Birdwatching guides and tours recommended by Birdingpal
Hiring a local guide through Birdingpal helps promote the importance of protecting birds and their habitat in many countries around the world, and makes it monetarily possible by boosting the local economy.
If you like guided tours you can customize your tour and enjoy the advantage of all the attention you get in small groups, for the same price or maybe even less than you will pay if you travel with the large tour groups from other countries.
You will see all the birds, enjoy the safety of travelling with a knowledgeable local, even change your itinerary as you go and you are sure of getting to know your guide, not only as a travel companion, but also as a friend.
If your partner or travel companions are non birders, a local guide will easily accommodate other needs too.
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Argentina
Sergio Corbet
Sergio Corbet is an Agronomy Engineer and a Biology Sciences College Professor and has travelled all over Argentina and most bordering neighbour countries combining Birding with his skills. Over 35 years of watching and studying the regions "Nature" -birds, flora and fauna- gave Sergio the knowledge to find and use the best hotspots and places where to do successful Birding. Sergio is a Birding and Nature Guide not only to individuals or groups but also to a couple of local Tours. He is an active early member of Birdingpal as well as a Proact Team member and is its Regional Coordinator for South America. He also is a
South American Birding Correspondent to Surfbirds.
Sergio is set to show and help you to enjoy the best Birding in his area. Before undertaking a trip please contact him so as to make arrangements, fix dates and select places to visit so as to have a memorable Birding Trip.
Sergio speaks English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Fees: email for consultation per day for individuals or two people.
State that you found me on "Birdingpal" and get a 5% off to be prearranged.
fax 5411- 4328-9345 "Para Sergio Corbet
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Buenos Aires
Alec Earnshaw
I live in the outskirts of BA and offer worry-free half-day or full-day guided visits in English to the best hot spots in and around Buenos Aires, and notably to the exciting area in the south of Entre Rios, hosting many specialties and endangered
birds. I am active on the board of Aves Argentinas (the Birdlife partner for Argentina), and I have a website (www.fotosaves.com.ar) with over 1,400 of my bird photos, neatly arranged by family - a useful asset when preparing for your trip.
Furnarids, the often hard-to-identify LBJs of South America, are my favorite family among birds. I am proficient with bird
calls and, being an Electrical Engineer, I have put together MP3-based equipment with specially-designed electronics, affording fast birdcall playback so we don't miss a single bird in the bush.
A reliable & comfortable, intense & productive fun day to discover the birds of my area is what I offer.
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Buenos Aires
Diego Gallegos
Buenos Aires is a prime location for birding and I enjoy showing the rich birdlife –and nature- of this, my area, where I was born in 1961. When I was 12, WH Hudson´s delightful “Far Away and Long Ago” fell into my hands.. The birds, the nature and the people in those pristine pampas were depicted so vividly that I was forever hooked. Time passed, and in 1984, at the time I got my university degree in Biology, I was called to guide my first group of birders.
On duty or on my own, I birded all around Argentina but naturally I am more acquainted with the secrets my home patch, Buenos Aires, has to reveal. The pampas have a very good number of interesting species and the open country favours not only finding the birds, but also good sightings of them.
Today, when I show the birds, I still have the same fun as I had when I guided that first group, 25 years ago, and I love to share that joy. My Sites Menu includes 5 urban or suburban reserves, good for outings of 4 hours or more. For a full day roundtrip, the bucholic Southern Entre Ríos combines perfectly with Otamendi National Reserve, and reaching Punta Rasa, well known for its migrants, demands 3 days.
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I charge US$ 90 for the 4 hours walk and add U$S 12 per extra hour. The full day rate
is $ 150, the second passenger adds U$S 30 and the third passenger U$ 20. I have and ample, 3-rows of seats Renault car ready for use (ask).
Allow us to invite you to the pleasure of going out. Trips and outings can even be arranged at short notice. Birds, nature and the flavour of the pampas are waiting out there. Let´s go birding!
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Puerto Madryn, Chubut
Rubén Manriquez
I'm a Biologist involved in birdwatching guiding in Patagonia with experience working with birdwatchers from all over the world. Born in the Soouthern Andes (Esquel is my town, in which is located "The Old Pataonian Expres"!!!), I'm living in Puerto Madryn working in fishing and tourism(in this case between September and March) since the eighties.
In spite that I speak English I've been working with people from England, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Denmank, Autralia, New Zealand, U.S., Belgium, Canada, Holland, etc.during 18 years as a Tour Guide, with this mean goal: good service, knowledge and thinking that we have to do as much as possible for to preserve nature invonlving all the people in it.
Fees: I need enough time before the start of the trip in order to make all the arrangements for the group (hotel, transport and the program that I provide for them). Cost of the guiding is 120 US$ a day.
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Cordoba Hills, Cordoba
Hernan Casañas
Welcome to Seriema Nature Tours.
Seriema Nature Tours is a company based in Argentina, which focuses on Birding Tours and Natural History Tours. Since 1991, our directors and guides have been leading and organizing trips throughout southern South America.
We are specialized in every kind of nature oriented trips in the area we know best: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Paraguay, Uruguay and Antarctica. This web site will show you a selection of our best tours specialized in Birding/ Birdwatching, Butterflies & Moths, Botany, Natural History, Nature Photography and Local Culture.
The magnificent nature of the area where we focus, the experience of our leaders, and the quality of the services we use will ensure that your travels with us will leave long lasting impressions in your memory.
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Punilla Valley, Cordoba
Juan Carlos Grasso
Argentina is a large country with many climate conditions and habitats. Currently its bird list exceeds 1050 species with 390
of them thriving in Central Region, where I lived. I think Cordoba is the best place to begin birding in Argentina, because is home to many endemic and endangered birds and each year. In summer, many migrant birds from the Northern Hemisphere and
north South America can been seen, and in winter birds migrate from Patagonia. It is really, a big bird crossroad, and
remember, we have Condors in the center of the country, all year.
I work as wildlife photographer, researching about our flora and fauna. Maybe I can help you planning your next birding trip. I’m available anytime and surely, we will enjoy looking for birds.
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Igazu, Missiones
Daniel Somay
Daniel Somay, graduated as a Park Ranger, has always had an inclination for bird and fauna research, participating for the
largest project of birds banding of this particular area between 1981 and 1985.
In the following years, he has been entirely dedicated to touristical activities, working as a guide who is specialized in nature.
He has been making trips through out the jungle for more than 15 years, being one of the most experienced guides in this
region. Because of his knowledge, he has participated and advised on the makings of many documentaries produced by Japan, France, England and United States.
In 1995 he opened his own travel agency called “Rainforest Expeditions”, which is specialized in attending small groups of people interested in nature and also birwatching, being the most experienced specialized agency that offers these kinds of tours.
The National Park, besides having the spectacular waterfalls, is the environment with the most biodiversity in Argentina making
this place ideal to watch birds.
Daniel has recorded more than 380 different species of birds of the region, being many of them unique and even indispensable to
recognize some species of Antshrikes or to identify Flycatchers that are very similar among each other. For this method, we use
“Play Back”, in a responsible way, to not produce a stressful situation to the birds.
Among the birds of the region, we can mention the Black Fronted Piping Guan, Helmeted Woodpecker and Solitary Tinamou, not always easy to observe. More common are the Red breasted Toucan, Black throated Trogon, Blue Manakin, Tufted Antshrikes, Rufous Motmot, Robust Woodpecker and the difficult tyrants such as the Southern Antpipit, Yellow olive and Sepia capped Flycatchers, not forgetting the fantastic Tanagers, among others.
