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Craig Robson

Craig Robson lives in Norwich, England. A professional ornithologist, author and artist, specializing in Asian birds, Craig was born in the Midlands but moved to Shetland in 1978 during the early years of the oil boom to earn enough to finance extended travels overseas and to enjoy the many rare birds that the islands attract. He has spent many years in the field in Asia, often visiting remote areas that have been only rarely explored in the past and has experience of almost 2200 species in that continent. He has carried out pioneering surveys of Western Tragopans in Pakistan, Gurney’s Pittas in Thailand and rare pheasants and other forest birds in Vietnam, and has spent some time working on the distribution of Asia’s restricted range birds for BirdLife International’s Biodiversity Project. His extensive knowledge of Asian birds culminated in the publication of the definitive A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia (2000) and A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand (2002). More recently Craig has co-published texts on the parrotbills and babblers for Handbook of the Birds of the World. Craig has also birded extensively in Madagascar and increasingly in North America, including Alaska, where he now spends a lot of time with his partner Heidi.

 

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Craig Robson will be leading the following tours:

ALASKA Monday 3rd June 2013 - Saturday 15th June 2013
THE LESSER SUNDAS Monday 19th August 2013 - Friday 6th September 2013
SULAWESI & HALMAHERA Saturday 7th September 2013 - Friday 27th September 2013
BEYOND SULAWESI Tuesday 5th November 2013 - Saturday 30th November 2013
CAMBODIA & LAOS Friday 21st February 2014 - Saturday 8th March 2014
BURMA Sunday 9th March 2014 - Saturday 22nd March 2014
EAGLENEST & BEYOND Friday 18th April 2014 - Sunday 4th May 2014
ALASKA Monday 2nd June 2014 - Saturday 14th June 2014
THE LESSER SUNDAS Monday 18th August 2014 - Friday 5th September 2014
JAVA & BALI Saturday 27th September 2014 - Saturday 11th October 2014
REMOTE EASTERN INDONESIA Friday 7th November 2014 - Saturday 29th November 2014