we take birding guests on a full board basis including all transport. For a full range of Birds please see website.
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Prices (assuming minimum of two people) including night before with full board approx*
1 day £110pp
2days £180pp
3days £240pp
It is sometimes possible to do it on a day basis where prices would be approx
1day £75pp
2days £130pp
3days £190pp
including all transport and packed lunch.
For brochure please email me
*There is a smaller room where prices are cheaper
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United Kingdom
Lin Treadgold
FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD is a unique way to travel and combine your birdwatching with visiting places of historic interest.
Lin Treadgold is based in Holland. She will arrange your holiday to either Holland or England for one week. Driving on the left
hand side in England is her speciality as she is a retired driving instructor in the UK of 25 years duration. All holidays are geared toward birdwatching as Lin knows some of the best places for nature in the North of England for you to visit. Lin is well known with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for her enthusiasm and assistance with youth eduction on environmental issues. Her latest project will be to visit the Red Kite release programme in May 2005 with a group of ten persons.We will combine this with a trip to Holy Island, The Farne Islands and many historic houses and castles in Northumbria, England. Likewise if you live in England and would like to come to Holland contact us and we will arrange for you to see the Spoonbill and many other less common species.
Your holiday is arranged on your behalf, all you have to do is complete an application form to tell FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD what you would like to do on your holiday, answer a few questions and you will receive a quotation plus an itinerary to suit your personal needs. If you would like to go ahead, then we contact you direct and discuss your plan. Groups of up to 10
persons are welcome
Costs can be from around Euros 495 per person for one week all inclusive, depending on what you want to do. e-mail us today withyour request and we will be back to you promtly.
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United Kingdom
Robin Chittenden
Harlequin Wildlife Tours.
Bird and Wildlife Tours led by Robin Chittenden
Let Robin Chittenden, an experienced tour leader and ornithologist, show you birds and other wildlife in Norfolk and Suffolk. Asthe voice of Birdline East Anglia, he has first-hand knowledge of all the latest local bird and wildlife news. He is also an accomplished wildlife photographer, so if you have an interest in wildlife photography, he will be happy to share photographic tips during the tour. Indeed the tour could just focus on wildlife photography if that is what you desire. As well as birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, Robin can guide you to see the special butterflies and dragonflies in Norfolk and Suffolk, when in season, as well as some of the localised plants of the region. Simply contact him to book a full or half day and to formulate the most suitable itinerary for you.
Robin would meet you at the chosen site(s). The pace of the tour would be geared to your requirements but would normally be
leisurely and easy paced. The idea is to have a relaxing day out interspersed with some treasured wildlife moments. For lunch either bring packed lunches or we can eat at a suitable pre-booked catering outlet nearby.
The fee for a days guiding is £120.00 plus VAT and half a day is £65 plus VAT. This is for a maximum number of five people per tour. Children accompanied by responsible adults are welcome. For larger group sizes, please contact Robin. Transport to and from the meeting point, car parking charges, reserve entrance charges and food and drink are not included in the price.
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United Kingdom
Linda Jenkinson
I have been birdwatching for over 20 years. People often ask me how I became interested in birds - well, I’m sure that I was born with it. I can remember drawing and writing about birds from an early age. It only took someone to take me out with a pair of binoculars and I was hooked for life.
Over the last few years I have been working with the RSPB Leeds Local Group to raise awareness of birds and the charity in
Leeds and the surrounding areas. During my time with my colleagues on committee I have organised indoor events, coach outings and weekend trips to a variety of locations around the UK. I have also worked on the bi-annual newsletter and the group’s web pages
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Venezuela
Chris Sharpe
Chris was born and raised in Yorkshire, England and began birding local patches at an early age. With a masters in ecology from the University of Cambridge, he moved to South America where he has worked as a conservation biologist and bird tour leader since 1988, thoroughly enjoying both careers.
His work has taken him throughout Latin America and he has also lived in Peru and Nicaragua, in addition to his home base of
Venezuela. Nowadays he leads tours to a growing number of destinations that include Texas, Arizona, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica,
Panamá, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil and Peru. He also carries out bird research and census work, most recently running rapid biodiveristy assessments in Belize and Ecuador and working on the Venezuelan bird atlas project, NEOMAPS. In 1993 he helped launch the Neotropical Bird Club which publishes the magazine "Cotinga" and he is the Club's Venezuelan Representative.
Chris has authored several books on conservation in Latin America including a manual for training park guards and a directory
of Latin American national parks as well as a number of articles on birds and conservation. Together with several colleagues,
he has just co-authored the "Ecological Guide to the Gran Sabana" (publ. The Nature Conservancy) which is a popular guide to
the table mountain (tepui) region of south-east Venezuela, an area in which he has had the pleasure to work frequently over the last ten years. He is currently writing up the results of a bird survey on the remote table mountain, Guaiquinima, in which the team re-found the Guaquinima Whitestart, a bird that had not been relocated since its collection in the 1940s.
Chris regularly guides individuals and groups of visiting birders in Venezuela.