The company counts on 4 by 4 vehicles specially adapted for birdwatching.
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Fees: Four hour trip including transportation and a box-lunch costs US$80 per passenger. Excursions can be booked for not less than two passengers and no more than eight.
We also offer a variety of packages which could include a visit to the Falls and hotel accommodations as well as organize journeys to other regions of northern Argentina like Salta and Jujuy.
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Salta
Ricardo Clark
The Huaico Reserve (huaico: comes from the Quechua language, wayqu: “gully or ravine”) protects a hundred heactares patch of Cloudforest on the west side of the Lerma Valley in San Lorenzo prvince of Salta. Nice views of the Andes Cordillera range from several lookouts along the twenty kilometers system of well maintained trails. The Huaico Reserve is administrated by YUCHAN Fund, a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on conservation and management of protected areas in Yungas, Chaco
and Andes of Argentina. We offer a variety of activities which consist in Hikings, Ecological walks and guided Birdwatching excursions. With more than 200 bird species recorded in the Reserve including some of high conservation value, such as Huaico Tinamou, Yungas Pygmy-Owl, Alder Amazon, Ocellated Piculet and Hoy´s Screech-Owl, as well as other emblematic birds like the attractive Cream-backed Woodpecker and the powerful Black-and-Chestnut Eagle. This makes it a great option for a half or a full day birdwatching visit guided by Ricardo Clark. From here you can also arrange for other birding tours such as to El Rey and
Los Cardones National Parks.
Fees including transfers from/to hotel: half day guided Birdwatching visit U$70, full day U$140 (with picnic lunch inside the reserve).
Telephone: 54 – 387 – 4971024 or 54 – 387 -154890118
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Armenia
Shant Ananyan
My name is Shant Ananyan and I live in Yerevan, Armenia.
Starting from 2006 I started organizing birdwatching tours in Armenia and Georgia with a professional bird guides.
Being involved in Birds of Armenia Project I felt the potential of Caucasus region. During 8 day trips you can see about 200 bird species, in different biotopes. The itineraries pass through semi-deserts, forests to high snowcapped mountains, where you can see Caspian Snowcock, Caucasian Black Grows and many other species.
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Price varies from 170 – 300 Euros per day per person (depending on the visit location, group size and duration).
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Arizona
Melody Kehl
Melody is an avid birder who loves to share her knowledge with anyone and everyone. She continues to take courses in
ornithology to keep up to date and to feed her frenzied need for more knowledge about our feathered friends. In addition to leading personal tours for a one-on-one experience for beginners and advanced birders, Melody also leads birding and hiking tours for the Tucson Audubon Society and the Southern Arizona Hiking Club.
Her 20+ years (10 of those years spent leading professionally) of intensive birding and hiking in Southern Arizona has provided
her with intimate knowledge of the places where birds gather, nest, feed and hide. She is also knowledgeable of the area's
fauna and flora and current environmental issues. Melody's enthusiasm for birding is contagious and makes for exciting and fun days in the field.
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Fees: US$200.00 for a day from sun-up to sun-down plus US$25.00 for each additional person. Included in the total price is transportation (a 4X4 Ford Explorer) and lunch.
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Arizona
John Yerger
We specialize in making every birding experience an adventure in its own way. For some this may mean camping at 7000' and
waking up to Buff-breasted Flycatchers calling over your tent, or backpacking into a remote canyon known to harbor
Rufous-capped Warblers. For others, this may be a driving tour of traditional hotspots where exciting rarities like Rose-throated Becards and Flame-colored Tanagers await. For still others this may mean waiting quietly in one spot, seeking intimate and educational encounters with resident species like Painted Redstarts or Arizona Woodpeckers. No matter what your idea of a "birding adventure" is, we can make it happen!
John Yerger, Jake Mohlmann, and Keith Kamper
Owners and Senior Guides
The Adventure Birding Company
Jake, John, and Keith make every effort to ensure each trip is memorable, educational, fun, and unique. For more information about us and our low rates, visit.
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Dr. Stephen Ambrose
Guided tours are tailored to your individual needs. There is a broad range of habitats within the greater Sydney area: internationally and locally important wetlands, beaches & cliff-lines, a range of dry and wet forests, woodland, heathland, national parks, and rural and urban landscapes. Dr Ambrose has lived in Sydney for 16 years and is a qualified ornitholgist and experienced birdwatcher who can take you to the best spots in Sydney for waterbirds, seabirds, parrots, owls & other night birds, forest, woodland and heathland birds, provided it is the right time of the year to see these species.
Dr Ambrose is the Senior Ornithologist and Director of Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd (Ambecol), an ecological consultancy company based in Sydney
Dr Ambrose has been a keen birdwatcher for over 40 years. He also has a Ph.D (doctorate) in Zoology and Bachelor of Science
(1st Class Honours) majoring in Zoology, both degrees obtained from the University of Western Australia. Although Dr Ambrose conducts tours only in Sydney, he has resided in Perth (Western Australia), Armidale (northern New South Wales), Melbourne (Victoria) and Canberra (Australian Capital Territory). He can advise you of good bird-watching spots and possible birding contacts in those locations.
From 1989 to 1998 (10 years), Dr Ambrose worked as an ornithologist with Birds Australia (formerly the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union), the last four years (1995-98) as its Research and Conservation Director. Projects under his direction
included regional and national monitoring projects of bird populations and their habitats, especially threatened bird species, waterbirds and migratory bush birds.
From February 1999 to April 2000, Dr Ambrose worked as a Senior Ecologist with Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd (ERM), a global environmental consultancy company. The range of business and technical skills acquired during this time has been suitably adapted to the running of Ambecol and providing high quality service to clients.
Dr Ambrose also worked for 5 years as a population and conservation ecology lecturer in the Departments of Zoology at the Australian National University (1987-89) and University of New England (1985-86). I currently lecture part-time about environmental impact assessment (Australian Catholic University), ecology (University of Technology, Sydney) and ecological impacts of global warming (Sydney University).
1- or 2-day guided bird tours of the greater Sydney area (200 km radius of Sydney CBD) are offered by Dr Stephen Ambrose of Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd.
Cost: Aus $110/person/hr. Aus $800/person/day (includes GST).
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Mick Jerram
I have lived in the Northern Territory for 25 years and conducted tours and run a tour company for 12. My specialty is
exploring the riverine areas of this vast region, athough I spend alot of time bushwalking and 4 wheel driving as well.
I take guests out for anywhere from 1 to 10 days, from Darwin, Katherine (local region plus Flora Nature Reserve and Nitmiluk NP), across to Kununurra, (Gregory NP), down to Mataranka (Elsey NP) and up through KAKADU. Birding tours can encompass a mix
of canoe/kayak access, walking and driving.
The Kathering Region is home to many endemic, uncommon and endangered species. I am able to customise an itinerary which will
be focused on these species, or a species which is of particular interest to you. These include; Red Goshawk (Elsey NP Region), Hooded Parrot (Local Katherine/Nitmiluk/Kakadu Regions), Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (Gregory NP Region), White-throated
Grasswren (Kakadu Region), Great-billed Heron (Local Katherine), Black Bittern (Local Katherine), Rainbow Pitta (Kakadu and Darwin Region), Gouldian Finch (Local Katherine/Nitmiluk/Kakadu Regions), Banded Fruit Dove (Kakadu).
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Carolyn Wardle
As a qualified Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Birding Ecotour Guide, I have been offering birding tours on New Providence, Paradise Island and other Bahama islands since 1997. My location is Nassau on the island of New Providence, offering half
and full day tours locally and also overnight or multi-day tours to other islands. For more than 10 years, I have coordinated the Bahamas National Trust Ornithology Group that offers morning field trips on the first Saturday and also beginners trips on the third Saturday of each month, September through May, on New Providence and Paradise Island, $1 per person. Contact me for time and place to meet. The Ornithology Group also organizes spring and fall field trips to other Bahamian islands.
