An Emperor Penguin leads some adorable little chicks across the ice of the Weddell (Vlad Silver)
Birdquest's 2017 Chad tour was the first birding tour ever to record Nubian Bustard, Niam-niam Parrot, Black-breasted Barbet, Rusty Bush Lark and Kordofan Sparrow, never mind the fabulous Scimitar-horned Oryx! (Mark Beaman)
A selection of top birds from our 2017 tours... a fine Sunbittern from Costa Rica (Pete Morris)
Also from Costa Rica, a fortuitous sighting of the rare Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Pete Morris)
... and an unusually confiding Thicket Antpitta (Pete Morris)
... and of course, the aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal (Pete Morris)
Our Eastern China tour provided stunning views of the superb Reeves's Pheasant (Hannu Jännes)
Nik continues to show off Uganda's treasures such as the amazing Shoebill (Nik Borrow)
... and the rare Grauer's Broadbill (Nik Borrow)
The Solomon Islands tour bagged a suite of endemics including this fine Solomon Islands Frogmouth (Josh Bergmark)
This rare and spectacular Black-chested Tyrant is just one of many goodies seen by in Brazil recently (Eduardo Patrial)
Crescent-faced Antpitta - always a favourite! This one was seen on our Southern Ecuador tour (Pete Morris)
Some great gamebird action this year! Here's a Ferruginous Partridge from Malaysia (Craig Robson)
... and the endemic Mountain Peacock-Pheasant also showed well (Craig Robson)
Dave and the group saw plenty of spectacular Satyr Tragopans in Bhutan (Dave Farrow)
Vietnam produced the much-wanted Germain's Peacock-Pheasant (János Oláh)
... and the stunning Bar-bellied Pitta (János Oláh)
Dani's been showing off the BoPs in West Papua! Red Bird-of-Paradise (Dani López-Velasco)
And the amazing Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise (Dani López-Velasco)
On our new Cusco Andes to Amazonia tour we found some great birds including the often retiring Red-and-white Antpitta (Pete Morris)
... the stunning Plushcap (Pete Morris)
... and the wonderful Blue-headed Macaw (Pete Morris)
Red Phalaropes in their fine breeding plumage can be seen on a number of Birdquest tours including Alaska, Spitsbergen and Iceland where this one was photographed (Mike Watson)
This smart drake American White-winged Scoter was a vagrant write-in for our Iceland tour in 2017 (Mike Watson).
We often record around 20 species of ducks on our Iceland tours but by far the most spectacular is the Harlequin, seen here shooting the rapids near Lake Myvatn (Mike Watson)
Barrow's Goldeneye is a Nearctic duck with an outpost in the Western Palearctic in Iceland (Mike Watson)
Iceland has a massive breeding population of the delightful Red-necked Phalarope and they are a big feature of the tour (Mike Watson)
See the little-known Mali (or Kulikoro) Firefinch in Senegal with Birdquest! Click on the image (Mark Beaman)
The shy Savile's Bustard is a Sahel speciality we see in Senegal (Mark Beaman)
Handsome Black Crowned Cranes take to the air in Djoudj National Park, Senegal (Mark Beaman)
The stunning White-crowned Lapwing is a characteristic bird of the rivers of southeastern Senegal (Mark Beaman)
The wonderful Egyptian Plover is still a common bird in southeastern Senegal and allows a close approach (Mark Beaman)
A Giant Kingfisher about to enjoy a well-earned breakfast in southeastern Senegal (Mark Beaman)
The perky little Cricket Warbler is another much-wanted Sahelian speciality of Senegal (Mark Beaman)
The beautiful Scissor-tailed Kite is a signature bird of the Sahel (Mark Beaman)
Just a tiny part of the extraordinary roost of thousands of Scissor-tailed Kites in the Saloum delta, Senegal (Mark Beaman)
Sudan Golden Sparrow is a Sahel speciality that occurs in large flocks in northern Senegal (Mark Beaman)
Little Grey Woodpecker is a localized acacia specialist of the northern Sahel (Mark Beaman)
The spectacular Abyssinian Roller is surely the most beautiful of Senegal's birds (Mark Beaman)
Or is it the Red-throated Bee-eater? (Mark Beaman)
Or the Northern Carmine Bee-eater? (Mark Beaman)
Or the Yellow-crowned Gonolek? Oh dear, there are so many to choose from! (Mark Beaman)
Neumann's Starling is a restricted-range species that reaches its westernmost point in SE Senegal (Mark Beaman)
Adamawa Turtle Dove is yet another localized speciality of Senegal (Mark Beaman)
Hippos still disport themselves in the rivers of southeastern Senegal (Mark Beaman)
Our Sichuan & Northern Yunnan tour goes from strength to strength, and we're seeing more specialities than ever before, such as this stunning Golden-fronted Fulvetta (Pete Morris)
Our Sichuan & Northern Yunnan tour goes from strength to strength, and we're seeing more specialities than ever before, such as this rarely-seen Streaked Barwing (Pete Morris)
The perky little Balearic Warbler featured on Birdquest's 35th Anniversary Reunion on Mallorca.(Pete Morris)
Pale-crested Woodpecker (Pete Morris)
Our first tour to Angola for several years was a great success. Conditions were way more comfortable than before, and all endemics were seen including the superb Braun's Bushshrike. (Pete Morris)
Wrangel Island in late summer and autumn holds one of the highest concentrations of Polar Bears in the Arctic. Click to find out more. (Mark Beaman)
A Snow Leopard spots a group of Blue Sheep and stalks them, right in front of our Ladakh group in March! (Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard, the speed of the chase is unimaginable... (Mark Beaman)
The Blue Sheep run for their very lives... (Mark Beaman)
It leaps... (Mark Beaman)
But it is a fraction too late... (Mark Beaman)
The Blue Sheep hurry uphill to safety... (Mark Beaman)
Western Tragopan is now on the Birdquest Life List! This little-known but gorgeous pheasant of the Western Himalayas has been seen by only a tiny number of birders. (Mark Beaman)
White-winged Nightjar (taken by Alan Lewis) is likely to be one of the highlights in Paraguay.
