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ALASKA TOUR REPORT 2022

SNOW LEOPARDS & BIRDS OF LADAKH, INDIA TOUR REPORT 2023

My fifth Ladakh Snow Leopards tour produced another four leopard encounters, with a total of seven animals, crucially, one of which was a <50 meters sighting at a kill. We added a couple of top-quality world mammals to this tour in the form of Tibetan (Sand) Fox and the near-threatened Tibetan Gazelle (or Goa) high […]

JAPAN IN WINTER TOUR REPORT 2023

This year’s Japan in Winter tour was a welcome return to this magical country, once again a wonderful journey around the Japanese archipelago. The avian spectacles are breath-taking and we were thrilled by Blakiston’ Fish Owls and sunbathing Ural Owls, Red-crowned, White-naped, and Hooded Cranes, the staggering sight of hundreds of White-tailed and Steller’s Sea […]

NORTHWEST INDIA TOUR REPORT 2023

A very successful Birdquest tour to various parts of western India traced an epic route through the states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat, with a short visit to the state of Maharasthra to conclude. A new feature was a six-day pre-tour extension to some of the finest birding and mammal watching sites on India’s northern […]

IBERIAN LYNX & BIRDS OF SOUTHERN SPAIN TOUR REPORT 2023

Our third Iberian Lynx & Birds of Southern Spain tour was a greatly successful tour and provided a great break in the dreary winter many birders experience in north-western Europe. Spain is always lovely to visit, with its kind people, wonderful food and great infrastructure, and Andujar is a highlight of the country with amazing […]

SOUTHERN ECUADOR TOUR REPORT 2023

Another highly enjoyable, fruitful and hitch-free tour was completed under the expert leadership of Juan Carlos Calvachi. This unforgettable itinerary criss-crossed the southern Andes of Ecuador sampling the diverse avifauna of both slopes as well as visiting the dry deciduous forests in the southern Tumbesian region. Travel continued to the eastern slopes and the sub-tropical […]

SENEGAL TOUR REPORT 2023

Our seventh Senegal ‘only’ tour (earlier tours combining with either The Gambia or Cape Verde) continued the run of success we have previously enjoyed and firmly establishes the country as a premier West African birding destination for those wishing to see some very special Sahelian endemics. Senegal is less than six hours away from Brussels […]

THAILAND TOUR REPORT 2023

This years’ Birdquest to Thailand was a welcome return to one of the best birding destinations on the continent of Asia, featuring a spicy blend of forests, mountains and wetlands filled with great birds. We began on the coast where we saw Spoon-billed Sandpipers, White-faced and Malaysian Plovers, Asian Dowitchers, Nordmann’s Greenshanks, and Great Knot […]

TEXAS TOUR REPORT 2022

The Birdquest 2022 tour of the Lone Star State marked our first post-pandemic lockdown visit and produced a respectable total, despite facing some challenges including the opposite weather required to produce a good migration spectacle on the Gulf Coast, as well as the ongoing drought in the south and southwest of the state, which had […]

TANZANIA’S EASTERN ARC & PEMBA TOUR REPORT 2022

Tanzania is a fascinating country for birds and wildlife! Our tour is a very special one with most of the birding time spent in African mountain forests. Although birding in such forests can be challenging, seeing some of the rarest birds of Africa is definitely a great and rewarding experience! The aim of this unique […]