News & Reports

ANGOLA TOUR REPORT 2022

This was our fourth visit to Angola in recent years, and wow, things are still changing rapidly! I’d like to say all for the better, and from a travel comfort point of view, it does continue to get better. The visa was easy to get and we did not experience a single police checkpoint delay. […]

SULAWESI, MOROTAI & HALMAHERA TOUR REPORT 2022

A welcome restart of our classic Sulawesi and Halmahera itinerary was long overdue, and eagerly anticipated by a very keen clutch of birders. There was no Obi extension this year, but we did visit Morotai for the second time. There was also no visit to Makassar Fish Ponds, due to itinerary constraints, so our trip […]

CLASSIC COLOMBIA TOUR REPORT 2023

This year’s Classic Colombia tour was once again a huge success. We traversed several  mountain ranges and a vast array of habitats, in search of some of the rarest and most mouth-watering of South America’s endemics and specialities. Early starts and stunning scenery were part of our daily routine, as we took in the best […]

GHANA TOUR REPORT 2023

The Ghana tour is one of our classic Africa tours where birders can connect with a good number of Guinea and Upper Guinea forest endemics. Moreover, it does have a major target for almost all birders: the White-headed Rockfowl or as I like the old name better, the Yellow-necked Picathartes! It is a reliable country […]

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 […]