Fees:
My regular fee is US$59 per person half day, $99 full day, with a 20% discount for Birdingpals. Advance booking appreciated.
Included are binoculars, scope, field guides and refreshments, picnic lunch with full Day.
Telephone 242.362.1574
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Wayne Burke
Burke is a Barbados-born birder who has been at it since about 1970. He has exercised this pursuit across North America,
Central America, South America and, of course, the Caribbean. He was resident in Kingston, Ontario from the late 80s until returning to Barbados in 2000. A year's sojourn in St.Lucia in 1992 (with trips to other islands) enabled him to find all (except the elusive Semper's Warbler) the endemics of the Lesser Antilles.
His contributions to Antillean ornithology have been acknowledged by Collar et al (1992) Threatened Birds of the Americas, Robbins and Parker 111 (1997) in Ornithological Monographs 48 (601-607), Keith (1997) The Birds of St.Lucia, West Indies, Raffaele et al (1998) A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies and published in El Pitirre (Journal of the Society of
Caribbean Ornithology). He recently drafted the Barbados account for the Birdlife International Important Bird Areas project.
Burke's academic training in Geography (MA)complements his interest in nature, culture and landscape. At the present he is an independent contractor for Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Barbados.
Much birding in Barbados is on private property, so it is best to be with a local.
My fee is US 150 per day, from 1 to max 3 persons in my vehicle (US$1 per 4 km will be added to the basic fee), lunch not included. More people and vehicle rental would be negotiated as would trips to other islands.
Cruise ships: Yes, I can cater to their requirements.
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Hector Bol
I am 32 years old and I have being birding since 1989 when I worked for Programme for Belize. Here I was under the direct
supervision of Elizabeth Mallory from the Manomet Bird Observatory in Massachusetts. We used to do recording of bird calls and mistnetting and banding.
From 1991 to 1996, I studied in Durango, Mexico and graduated from El Instituto Tecnologico Forestal No. 1, where I obtained a Diploma in Forestry Engineering; mainly in Production Systems. I was also an assistant to Darrell Novelo, a fellow student undertaking thesis work; he did work related to bird and bird populations in three different stands of pine and monitored the effect that different silvicultural methods had on the bird population in these stands. I worked for a couple of years in
Mexico as an English teacher at different universities and language centers; during this time I never put down my binoculars
and in this way learnt a good deal about the birds of northwestern Mexico, along the Sierra Madre Occidental. It goes without saying that I speak both Spanish and English and a little Mopan Maya as I am of Mayan descent.
In February of 2000, I returned to my beloved country Belize where I sought to and obtained a valid tour guide license; since then I have being carrying out guided tours to Mayan sites and also doing regular bird walks.
Fees: Range from $150 - $250 USD per person. depending on the area to be visited.
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Jeronie Tut
I am a native Belizean, born and raised in the Cayo district. I come from a family of naturalists with a long tradition of respect and love for all nature. I developed my passion for birding as a young teenager on my daily 4 mile walk home from high school. I have been birding ever since. I decided to turn my passion into what I do every day and began Birding in Belize with Paradise Expeditions, a small tour company that specializes in birding tours. Belize is a fantastic place to bird. Our small country has a wide range of habitats and vegetation that make an attractive home for over 500 species of birds, many rare and endangered.
We offer tour packages, create custom tour packages, do guided birding throughout the entire country (including accomodations),
and also do daily tours from the San Ignacio area.
Fees: Please contact me for prices, as they vary widely depending on length of tour, etc.
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Karma Jamtsho
I have been a tour guide for 10 years with one of the Bhutan’s leading tour companies. To showcase Bhutan’s stunning biodiversity and to bridge the gape in our tourism product and the interests shown by the clients over the years of my guiding career, Nature Tourism-Bhutan was born.
Nature Tourism-Bhutan runs full board bird watching, botany trips to the alpine & sub-tropical regions of the Himalayas that
are repositories of unique biodiversity. Our trips are of relative comfort and learning experience on the some of the plant and bird species found no where else in the world and that are in great threat of extinction in our neighboring regions because of depilation of habitat.
Fees: We currently run two Botany trips a year, a trek and a tour and four birding trips. US$ 180 per person per night. The price is quoted based on three or more people. Sharing of double room – single occupancy will incur an extra charge. It will include accommodation, full board (breakfasts, lunches – usually picnics, & dinners), transport within Bhutan by Toyota
vehicles or pack animals, (if are trekking this covers all expenses for the treks such as horses/yaks, guide, tents/camping equipment, meals and transport) services of professional drivers, and local English speaking guides.
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Hishey Tshering
I worked with the country's only environmental NGO, Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN) and am currently a board
member of RSPN. While at RSPN, I was involved with the first banding project of the black-necked cranes to study their
migration route. I worked very closely with the International Crane Foundation and was also instrumental in starting the
White-bellied Heron project in Bhutan. We do not depend on foreign guides, and feel very competent in leading our bird tours as we know where the birds are. In addition to myself I have a group of very competent guides, who are perhaps more knowledgeable. In addition to guiding I am passionate about soccer and am the President of a local soccer club, Druk Star FC.
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Lelis Navarrete
I'm 32 years old, graduated biologist from the Catholic University in Quito Ecuador, I've been working as a birding guide for
10 years , I know all the areas in Ecuador, where I have been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and
sound (including the Galapagos Islands).
Among some of my most important contributions to the knowledge of the Ecuadorian birds are the co-discovery of the Jocotoco Antpitta together with Robert Ridgely, the rediscovery of the Striated Antbird for Ecuador, some range extension on the distribution of several birds and the discovery of several song and vocalizations unknown to science. You can find my name in the recently published book "A Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador" as one of the Ornithologist who shared information with the authors.
The last three years I have also been leading trips in Bolivia where I have also been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and sound.
In the near future I'll start to lead trips in Peru and Brazil.
Fees: US$150 per day, and I speak fluent English and Spanish
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Braulio A. Carlos
Braulio A. Carlos holds a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, and is a member of the Brazilian Ornithological Society (SBO), Neotropical Bird Club (NBC), Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and currently works in the
Project "Ecologia do Gran Pantanal", funded by the Brazil-Germany SHIFT program (Studies on Human Impact on Forest and Floodplains in the Tropics) executed by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) - BioScience Department; Mato Grosso State Government - State Environmental Foundation(FEMA); and the Max-Planck Institut für Limnologie (MPI) - Arbeitsgruppe Tropenokologie. In February 2001, he was invited by Dr. Robert S. Ridgely to do a consultant work with Jocotoco Foundation in Ecuador. Main focus was search for new population of the extremely rare and endangered Pale-headed Brusch-Finch (Atlapetes pallidiceps). Braulio led the field team and found a new population of this species (twice the original one!!!).
He has been guiding tours in the Pantanal and Amazon as well as other areas in Brazil for more than ten years. Braulio is equipped with a 82mm KOWA 20-60X spotting telescope for seeing distant animals, SONY TCM5000 recording equipment, shotgun microphone and tapes for luring in rare and hard to see animals that respond to their own call bringing them into view, a spotlight for nocturnal viewing, and the appropriate bird, mammal identification books, updated checklist for your enjoyment.
Fees: $US150 Daily
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Edson Endrigo
You can choose one of our Fixed Departures Tours during the year or simply tell us which birds are your priority in a
particular region and we will organize a Private Tours to suit your interests and show you the most beautiful birds in Southeastern Brazil.
