News & Reports from Birdquest Birding Tours Worldwide

NORTHWEST CHINA & THE TIBETAN PLATEAU TOUR REPORT 2026

This ‘comprehensive tour of Northwest China and the Tibetan Plateau’ covered the mountain and desert habitats of Xinjiang in far western China, before moving on to Xizang (Tibet proper) and Qinghai providing a fine selection of Tibetan Plateau specialities, plus many other highly desirable birds. The list of special birds included the much sought-after Lord […]

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ULTIMATE NORTHEAST INDIA TOUR REPORT 2026

This comprehensive 23-day tour of Northeast India proved to be another highly successful exploration of this remote corner of the Indian subcontinent. We recorded nearly 550 species of birds, including most of the region’s specialties and many other highly sought-after species. The world-famous Kaziranga National Park produced Finn’s Weaver, Pallas’s and Grey-headed Fish Eagles and […]

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‘EASY’ MONGOLIA TOUR REPORT 2026

Our inaugural ‘Easy’ Mongolia birding tour was a great success. In just eleven days, we saw the vast majority of Mongolia’s speciality birds while keeping the itinerary comfortable throughout: every night was spent either in a hotel or in a very comfortable ger (yurt) resort, with no need for basic camping. The wide range of […]

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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 ED BINOCULARS – DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

Some Birdquest guides have recently had the chance to try out the latest Kite Optics APC ED range of image-stabilised (IS) binoculars, and we have to say they are remarkable. For open country, wetland, coastal or pelagic birding, they are serious contenders, and in such situations often superior to top-end conventional binoculars. From the […]

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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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