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Fees:
US$125 per day guide fee; US$200 per day including transport (brand new vehicle).
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Venezuela
Joe Klaiber
Joe has worked with tourists, photographers, botanists and ornithologists since 1995 in Venezuela. As well as with bird lovers, e.g. The German Institute for the Bird Research, WWF and for Audubon guides. The main places where he offers his services are the Andes, Los Llanos, Catatumbo Delta and Henry Pitier and Tama National Park. He was born in Germany where he became a
joiner. With this qualification he left to the Canadian outdoors. After that, he went to Venezuela where he made his hobby to his profession: ornithology. He is 30 years old, married to a Peruvian women, father of two little kids and the owner of a guesthouse. In the last years he worked a lot with Hummingbirds, Fruiteaters, Antpittas and Raptors. He uses Leica and Brunton equipment and works with playbacks. He's an absolute bird lover and spends his spare time, when he's not guiding, birdwatching in the cloud forests of the Venezuelan Andes.
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Fees:
Between US$ 50 and 150 each per day depending on the participant number includes: Jeep transportation, Guide (speaks German, English and Spanish), accommodations, breakfast and dinners no alcoholic drinks.
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Venezuela
David Ascanio
David Ascanio, started leading tours at the age of 17 when he joined a birding trek to Mount Roraima. Today, he leads tours in
Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, the Amazon region (Perú, Colombia and Brazil), Panama, Guyana and Suriname. He has also
birded the Andes of Ecuador, Chile and the Antarctic.
In addition to many trips, he is one of the field ornithologist for the Phelps Ornithological Museum in Caracas. David is specially interested in bird vocalizations, and his passion have led him to re-discover the endemics Plain-flanked Rail and Tepui Tinamou, two birds not sighted since the 40’s. Also, he is currently involved in the description of 3 new species from southern Venezuela.
David holds the largest library of vocalizations for the Birds of Venezuela. Many of these recordings are the very first ever done for some species. His publications includes range extensions, data bases and checklists and he is recently working on two long terms projects, that will publish the ornithological data base of Venezuela as well as the vocalizations of the
sub-species for each region of the country.
David lives with his wife and two kids in Caracas.
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Fees:
US$ 160-180 daily (varies according to number of participants). $200 with vehicle (four wheel-drive).
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Venezuela
John Kvarnbäck
John Kvarnbäck, 33 years old biologist, originally from Sweden but now living in Caracas, Venezuela since a few years back. A keen birdwatcher and ringer since childhood in Sweden and now he has really taken the Venezuelan birds to his heart.
He has a particularly good knowledge of the fauna in the Andes, in the central coastal mountain range, in Bolivar state, and of the Venezuelan plains ("Los Llanos", where he did his Master's thesis in 2002 about the semi-endemic Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni)).
He speaks Swedish, English and Spanish.
Fees:
US$150/day regardless of area. Using my 4x4 vehicle I charge US$200/day.
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Venezuela
Christian Hofstätter-Rodríguez
MSc. Christian W. Hofstätter-Rodríguez was born in Germany. After post-graduated (Tropical Biology and Animal Ecology/Physiology
-University of Würzburg - and degree dissertation in the biological station “Rancho Grande” national park Henri Pittier) he started as a hatchery and sales manager on his own ornamental shrimp farm (newoac c.a.). Now he works as a wholesaler and additionally he arranges birdwatching tours in Venezuela (thoroughly enjoying both hobbies…). Main focus is the beautiful northern cordillera with the oldest national park – Henri Pittier. Christian, also named “Mr Shrimp” worked many years in local German and Spanish institutions as a bird field mapper! During his academic studies he traveled to Gambia, Senegal, Kenya,
Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia, Spain … only for birdwatching. Furthermore he manage ornamantal fish expeditions in Venezuela. For a fairly long time he´s occupied as an author and photographer with very special focus on aquatic photography.
He published a shrimp & crayfish book for the publishing company Kosmos in Germany and his photos are published in magazines
and booklets. Christian guides individuals and small groups of birders in Venezuela! Christian lives with his wife in El
Limon – Maracay, only 3 minutes far from the Henri Pittier national park. He speaks German, English and Spanish.
Fees:
US$ 150 daily (varies according to number of participants). $220 with vehicle (four wheel-drive).
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Venezuela
Ivan Tepedino
Ivan, born in Caracas in 1961, is a professional birdwatching (and nature) guide with excellent English and extensive prior experience in bird guiding throughout Venezuela. From 1981 to 1985, he acted as a guide, with emphasis on birds, in the Hatos Cedral, El Frio and Piñero (Private Biological Reserves) of the Llanos and then formed his own company dedicated to providing a full service throughout Venezuela for bird watchers and those interested in natural history. Since 1997, he has been living in El Pauji, a village in the forested central southern part of the Gran Savanna, 80 km to the west of Santa Elena on the Pauji Road, which runs parallel with the Brazilian border at elevations between 800 and 1000m and a has a correspondingly pleasant climate. This little known area has great avifaunal diversity, for which a list of almost 500 species, including Amazonian and Guianan Shield species, has been established. Ivan can be reached by e-mail (not phone) and can make all arrangements for
visits to the southern Gran Savanna area (accommodation and food in Pauji and/or Santa Elena and provision of transport if required) for people able to reach Santa Elena (by bus, plane or their own transport).