We would like to show the rare and the endemic birds of each location that we offer staying in comfortable hotels and lodges.
The Leader, Edson Endrigo has been guiding birders from all over the world during the last two years in Southeastern Brazil and he is prepared to show you the Antbirds, Antvireos, Cotingas, Antthrushes, Antshrikes, Manakins, Woodcreepers, Foliage Gleaners and to identify the Flycatchers, Eleanias and Tyrannulets.
Private Tours (Minimum of 4 participants)
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Lúcio Gueller
My name is Lúcio Gueller, I am a 32 year old Brazilian economist, but for the last years I have been working with tourism. Everybody that knows me, says that I fit perfectly into this position, because I do it with lots of love, energy, and I really do what I like... showing the best of São Paulo and Brazil.. I like to tell about our habitats, our animals, the first native Indians and everything that is related to our origin..
I receive small groups, usually from 1 to 4 persons at São Paulo city and show them around with my own car. For the bird lovers there is a big park called "Serra da Cantareira" (30 min from downtown) with many different birds, waterfalls, monkeys and you feel that you are inside the Amazon Rain Forest. I have some books of birds I can show to the bird lovers..
I know the city of São Paulo very well, the beaches (the closest is 1 hour and 10 minutes away from the city and it is called Guarujá) and a very nice city 2 hours and 25 minutes called Campos de Jordão. The nature and the mountains are similars to the landscape of Switzerland, and in this city there are many protected parks.
If you email me in advance, I will help making reservations in good and inexpensive hotels in São Paulo. Also if you need full-
packages for Foz do Iguaçu (Iguaçu Water Falls - the biggest water falls in the world), Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Pantanal
(lots of birds and alligators), Amazon Rain Forest, Northeast Beaches, Ouro Preto, Manaus, Belém, Florianópolis, Gramado and Canela, let me know and I will make all the arrangements for you as a friend (without charging).
If you want me to travel and guide you in Rio de Janeiro, I can meet you there and I know the nature parks and the city very well.
I speak Portuguese, English and Spanish. But if you don't speak neither, it is easy to get persons to help us that speaks Hebrew, Romanian, Italian, French, German or Chinese. You just have to tell me in advance.
Fees: US$ 120.00 per person per day, including transfer from (and back) the airport to the city (takes around one hour), ground transportation in the city of São Paulo, entrance in one nice museum of the city and all my personal assistance. Also I give a small dictionary with some useful words in Portuguese and some extra material of the city. Doesn't include meals and accommodations(hotels), but I can book it to you easily. Discount is availed (and in deed will be given)for more than 2 participants.
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Sergio Alves
In the tour business since 1974, I worked in several companies and different occupations. After moving to Cuiabá, tha capital
of the State of Mato Grosso, in 1984, I started to organize tours to the Pantanal, by then virtually unknown. Since then many birdwatching tours were carried on. Now back to São Paulo State, in the town of Campinas, I am also covering other very nice areas. The Atlantic rain forest, the altitude fields of Itatiaia, the mountains of Minas Gerais State and the Amazon are some
of them, where tours are available.
Looking more for good birding locations then luxury ones, but having basic services provided. My stile is to be more in the backstage, meaning that I do my best to organize custom tours aiming to match accommodations and itineraries to suit clients objectives. The birds are the “stars”, not the guide. I provide the basic books for South America and updated birdwatcher lists for places visited. Whenever possible I like to discuss details via e-mail with considerable anticipation. If convenient I can send you some examples of itineraries, with photos showing some places visited. Also names of some people that already traveled with me.
Fees: Prices range usually from US$ 120.00 to US$ 150.00 per person per day, including ground transportation, housing, meals
and my personal assistance, in a group of four.
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Ricardo Gagliardi
As local Field guide for Rio de Janeiro state, I have watched birds in Rio for 21 years and know all the best Hot Spots, such
as Serra dos Órgão National Park, Itatiaia National Park, Bocaina National Park, Floresta da Tijuca National Park, Desengano State Park, Pedra Branca State Park and Paraíba do Sul valley.
I offer one day city tours to visit main birding areas in Rio de Janeiro near main hotels and ideal for short stays.
I have recording equipment (shotgun microphone and recorder) for playback. Checklists are available for all places visited.
I can meet clients at the airport or the hotel and return them there at the end of the tour.
Dates may be arranged by contacting me via e-mail in English or Spanish.
My daily fee: US$ 100,00 per person for tours inside city of Rio de Janeiro and US$150,00 per person for one day tours to hot spots as far as 300km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Reynier Omena Junior
Reynier Omena Junior lives in Manaus, state of Amazonas. He's a Biologist and a birding guide with vast experience in Ornithology. A professional that dedicates himself to the study of wild birds and to Birdwatching tourism, in Manaus and in the state of Amazonas. He organizes, leads, and conducts specialized birdwatching expeditions in the state of Amazonas, being a professional that is highly regarded by the specialized press.
I have dedicated more that 18 years to studying identification, behavior and ecology of wild birds. Also making surveys in
parts of the urban forests and in Conservation Units. He is writes for journals, magazines and records segments for television and collaborates with news reports about birds in the state of Amazonas. He has participation in Globo Ecologia, Globo
Reporter, Globo Rural, Amazon Sat interview and others. He is author of "Aves da Amazonia: guia do observador", "Birds of the Amazonia - The Birdwatcher's Guide" and audio CD "Voices and Sounds of the Amazon Forest". He uses his recorder and directional microphone to attract and identify birds, showing them to the group. Reynier speak English but not fluently.
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Patrick Walshe
Patrick is a registered professional biologist and birding tour guide with training from Interpretation Canada. He has lived and worked all over Vancouver Island, British Columbia and the Gulf Islands studying birds, marine biology, forest ecology, salmon streams and wetlands. He provides environmental education services for many non-profit environmental societies. He also works on the Wildlife Tree Stewardship Program protecting eagle nests, heron nests, hawk nests and other nesting habitat. Patrick has written a hiking guide for Vancouver Island and can provide an ecological perspective to birding tours that will help you find birds quickly in the right place at the right time, tide and season. Patrick provides a 20-60 X zoom bird spotting scope and field guides. Charter van packages are available which can provide transportation to Vancouver Island's hottest birding areas.
Fee: $30 US per hour or $200 per day for a group 1-3 people. Ask about larger group rates.
Phone 1-866-954-0110 (Toll Free in Canada / United States) 1-250-954-0110
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Sandy McRuer
Sandy McRuer lives in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He has been birding since as long as he can remember. Having trained and practiced as a professional forester, he now devotes his time to offering guided hikes and birding excursions. He has excellent knowledge of Vancouver Island and its birds. He knows all the calls by ear. Some of the projects
he has participated in have been the Breeding Bird Survey for the Canadian Wildlife Service, organizing the Christmas Bird
Count in Port Alberni or 15 years, and banding hummingbirds. Currently he is a Regional Coordinator for the Breeding Bird Atlas of British Columbia. The best birding spots around Tofino and the Pacific Rim are well-known to him. He is fully equipped with
a good spotting scope, guidebooks, spare binoculars and a mirror to use the sun's reflection to locate the bird for clients.
Fees are set at $125 US for a 5-hour morning of birding. We start early in the summer as that is when the birds are most active.
A full 8-hour day is $200. Groups of up to 5 are accepted.
