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HAWAII TOUR REPORT 2024
Hidden away in the centre of the vast Pacific Ocean, the tiny chain of islands that form Hawaii are home to a unique but severely threatened avifauna. Radiocarbon-dating points to mass human-era extinction, 800-2000 years ago, and since the arrival of man in the islands the devastated Hawaiian avifauna has been battered by almost every […]
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GHANA TOUR REPORT 2024
Ghana, once known as the ‘Gold Coast’ is situated in the very heart of West Africa, and is a vibrant, colourful and friendly country that offers much to visitors. More importantly, for us, Ghana is without doubt the jewel of West Africa in terms of finding and seeing West African specialities. As with most of […]
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MADEIRA TOUR REPORT 2024
Our second tour to Madeira was another great visit to this Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean. We enjoyed three very successful pelagics, with great views of both Pterodroma species, several storm petrels including Band-rumped [Madeiran] Storm Petrels and plenty of Cory’s Shearwaters and Bulwer’s Petrels! On the island itself it was very easy birding […]
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CHINA’S SICHUAN & NORTHERN YUNNAN 2024 TOUR REPORT
The 2024 Birdquest tour to Sichuan and Northern Yunnan was a resounding success. As well as recording a total of 339 species, we tallied an impressive 163 ‘diamond birds’ – (species with restricted ranges rarely encountered on any other tour itinerary), exceeding or equalling recent tours in both 2015 and 2018. Whilst a few challenges […]
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA WITH A DIFFERENCE TOUR REPORT 2024
On Birdquest’s (and my) eighth tour to the more remote parts of the wonderful, but challenging country of Papua New Guinea, we assembled a fantastic assortment of rarely seen, extraordinary birds. No fewer than five species of, what must be the best bird family in the world, the Birds-of-paradise, can only be seen on this […]
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TAIWAN TOUR REPORT 2024
The first Birdquest tour to Taiwan since 2019 was a great success where we found all 32 of the 32 recognised endemic birds, a Birdquest first in itself! There are so many great birds on this rich island, with Swinhoe’s and Mikado Pheasants topping the bill along with Taiwan Partridge, Taiwan Barwing, Yellow Tit, White-whiskered, […]
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NORTHERN TANZANIA TOUR REPORT 2024
This incredible tour through the ‘lark plains’ at Engikaret, Tarangire National Park, the seemingly endless grasslands of the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and finally Arusha National Park surely has to be the ultimate wildlife travel experience out of anywhere in Africa if not indeed the whole world! The journey is simply one of those ‘must-do’ […]
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JAMAICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & PUERTO RICO TOUR REPORT 2024
As one of the most exciting tours to insular archipelagos, this all new ‘the world makes no sense’ Birdquest tour to the Greater Antilles delivers the very best that nature has to offer to help forget the diabolical horrors inflicted upon us by despots and degenerate politicians or devised by administrators to tie our lives […]
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COLORADO TOUR REPORT 2024
Our 2024 whirlwind birding road-trip around the Centennial State was another wonderful birding experience. Facing the usual complicated logistical challenges, late snowfall, and high winds, as well as Easter weekend, our hard work and perseverance paid-off. This year’s top birds included Wood Duck, Barrow’s Goldeneye, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Greater and Lesser Prairie Chickens, Sharp-tailed, Gunnison and […]
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ULTIMATE COSTA RICA TOUR REPORT 2024
Once again, we managed to surpass our former record of species for this tour, with the impressive amount of 630 species recorded, but even more impressive was that we managed to see 618 species. Also, we added seven species to our cumulative Costa Rican list which included Red Knot, Northern Potoo, Lance-tailed Manakin, MacGillivray’s Warbler, […]
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