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BORNEO: SARAWAK & KALIMANTAN TOUR REPORT 2022
This was the second time the Malaysian state Sarawak was combined with the Indonesian Kalimantan part of Borneo on a Birdquest tour. Starting our tour in Kota Kinabalu where we met Yeo, our local guide, who we are very thankful for an unforgettable and smooth birding experience on the first half of our stay on […]
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REMOTE MADAGASCAR TOUR REPORT 2022
Extraordinary birds, exquisite lemurs, cute chameleons and incredibly bad roads characterized our recent Madagascar with a difference tour. We managed to observe several very rarely encountered species like Madagascar Serpent Eagle, Sakalava Rail, Madagascar Pochard, Red Owl, Slender-billed Flufftail and Helmet and Bernier’s Vangas and also found a great supporting cast consisting of goodies like […]
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CHILE TOUR REPORT 2022
This year´s Chile tour was certainly one of the most successful to this fantastic country. That is what you get with Birdquest: grace under pressure plus a great bird list. The tour delivered all the mainland non-pelagic Chilean endemics, including all of the Tapaculos with great views of Chestnut-throated Huet-Huet and White-throated Tapaculo. Spectacular views […]
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BRAZIL’S FAR SOUTH & SOUTHWEST TOUR REPORT 2022
What a superb debut it was for the first Brazil’s Far South & Southwest, a tour that combines wonderful landscapes and an impressive mix of special birds ranging from Atlantic Forest (the amazing Araucaria woods in the south), the coastal Pampa, the mighty Pantanal and the fascinating savanna from central Brazil, the Cerrado. Two delightful […]
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BRAZIL’S PANTANAL & MATO GROSSO TOUR REPORT 2022
The original classic version of the Pantanal Birdquest tour had some modifications and additions, in order to visit regions that host some specialties in remote areas of Brazil (with easy access) near the Bolivian border. It was an excellent tour where we managed to tally 559 (+/-) species of birds, including most of our targets, […]
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OMAN & BAHRAIN TOUR REPORT 2022
Birdquest’s thirteenth tour of Oman & Bahrain proved to be a great success for many reasons. We recorded a respectable total of 230 taxa and 51 Birdquest ‘diamond’ species (regional specialities) and saw several great migrants and interesting seabirds. Oman’s special owls have always been one of the highlights of the tour, and we were […]
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SOUTHERN & CENTRAL ARGENTINA TOUR REPORT 2022
The 2022 edition of Southern & Central Argentina produced some 296 species with 126 diamond birds of restricted range: testimony to the unique avifauna of Patagonia. Among these, we secured all eight available Argentine endemics and all of Argentina’s 12 endemic breeders, most of which are austral migrants. The mega target bird of the tour […]
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CLASSIC PAPUA NEW GUINEA TOUR REPORT 2022
Birds-of-paradise! All birdwatchers who remotely interested in birding abroad will dream about visiting this very special island with Bird-of-paradise aka Bop’s. Especially who has seen Sir David Attenborough’s various films about these avian aristocrats. We have been running birding tours to this remote corner of the World for a long time and our classic tour […]
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KENYA SPECIALITIES TOUR REPORT 2022
This was only the second time we ran our Kenya Specialities tour and we had a few itinerary changes from last year, such as visiting the remote Dida Galgalu desert in the far north. I guess there will be a few more minor changes in the future as well, which is inevitable when you targeting […]
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JAVA, BALI & KALIMANTAN (BORNEO), INDONESIA TOUR REPORT 2022
“This new Birdquest itinerary, focused on a wide range of Indonesian endemics and Sundaic lowland rainforest specialties. Employing the skills of a series of experienced local guides, we notched-up an impressive bird list, including Sunda Teal, Chestnut-bellied and Grey-breasted (or White-faced) Partridges, Great Argus, Green Peafowl, Green Junglefowl, Giant Swiftlet, Large, Gould’s and Javan Frogmouths, […]
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