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Nikolay Dilchev
Nikolay Dilchev lives in Sofia, Bulgaria. Nikolay graduated from Sofia University as a professional biologist - ecologist ornithologist , specialising in toxicology. He is the most skilled field ornithologist in Bulgaria today. Over 30 years of
watching and studying the Bulgarian and other birds, flora and fauna- gave Nikolay the knowledge to find and use the best hotspots and places where to do successful birding. Nikolay is a birding and nature Guide not only to individuals, he runs his own birdwatching and tour guide company “Pandion-D”. He is also an accomplished photographer and writer on the distribution of bird populations, their ecology, migration and conservation.
Nikolay is set to show and help you to enjoy the best birding not only in Bulgaria but in other Balkan countries.
Nikolay speaks English, French, Russian, a little Italian and German and of course Bulgarian.
Anyone is welcome to join the birding and other special tours by contacting Nikolay by email or tel : ++ 359 2 9630436
Before undertaking a trip please contact him so as to make arrangements, fix dates and select places to visit so as to have a
memorable birding trip.
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Ivailo Nikolov
My name is Ivailo Nikolov. I graduated in the Faculty of Biology of the University of Sofia with two specializations: 1 - Zoology of vertebrates and anthropology (with diploma work defended in ornithology); 2 - Fishfarming and ichthyology. During
the last more than ten years I took part in many monitoring and other research scientific programs, concerning regional and migration studies on the avifauna throughout the whole country. My main interests are directed to investigations of the ornithofaunistical communities in different habitats: woods, meadows, shrubby areas and of course wetlands. The great field experience in finding and determination of all Bulgarian birds visually or by voice, collected so far, is of special importance for my recent occupation as a birding guide in Bulgaria. If anyone wishes to enjoy some of the 22 globally-threatened species of birds in Bulgaria or just to observe concrete species/species list or to watch the avifauna of specific habitats, please contact me! I will make your stay here as fruitful as it is possible!
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Dobromir Domuschiev
Born and lives in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. Dobromir holds an MSc degree in economics and management. Nevertheless, the love of birds and nature have been the actual reason for his involvement in their conservation and study. Since 1994 Dobromir has been a member, and since 2000 a chair of the Birds of Prey Protection Society (BPPS) – one of the most active
birds protection NGOs in Bulgaria founded in 1990. Being a devoted volunteer of the BPPS, Dobromir is working on a number of environmental projects. He runs his own wildlife tour company offering wide range of nature holidays and wildlife photo tours
in Bulgaria. His true wish is to make the local people believe that sustainable tourism is a real alternative to poverty and quick intensive depletion of natural resources in the beautiful countryside of Bulgaria.
Fees – 75 to 100 EUR depending on the tour and the group size.
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Pavel Simeonov
Pavel Simeonov is one of Bulgaria's leading naturalists and ornithologists one of the Swarovski Recommended Bird Guides. He is head guide of “Branta-Tours” (www.branta-tours.com) and has led numerous birding trips throughout Bulgaria, France and Belarus as a bird-guide and leader. Being actively involved with conservation programmes at national and international level Pavel is able to provide a wealth of background information on birding matters, and indeed on general wildlife topics. He leads most of the tours personally. His unerring sharp-eyed vigilance ensures that you will not miss a thing and his no-nonsense-don't-easily-suffer-fools approach to traffic situations instils the greatest of confidence. Qualified as an international expert on environmental and biodiversity conservation projects he is also the founder of the Le Balkan-Bulgaria non-profit organization. He has been involved in different studies on the “Via Pontica” flyway (along the Bulgarian and Romanian Black Sea coast), several monitoring and management projects on globally threatened species, mid-winter counts of water birds and raptors and many other international programs for the development of eco-tourism activities in Bulgaria, France and Belarus.
Fees – 85 to 100 EUR (for Bulgaria and Romania) 110 to 120 EUR (for Belarus and France).
Mobile : ++359 887308753 SKYPE : brantatours
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Dimiter Georgiev
Dimiter Georgiev lives in the city of Varna on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast. He has graduated in forestry, completing his Master’s thesis on the conservation of birds and habitats of the Kamchia flooded forests – the biggest riverine forest complex along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
Being an active member of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds/the BirdLife International partner in Bulgaria (www.bspb.org), Dimiter has worked on various projects focusing on the studying and conservation of Bulgarian birds. Among them are the monitoring and conservation of the wintering Red-breasted Geese in Coastal Dobrudja, studying the autumn migration
along the Via Pontica Flyaway, establishing the BirdLife International “Important Bird Areas” network in Bulgaria.
Having led a big number of birdwatching and natural history tours, Dimiter has accumulated a great knowledge and experience and can help you find and explore the best birding places in Bulgaria. Since 1995 Dimiter is the Managing Director of Neophron Tours, the tourist company of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. He believes that the environment friendly tourism will greatly contribute to improving the life of local people and will raise their awareness to wildlife and nature conservation.
tel +359 888 420 159
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Steve Sosensky
Welcome to the joys of birding in Southern California. Each of our coastal counties has checklists of more than 400 species.
Our inland counties get great desert and Mexican species difficult to find elsewhere. The ABA/Lane Birdfinding Guide A Birder's Guide to Southern California by Brad Schram lists more than 200 specialties, of which 182 are visible either on or from land. This book is highly recommended as a first resource for planning your birding in SoCal, especially planning your target species list.
If you're basing your birding trip out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area, SoCA Birding Guides can help you get your target birds. Guides Jim Abernathy and Steve Sosensky have been leading groups weekly for several years. We have each recorded more than 400 species in one year in California many times. This sort of success takes knowing where, when, and how to find the more difficult species in the area.
Whether your target birds are in the mountains, at the sea shore, in the desert, or anywhere in between, we can take you to the
optimum locations. You can use your own vehicle or hire our SUVs (required for some San Bernardino Mountains species), and
we'll pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. For large groups, we can also arrange for van rental at the going rate.
Whatever species are on your hit list, SoCA Birding Guides can personalize a day or more to fit your needs, depending, of course, on the seasonality of the birds.
Fees:
Full Day (sunrise to sunset) - 1st birder (per guide, per day) $150
Full Day - Additional birders $25
Half Day (sunrise - Noon, 1:00 PM to sunset) - 1st birder $100
Half Day - Additional birders $25
Use our SUVs (guide plus up to 3 birders) - $35/day + gas
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Rick Fournier
Monterey Birding Adventures offers year-round birding activities in a beautiful natural setting. Shaped by various landscapes, there are a variety of distinct different habitat zones and microclimates conducive to wintering and breeding birds alike. As a result, Central California has excellent diversity year round with over 450 species possible providing an outstanding birding experience. Come explore this extraordinary landscape.
Monterey County, bordered to the east by the Gavilan and Mustang Ranges and the west by the thundering Pacific Ocean, is in the
heart of it providing a heaven for many resident and neo-tropical breeding birds. Bird California's second largest wetland, Elkhorn Slough or bird Big Sur, Monterey, Carmel Valley, Point Lobos, Garrapata State Park or Santa Cruz. Few destinations
match the quality of environment and eco-tourist's opportunities of the Central Coast. Extended or over night tours are available to Morro Bay, Point Reyes, Yosemite and the East Slope, Yuba Pass and the Sacramento Wildlife Refuges.
A native Californian, I was raised in Southern California moving to the San Francisco Bay area and subsequently to Monterey (Elkhorn Slough) where I have now resided for the past 20 years. I am an avid birder and have a full appreciation for all aspects of nature.
Monterey Birding Adventures was established in 1998 and I operate personalized individual and small group tours. My goal is see that you have a positive and memorable experience.
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Eddie Bartley/Noreen Weeden
Explore the magnificent coasts, rich marshlands, deltas, majestic mountains, great rivers & surprising deserts of
California in search of birds, wildlife & spectacular scenery.