If you love great scenery and stunning endemics, look no further than Central Peru. Click here to see Pete's latest report including the wonderful Golden-backed Mountain Tanager pictured here.
Short-tailed Albatross, a much-wanted speciality on Western Pacific Odyssey (Pete Morris)
We have recently launched 'The Final 500 Expeditions' to see as many as possible of the last 500 species for the BirdQuest Life List. Click here. Amsterdam Albatross, one of the world's rarest birds, on our Southern Indian Ocean expedition (Mark Beaman)
A Black-faced Sheathbill scavenges at a penguin carcass on Heard Island (Mark Beaman)
It took a round trip of over 7000 miles to get Heard Shag on the BirdQuest Life List. We birders are definitely a bit mad! (Mark Beaman)
Red-winged Fairy-wren, endemic to SW Australia (Pete Morris)
Roraiman Barbtail (Pete Morris)
Siberian Blue Robin by Mark Beaman
Least Sandpiper in Alaska (Pete Morris)
Jocotoco Antpitta is a star bird in Southern Ecuador (Pete Morris)
The wonderful Banded Ground-Cuckoo, a real treat on our Ecuador tours (Pete Morris)
Everyone loves toucans! Toco Toucans in the Pantanal (Mark Beaman)
The extraordinary Sunbittern occurs widely in South America, including the Pantanal (Mark Beaman)
Harpy Eagle is one of those 'must-see' creatures for every birder's lifetime. This adult was in the Pantanal (Mark Beaman)
Jaguar is another of those iconic animals, and the Pantanal is the finest place for sightings (Mark Beaman)
A Negros Scops Owl peers down at a Birdquest group in the Philippines (Pete Morris)
The stunning Firethroat in Sichuan (Pete Morris)
The lovely Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, a speciality of N Australia (Pete Morris)
Battling rather than 'kissing' adult and immature Steller's Sea Eagles in Japan (Pete Morris)
Tufted Coquette in Trinidad (Pete Morris)
Kiangs (Tibetan Wild Asses) roam the high plains of Ladakh (Mark Beaman)
Ladakh is one of the best places in the world for seeing Grey Wolves (Mark Beaman)
Ladakh is surely the best place for close views of the handsome Tibetan Sandgrouse (Mark Beaman)
The best-looking mammal in the world bar none, Bengal Tiger (Mike Watson)
Kirtland's Warbler is THE most sought-after of all Northern American wood warblers (Mike Watson)
Greater Roadrunner, one of the most charismatic birds of the southern deserts of the USA (Mike Watson)
McCown's Longspurs are back on the short-grass prairies of Colorado by early April (Mike Watson)
The grey-bellied Rocky Mountain form of Pine Grosbeak is one to watch (Mike Watson)
One of the smartest North American woodpeckers, Lewis's Woodpecker (Mike Watson)
The unspeakably beautiful White-tailed Ptarmigan of Colorado's Rocky Mountains (Mike Watson)
Sykes's Nightjar, a winter ghost of India's northwestern deserts (Mike Watson)
Pallid Scops Owls also spend the winter in Western India (Mike Watson)
Forest Owlet still clings on in a remote corner of Western India (Mike Watson)
Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands is THE place to catch up with the threatened Houbara Bustard (Mike Watson)
Purple Sandpipers are a fine sight in their breeding dress in Iceland and Spitsbergen (Mike Watson)
Cream-coloured Coursers grace deserts from the Canary Islands to Arabia and Western India (Mike Watson)
Streaked Scrub Warbler is a regular fixture on our visits to Oman (Mike Watson)
Hume's Owl is restricted to the deserts of the Middle East. Oman is a good place to catch up with it (János Oláh)
Plain Leaf Warblers cross the Strait of Hormuz to spend the winter in Northern Oman (Mike Watson)
Welcome to Birdquest
BirdQuest offers 'The Ultimate in Birding Tours' worldwide.
BirdQuest, founded in 1981, has an unequalled repertoire of birding tours and combined birdwatching and wildlife holidays and cruises that will appeal to every kind of birder. Our tours are celebrated as the very best available, and we have shown our clients and friends over 10,000 bird species worldwide, more than any other birding tour company (and not that far off the total for all other birding tour companies combined!), as well as an extraordinary variety of mammals and many other fascinating aspects of the natural world.
Our superb selection of land-based tours not only feature popular, well-known destinations, but also many less-visited countries and regions, including frontier destinations where others rarely if ever tread. We can take you birding in over 120 different parts of the world, including all the following and many more besides: Alaska, Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Caribbean, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Manitoba, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Turkey and Uganda.
We also have a fantastic series of birding and wildlife expedition cruises that will take you to some of the most remote places on our planet, as well as offering some extraordinary wildlife encounters including the opportunity to watch rarely-seen pelagic seabirds and whales. Destinations include Antarctica (including the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea), the Subantarctic Islands (including the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha and the Aucklands, Campbell and Macquarie), Spitsbergen (Svalbard), the Russian Far East (including Sakhalin, the Kurils, Kamchatka and the Commanders and the Sea of Okhotsk), the Russian Arctic (Chukotka and Wrangel), Baja California (including the Sea of Cortez), the Galapagos, and the South Pacific islands (including the Tuamotus, Pitcairn & Henderson, and the Kermadecs, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu & Solomons).
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