News & Reports from Birdquest Birding Tours Worldwide

ULTIMATE UGANDA TOUR REPORT 2026

Our 2026 Ultimate Uganda tour was another wonderful birding safari through one of the friendliest countries on the African continent. Sadly, for the residents of Uganda, fear had been struck into many prospective visitors to the country, due to the outbreak of the dreaded Ebola in adjacent DRC. Uganda itself had a total of just […]

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KITE OPTICS IMAGE STABILISED BINOCULARS, ED RANGE (DISCOUNT AVAILABLE)

A few Birdquest guides have had the chance to try out the latest Kite Optics ED range recently, and we have to say they are remarkable. For open country, coastal or pelagic birding, they are serious contenders, and in many situations superior to conventional binoculars. From the outset, we want to stress that this […]

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LAST CHANCE TO SEE? THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LESSER FLORICAN

Lesser Florican male displaying in late July 2026 (image by Mark Beaman) Once upon a time, the arrival of the monsoon rains in Northwestern India heralded the arrival of tens of thousands of Lesser Floricans (known as the Likh in Hindi) in the parched grasslands of Northwestern India. Their dramatic jumping display, which […]

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CHINA’S SICHUAN & NORTHERN YUNNAN TOUR REPORT 2026

Sichuan really is becoming a strong contender for one of those “must-do” tours! I guess it always has been, but now we are able to see more than ever, better than ever, and in more comfort than ever before. All of the accommodations are extremely good, the food is excellent (although you do have to […]

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CUBA TOUR REPORT 2026

Our 2026 Cuba tour took place during a period of significant challenges for the country. Nevertheless, despite fuel shortages and other logistical limitations, our itinerary was never affected, thanks to the outstanding efforts of our local guides, driver and support team. The tour proved to be highly successful. By the end of the trip, we […]

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TURKEY & CYPRUS TOUR REPORT 2026

This year’s visit to Cyprus & Turkey was a very interesting one, in many ways. Upon reading older tour reports, I saw that my esteemed colleague Pete Morris wrote that one would have ‘guaranteed great weather’, but this was certainly different from our tour. However, what definitely hasn’t changed since our tours in 2024, 2022 […]

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NORTHERN ECUADOR TOUR REPORT 2025

Northern Ecuador is one of the finest South America, standing out for its exceptional diversity of birds and the variety of habitats available across different elevation ranges on both slopes of the northern Ecuador Andes. On the western slope, you will encounter Choco birds; on the eastern side, an Amazonian influence is evident; and as […]

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CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA SPECIALITIES TOUR REPORT 2026

Our first California & Arizona specialities tour turned out to be a great success! In 16 full days we did not only see almost all possible specialties, but we also had great views of most of them – even the most difficult ones (to see)! Highlights included a fabulous Spotted Owl, good views of numerous […]

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GUATEMALA & HONDURAS TOUR REPORT 2026

Our second Guatemala & Honduras tour was very successful. Compared to the first edition, we made several improvements that allowed us to use our time more efficiently in certain areas and increase our chances of seeing some of the more challenging target species. As a result, we recorded 407 species (18 more than on the […]

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ATLANTIC ODYSSEY TOUR REPORT 2026

The 2026 Atlantic Odyssey was a very unusual tour blessed with many marvelous observations of birds and marine mammals in some of the more remote islands of the world, but sadly and very unusually blighted by the occurrence of the dreaded Hanta virus on board of the ship, the Hondius. We did manage to visit […]

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