Nature Trip offers year around adventures focusing on the over 500 species of birds & over 200 species of marine &
land mammals that reside or visit the golden state.
Before you leave your heart in San Francisco, grab the opportunity to see & experience California’s wildlife.
Nature Trip Guides are:
Actively Involved in Wildlife Conservation
Trained in nature sciences including Ornithology & Field Birding
Basic Wilderness First Aid Certified
Eddie Bartley:
- An avid naturalist and a published wildlife writer and photographer, and resident of San Francisco, California for over 25 years, Eddie has extensive local knowledge of wildlife and bird watching locations. Eddie has a passion for wildlife and has traveled extensively, birding and exploring the wilds in many parts of the world. In addition to leading groups for Nature
Trip, Eddie also shares his time teaching about birds with the Golden Gate Audubon Society and conducting research with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, studying the Pacific migration of hawks.
Noreen Weeden:
- In the field, Noreen's keen observations skills brighten even one of our famous fog filled summer days. Active in Golden Gate Audubon’s Conservation Committee, she participates in San Francisco Bay wetlands restoration and monitoring. Noreen is involved with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO) assisting in raptor monitoring and helps the Hungry Owl Project to promote natural predators instead of pesticides and rodenticides.
On all trips, we provide transportation to & from pre-arranged point of departure in San Francisco as well as any tolls, park or preserve fees that may be encountered. Half-day trips (4 to 5 hours): You are picked up in San Francisco to start our half-day adventure. The trip itineraries are based on current weather, tides & recent sightings of wildlife. You will get a checklist of local birds & mammals. We’ll provide high quality binoculars, spotting scopes & field guides for the group to share during the trip. We will also bring along delicious snacks & beverages.
Current price for Half-day excursions are $65.00 US Dollars per person (maximum 6 guests per van).
Full day trips:
– You are picked up in San Francisco. A full day excursion allows you to discover much more of the wild things the greater San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. Vegetarian lunch is provided.
Current price for Full-day excursions are $80.00 US Dollars per person (maximum 6 guests per van).
Multi-day Trips:
If you have 3 or more days to spend, then get set for real wild west adventures of the sort that can make memories of a lifetime. Witness fascinating wildlife migrations, stunning landscapes and experience this diverse region!
Contact us for more information on a Multi-Day Trip as the prices vary based upon locations visited, number of days, and season.
Please call or check out www.naturetrip.com for full details.
If you would like to provide your own vehicle or have a particular trip plan in mind, please contact us for alternative rates
For further information
Call us at: 415-355-0450 or toll free in the US at 866-353-8600.
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Ken Dailey
Humboldt County is a birder's paradise. Nearly 500 species have been recorded here, more than in most states. We have lots of
public land and miles of unspoiled coastline. Allow me to share it with you. We can go after target species or simply go birding. I will tailor a customized outing to suit your (group's) wishes.
I have been guiding for about ten years and have many satisfied clients. I can provide references and customer feedback on request.
My rates are $100/half day, $175/day, and $300/two days. Longer trips and trips to other areas can be arranged.
For further information
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Scott Huber
I love birds and I love showing people birds! I am a professional guide and have led groups in many western states. My home is in northern California and I specialize in northern and central California tours and day trips. I would be delighted to show
you the birds of Graylodge Wildlfe area, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Honey Lake and the greater sage-grouse leks in Lassen county. In central California my second home is in Morro Bay where we can easily see over a hundred species a day. From Morro bay it is an easy trip to Carizzo plain for mountain plovers and Maricopa for LeConte\'s thrasher. No place in the U.S. can match California for diversity of species and habitats within a single state.
My rates are $200 per day for one, a mere $50 per person for each additional person, plus gas (and food and lodging on
multi-day trips)for northern California, depending on dates rates may be slightly higher for central California trips. Allow me to show you our great birds and a great time!
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Njie Francis Motombi
I am Njie Francis Motombi from Limbe town SW Province,Republic of Cameroon.I am a trained Field Biologist by BirdLife
Int.
I have been Birding for 12 years,and for this long experience I am a keen obsever if it comes to bird identification. I am
based in Limbe around MT Cameroon region and very close to the WilLife centre in Limbe SW Cameroon.
Fees: I will charge US$62 dollars per a day, for trips out of my based area and US$54 dollars in my based area.
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Geddes and Janet Hislop
Geddes Hislop has a degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and brings along his years of experience in wildlife research and environmental education in Trinidad, and as the former Public Education Manager of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands. Geddes was also involved in the interpretative development of the Q.E II Botanic Park
and the famous Mastic Trail.
Fees: US$50 per person for half day excursion including transportation.
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Rodrigo Reyes
Rodrigo Reyes is a Landscape Architect by profession, but a Naturalist and Birdwatcher at heart. He is native from Viña del
Mar, one of Central Chile's most important cities, and is currently living there at the moment. His interests in birds began at the age of eleven in Sweden, where he was especially attracted to crows (Corvidae). Since his return to Chile, Rodrigo's interest began to move naturally from that magnificent representation of the European birds to the study of Chilean birds. Now he is a great connoisseur of the Chilean birds and in particular of the birds from Central Chile.
He has worked in several ornithological projects, and for his landscaping works, he tries to create harmonic designs with the environment, obtaining an interrelation between the vegetation and the birds, creating in some way, a fusion between nature and man.
He speaks fluid English, Swedish and Spanish.
Operative zone: Central Chile.
Fees (per person; varies according the number of people):
Half day: US$ 40 - 80 does not include meals, transportation or lodging.
Full day: US$ 70 - 140 does not include meals, transportation or lodging.
Full day: US$150 - 240 including: snacks, ground transportation and entrance fees.
Two days and on: special discount.
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Claudio Sequel
Born in Chile in 1961. College studies in U.S.A. Sociology- Anthropology. Degree in Translation Stuidies English-Spanish
Warwick University U.K.. Member of UNORCH (Chilean Ornithologist Union). Fluent in both English and Spanish. Succesfully involved in tourism since 1998, avid birder and naturalist. Vast knowlegde of all the places I work in as a guide. I am
actively birding in Central Chile (mediterranean area) and in North of Chile, the Tarapaca and Atacama desert including
remote areas such as Paposo on the coast and the El Tatio Geyser field near San Pedro de Atacama. Chungara lake in the Lauca National Park.Also pelagic trips in both Central and Northern Chile. For more detailed infornation please visit my web site:
Fees: US $ 150 per day/person, from sunrise to sunset.Not included transport,meals nor lodging.
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Rodrigo Tapia
Rodrigo Tapia was born in 1968 in Valparaiso, a 16th century port city in the middle of a beautiful bay overlooking the Pacific
Ocean in the coast of Central Chile. Since he was a child he showed a great interest in Wildlife, and living by the seaside provided him with a unique opportunity to get acquainted first-hand with Seabirds, Shorebirds and Waders.
Combining his daily walks to the seashore with weekend trips to the inland valleys, forests and the Andes mountains, he started watching and studying Birds before the age of ten, and has been doing so for more than 25 years. By the time he finished
school his growing passion for Birds eventually led him to study Biology and work as a field researcher.
He’s been involved in several Ornithological research projects and has carried on field observations in a number of aspects of Ornithology, among them Bird migration, seasonal distribution and abundance of Bird populations, and this research has lead him to almost every region and ecosystem in Chile, from the northern Atacama Desert to the chilled coasts of Antarctica, and from the heights of the Andes to the waters of the Pacific and Juan Fernández Archipelago. He offers many Birding trips in all these diverse environments, including Pelagic trips. His passion for Birds reflects also in his pictures, for he is also an enthusiastic Bird Photographer. Rodrigo is currently based in Viña del Mar, Valparaiso.
