How to become a Birdquest Leader

We are always looking to recruit new Birdquest leaders.

Birdquest offers superior pay rates compared to the great majority of bird tour companies and much higher rates than many. Most companies are paying their leaders between 50-200 US Dollars or equivalent a day. If you are an experienced and well-regarded leader, you ought to consider a move to a company that will suitably reward your talents.

Potential candidates need to be exceptionally skilled birders with a minimum personal birding experience of five or six entire Birdquest tour itineraries.

We are currently especially interested in recruiting leaders with experience in sub-Saharan Africa, but that does not mean we are not interested in recruiting new guides with all or most of their experience elsewhere. Get in touch.

Existing experience guiding bird tours is an advantage but is not essential for the right candidate.

A very high level of field skills and considerable knowledge of the relevant avifaunas, as well as excellent logistical and interpersonal skills, are essential requirements for Birdquest guides.

Applicants must be in a position to lead at least two or three tours for us annually.

If you are potentially interested in joining the top team, contact Mark Beaman at his direct email address: markasbeaman@gmail.com

You can be certain that all enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.

We would like to see more women working in our industry as top-end bird tour guides. Don’t be shy to apply!

Important: In order to be considered, please be sure to include in your application a list of all those Birdquest tour itineraries that you already know in their entirety, as well as details of all other relevant birding knowledge and experience. Please also include a list of all other areas of the world where you have personal birding experience, and if you only know part of the Birdquest tour itineraries in those areas, specify which parts you know and which you do not. Note: By experience of a Birdquest itinerary, we mean familiarity with the locations visited by our tour. We do not expect candidates to have participated in the Birdquest tour themselves.