For those interested in sampling the avifauna and endemics of the Escalera Road on the forested northern flank of the Gran Savanna (Sierra de Lema), arrangements can be made with Henry Cleve to receive birdwatchers at his wonderful birding lodge at the bottom of the Escalera, reached by quality bus services from Puerto Ordaz. A day or two can be spent watching birds in this special area with many endemics before driving across the Gran Savanna to Pauji. Return from Santa Elena can be made by bus to Puerto Ordaz or by light plane through Canaima where the Angel Falls can be visited. For those who want to include a tough trek in their visit, Ivan, based on extensive prior experience, can also organize and lead trekking trips to the famous nearby
tepuis of Roraima and Kuquenan, which include important areas of avifaunal and floral endemism.
For small groups, ground transportation will normally be provided by Tony Crease in a near-new 4WD vehicle. Tony is an experienced birdwatcher himself, who is developing the checklist for the area and currently has a paper in preparation concerning range extensions in the area (for 130 species), as well as extensive knowledge of the local bird voices. He charges for providing transport and assists in the guiding (including provision of a scope and sound equipment if required) at no cost except for that of his meals.
Fees:
Guiding: $70 - $90
Transport: According to use, up to $100 for a full day.
Meals and accommodation in Pauji in a pleasant, multi-roomed rural house: $45 per person.
A tailor-made package, including other options, can be arranged and quoted via email
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Washington
Kenneth J. Boettger
I am an freelance ecologist in Washington State with formal education in botany, ornithology, and mammology (BS Range and Wildlife Habitat Management, WSU 1986). I am also familiar with our amphibians and reptiles. I worked with the US Forest
Service in Wilderness and Wildlife Management for 10 years including calling and research studies of spotted owls. Conveniently located near Seattle and Seatac Airport, I provide birding and wildflower tours along the Interstate 90 corridor from
Snoqualmie Pass to the Sagebrush steppe along the Columbia River. Our tours typically occur along remote, unpopulated,
backroads with frequent stops and short slow walks up to 1/2 mile per location. In particular, I encourage those with physical mobility issues and plan my trips accordingly. I commonly travel to many different habitat types during the tour (including old growth forest) so as to provide the greatest diversity to the birding and wildflower experience.
I have a down to earth nature. My tours can be arranged for casual dress or tours that encourage clothes that allow us to get down and dirty sneaking, crawling, and bushwacking in our efforts to approach our subject matter. I generally operate under a motto of \"I provide the locations, you identify the birds/flowers\" though I will become more engaged in helping you identify birds and flowers if that is your preference. Otherwise this allows me to get you to the right spots, providing an overview of the habitat and what to look for, yet allowing you to explore and experience your own adventure.
Note that I run a native plant materials company (Alpine WildSeed) http://www.ispcowboy.com/aws
Fees:
US$110 half day (4 hours) includes up to 3 people. US$25 each additional person.
US$195 full day (8 hours) includes up to 3 people. US$35 each additional person.
You must provide your own transportation.
Binocular and bird book rental can be arranged. A lunch is provided in the field. An additional 30 minutes is added to each
tour at no additional cost for lunch.
Reservation fee of US$35. Full refunds are provided if tour is cancelled at least 48 hours prior to the tour, otherwise the reservation fee is non-refundable.
Shorter or longer tours can be arranged including overnight "car camping" tours.
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Zimbabwe
Darryl Tiran
Victoria Falls & African Tour-Guide Services.
Darryl, a local Zimbabwean, follows his lifelong passion as a dedicated Africa naturalist / ornithologist with a vast knowledge on Zimbabwe’s prolific birdlife. Currently he is one of the countries leading bird & safari guides. Darryl’s wide ranging interests include nature & scenic photography, good food & cooking, arts & culture, with many African travels providing a great enthusiasm for Southern, Central & East Africa’s diverse wealth of fauna, flora, history & African cultures. Darryl continues his lifework as a Professional Tour Leader, Safari Guide & Lodge Manager since 1984.
Zimbabwe’s upmarket Wildlife, Photographic & Birding Safaris, despite a few political setbacks, remain highly sought after as one of Africa’s Premier Safari destinations with safety, ease of accessability, & incredible value for money being the key features. Zimbabwe is amply blessed with the most wonderful climate, containing a wealth of outstanding natural & conserved features namely – The Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Matobo Granite Rock Formations, The Mighty Zambezi with Mana Pools, Lake Kariba, The Vumba Forests, Great Zimbabwe Ruins & many more magnificent areas beckoning discovery, with Darryl as your local Guide.
Darryl is based in Victoria Falls & is available for hosting groups as Tour Leader, Personal Guide or Birding Companion for
many International Travel Houses, VIP guests & Birding Safari Tour Operators.
Tel + 263 13 42996, Cell + 263 11 610 222
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