Fees: (per person up to 4 people, 50% for every additional Birder, does not include meals, transportation or lodging, maximum 6 people per group).
Half Day: US$ 80
Full Day: US$ 150
Two Days and on: US$ 140 per day.
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Fabrice Schmitt
At the base of the Andes, and at only 1h30 from the coast, Santiago is a good place for few days birding !!
If you have only one day, bird the foothill near Santiago (the private Mahuida parc is a very nice place, close to the city) in order to look for some endemic species as the Dusky-tailed Canastero, Chilean Mockingbird, Chilean Tinamou and White-throated Tapaculo. You will also probably find few Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail, many Long-tailed Meadowlark and perhaps a Striped Woopecker. Then follow your day at higher elevation, in the direction of Farellones or El Yeso (this last place will give you the nice Diademed Sandpiper-plover, present between october and february). In the rocky slopes, search for the Crag Chilia and the Moustached Turca. The Andean Condor are fairly common and you have great chance to see few of this impressive bird. Spend the end of the afternoon in the Lampa and Batuco wetlands, where are breeding thousands of waterbirds. This area is probably
the best place in the world to find the rare Black-headed Duck. With more luck, you will also find the 'chilean' Warbling Doradito, a Painted Snipe or even a Black Rail!
With one more day, you will be able to visit the coast in order to find shorebirds, gulls, pelicans, etc...
An excellent place to bird is the Maipo estuary near San Antonio, especially in the evening with good light !
North to this place, visit the Cartagena lagoon where you will easily find few Spot-flanked Gallinules and have excellent views on many duck species. Following to the north, have a look on the El Peral lagoon, usually good for the Stripe-backed Bittern.
Of course, a pelagic trip from Valparaiso or Quintero will be the best for many birders. Every trip is different, and you can have excellent birds all year round. My record is 6 albatross species in one trip with more than 1000 ind. Other good birds during a pelagic trip include Peruvian Diving-petrel, Pink-footed Shearwater, White-chinned and Westland Petrel, Inca Tern, and sometimes some Pterodroma species (mainly Juan-Fernandez and Masatierra Petrel).
In two days birding around Santiago, you should be able to find 100 species, and 7 of the 11 chilean endemics.
You will need more time and to travel farther to reach 200 species, and 300 are possible during a 15 days trip from the north
to the south of the country. Don't hesitate to contact me if you need some informations, or if you want me to organise you a
day trip or a longer tour.
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I am a guide working in Yangling Panda Eco-Technology Ltd. which ia a professional organization operating the special trips to see birds, to search for Giant Panda and Golden Tankin in the Nature Reserves in the Qinling Mountains. I like to see birds on my vacation and travel deep in the Qinling Mountains. I am very glad to share the bird information with you. Any questions
about birds in our area please do not hesitate to to let me know
Qinling Mountains is one of the most biologically rich temperate forest in the world. Running east to west, Qinling Mountains lie in the eastern province of Shaanxi and form a natural division between northern and southern China in terms og geography and climate. Here you will find some great birds in the mountains. Throughout China Foping Nature Reserve has the highest density of Panda distribution, so there must be greatest chance to see them in pure wild.
As well as being fantastically rich in natural resources, Qinling Mountains have a long human history. A short distance to the north-east of Qinling Mountains lies Xi`an, the capital city of the province of Shaanxi. Xi`an is one of the six ancient Chinese capitals and was the starting point of the world-famous "Silk Road". Most people in the world know that Xi`an is a
very great city that has very long history therefore has so many famous history sites, the famous Terra-cotta Warriors and Horsed museum, the Banpo Museum, the History Museum and so on.
So we offer a vast spectrum of ecotours for Birders, travellers and nature lovers. Join our existing itinerary or Customize
your own itinerary, this is up to you.
Fees: US$150 per person per day(minimum 2 people), including all things meals, accommodation(sharing of double room ),
transport within Shaanxi Province, package service under a fixed weight, all Government taxes and levies. State that you found us on Birdingpal or you are a Birdingpal you may get a 10% discount.
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Sergio Ocampo Tobón
I am Sergio Ocampo Tobón, born in April, 1967, nature Guide, researcher of flora and fauna and Colombian ornithologist since 1997. I am the technical director of the Ecological Foundation Gabriel Arango Restrepo FUNDEGAR (www.fundegar.com), creator of the group of birds observers of FUNDEGAR, founding member of the Colombian association of ornithology ACO (www.ornitologiacolombiana.org), national net of bird watchers of Colombia RNOACOL (www.rnoa.org), member of the Antioquian society of ornithology SAO (www.sao.org) and the national net of Colombian natural reservations of the civil society RESNATUR (www.resnatur.org.co). I manage a monitoring station of migratory birds in the reservation Rio Blanco, in association with the WWF Colombia (www.wwf.org.co)
I speak Spanish and English, I know the great majority of bird watching sites in our country (ask me which species you wants to see and I will tell you were we can see them at any moment).
My fee is US$ 75.oo Day per person, not including my expenses: food, housing and transportation, which should be covered by
you; I am in charge of all the logistics for the trip to the mutually chosen site.
Mobile telephones: 0057-3-310 422 1883 and 0057-6-8875681house/Office 0057- 6- 8867777 Extension 1164
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Diego Calderon-Franco
I am Diego Calderon-Franco from Colombia; I am a biologist and have worked/researched extensively on birds (exploration of Colombia, natural history of birds (manakins, owls, hummers, tanagers, etc), a bit of systematics, bird sounds recording, among much other stuff). I have been birding in the Choco and Caribbean lowlands, the Andes, the Interandean Valleys, the Amazon, and the Llanos of Colombia since 2000 (also Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Mexico thoroughly, as well as in USA and Ireland). I live up in the Central Andes in the charming Medellin city but go everywhere in Colombia for the birds. I am the owner and manager of COLOMBIA Birding, which I have used to offer and carry out successful birding trips since mid 2007. If you want to see almost 70 endemic species, several of the recently stunning new species described for science, the astonishing Colombian landscapes and feeling the warmth of the Colombia people, just email me and let’s plan something for you to come!!! - Would you like to come for birding in a specific Colombian region or habitat? Would you like to come to look only for endemic or threatened species? Would you like to come for a full Colombia birding trip? Just let us know your wishes and how many days you have to spend in this stunning (and safer every day) country, and we will customize a trip for you! – Individual persons coming for a short stay or in business trips for few days, or looking for long tours are welcome. I speak English and Spanish and a
bit of Portuguese. I am looking forward to have you here birding in this amazing country!!!
Fees: On average, daily fees for most trips are around US100.00/person/day and the client(s) cover trip expenses (food, transportation, lodging) for all."
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Brandon Percival
I've been birding in Colorado and North America for 26 years. I co-lead birding tours around the United States with David Bradford of Houston, Texas. Pueblo and Southeastern Colorado is my backyard. I know the birds very well, and know where to find them throughout the year. This includes plains, foothills, and mountains. I live in Pueblo West, 7 miles west of the town of Pueblo. The closest airports are Colorado Springs (COS), about 45-60 minutes away.
Fees: $125 per day for out of state birders.
$100 per day for in state birders.
plus all expenses and I'd rather not have to drive.
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Alfredo Scott
Alfredo Scott has a University degree in Tropical Biology with an emphasis in Entomology and a Master’s degree in Ecotourism. He is a member of the International Ecotourism Society and the Association of Ornithology of Costa Rica, and is an active
birder who has done extensive birding in North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Islands. Since 1990, he has been preparing ecological tours and working as a nature guide with groups of birdwatchers with the most important tour agencies in Costa Rica.
Fees: $100 per day.
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Tibor Mikuska
Tibor Mikuska, 40 years old biologist working in the Kopacki rit Nature park as a conservation biologist, is one of the leading ornithologist in north-eastern Croatia. He has a particularly good knowledge of the fauna of wetlands and waterbirds, as well
as alluvial floodplains of the Danube, Drava and Sava rivers and adjacent fishponds.
Each trip is customer-tailored according to the interest of the fellow birdwatchers. Guiding provided in English, Hungarian and Croatian languages.
mobil: +385 91 1750 859
Fees: Scalable, depending on the area and the duration of the trip, but not more than 99 EURO for a full-day (up to 15 hours) birdwatching trip.
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Orestes and Angel Martnez Garcias
My name is Orestes Martnez Garcias(EL CHINO of Zapata) available in all the areas of Cuba.
Telefono:045-98-7354 - 045 98 7355 mobile 52 941853
My Brother Angel Martinez Garcías available in all the vat areas.
Telefono:045 98 7249 mobile 52 941839
I live inside the National Park and ZAPATA SWAMP, the biggest and best conserved of the whole insular Caribe and have been guiding for 35 years.
In the town of Caletón we have 8 houses offering services to birdwatchers and with a lot of experience for this type of tourism.
There are 230 species of birds including 18 of 25 endemics in the park making this the best SITE IN THE CARIBBEAN to observe
and to photograph birds.
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Kate Wallace
Kate Wallace arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1994 to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the area of Environmental Education. As a former teacher/naturalist with the Massachusetts Audubon Society, she quickly discovered the interesting
variety of birds and soon joined a group of birders exploring the wild areas of the country. Part of her work was developing educational materials in parts of the country close to the national parks in the southwest and, in the process, she came to appreciate the opportunities available to visiting birdwatchers. After the end of her service with Peace Corps, she decided to stay in the country to continue working with groups involved with bird conservation.
She began guiding in 1997 and has been active as a guide ever since. She is the local guide for Victor Emanuel, among others, and also will arrange tours to suit the time and interests of the birders
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Lelis Navarrete
I'm 32 years old, graduated biologist from the Catholic University in Quito Ecuador, I've been working as a birding guide for
10 years , I know all the areas in Ecuador, where I have been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and
sound, (including the Galapagos Islands).
Among some of my most important contributions to the knowledge of the Ecuadorian birds are the co-discovery of the Jocotoco Antpitta together with Robert Ridgely, the rediscovery of the Striated Antbird for Ecuador, some range extension on the distribution of several birds and the discovery of several song and vocalizations unknown to science. You can find my name in the recently published book "A Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador" as one of the Ornithologist who shared information with
the authors.
The last three years I have also been leading trips in Bolivia where I have also been able to master the identification of the birds by sight and sound.
In the near future I'll start to lead trips in Peru and Brazil.
Fees: US$150 per day, and I speak fluent English and Spanish
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Xavier Arosemena
Birding in the Ecuadorian coastal region. These are the most threatened ecosystems of the country, and the least visited. Although, they harbour the highest level of endemics. Visit the Tumbesian Eco-Region.
I've been involved in birding and its conservation for a few years, conducted and helped in investigations on birds, mainly inventories. The most important been a co-study in the Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve, over the population of the Horned
Screamer (Anhima cornuta), locally called "canclón", and the human impact on them.
Fees: US$ 60 per day for individual or groups up to 8 birders and I speak English and Spanish
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Rudy Gelis
Rudy Gelis began his career in ornithology when he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 1997. After studying nesting Andean Condors in Argentina and penguins on the Falkland Islands, he settled in Ecuador. Over the past decade, as an active member of the Yanayacu Natural History Group based in cloud forest of northeastern Ecuador, he has collaborated in numerous publications in refereed ornithology journals. In Ecuador he has studied the nests and breeding behavior of Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Red-winged Wood-Rail, Fiery-throated Fruiteater, five species of antpitta, Masked and Bluish Flowerpiercers, Barred Hawk, plus many dozens more. He has assisted in other ornithological works, including breeding bird surveys in the northeast U.S. and clay-lick use by parrots and macaws in the rainforest of southeastern Peru. Rudy instructs university-level natural history courses in Ecuador and frequently offers ecotourism courses and assists in professional workshops for guides and park guards in Latin America. Applying his strong background in botany and great interest in all of the natural world, Rudy leads birding and natural history tours throughout much of Ecuador and Peru. He is co-author with Murray Cooper of “Plumas: Birds in Ecuador ”, a fine art photography book published in Quito.
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Andres Vasquez
I am an Ecuadorian bird guide and by myself alone I have managed to accumulate a vast knowledge about Ecuadorian birds and the best birding localities as well as the best logistics to bird around my country, specially around the high Andes, the Choco cloud forest and foothills and the Amazon. I have seen over 900 species in the four years I have been birding.
I usually charge for guiding $120 a day, but I can also help organizing all the logistics according to particularities and
needs of the visitors.
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Ahmed Riad
AHMED RIAD, ONE OF THE LEADING EGYPTIAN EXPERTS ON BIRDS IN EGYPT,HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST BIRD LISTS FOR EGYPT OVER 350 SPECIES.
AN AVID NATURALIST, HAS TAKEN SPECIAL INTEREST IN BIRDS AND MAMMALS SINCE BEING TEENAGER, OVER A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS HAS
TRAVELED AROUND THE COUNTRY, DISCOVERED MANY NEW BIRD SITES AND CONTRIBUTED NUMEROUS ADDITIONS, HITHERTO UNKNOWN, REGARDING BIRDS IN EGYPT.
HAS TRAVELED AROUND MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA.
HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN BIRD TOURS IN EGYPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, GUIDING SPECIFIC TWITCHING SHORT ONE-DAY TRIPS AS WELL AS LONGER MORE
EXTENSIVE TRIPS THROUGHOUT EGYPT.
A GRADUATE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, B.A MIDDLE EAST STUDIES and M.A MIDDLE EAST STUDIES.
GREAT INTEREST IN READING IN VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY & PSYCHOLOGY AS WELL AS PERFORMING IN MUSICAL BANDS (GUITAR/BASS & DRUMS)
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Steve Istvan
Feel free to explore with us this fascinating country and share your impressions, sightings or wild life reports with the birders, divers and travelers of our community.
Out aim is to offer you a personalized tour of Egypt, based on your request of itinerary. In the last 20 years, the tourist
boom has born an infinite number of tourist agencies, which offer their services for groups. As you know, these agencies are following a previously shaped and inflexible itinerary. This is exactly what we would like to avoid.
We organize individual requested itineraries, in comfortable, air-conditioned personal cars for 1 to 6 persons maximum.
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Yilma Dellelegn Abebe
Yilma is a conservation biologist with avid interest in birds and bird watching. He has worked as Park Warden and conservation education officer for several years with Government before starting to work as a free-lance bird guide back in the 1980s. He works as a volunteer with an indigenous conservation NGO known as Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society. Yilma acted
as a project officer when the Important Bird Areas directory for Ethiopia was first produced in 1996. This was the first IBA book produced for Africa. He has trained several individuals and groups on topics of birds and birdwatching and continues to work with school nature clubs. He is a well-travelled person in the country and knows the best birding places. At the moment he is producing a local language field guide of birds of Ethiopia in two main dialects of the country. He has written articles on endemic bird species including the Ethiopian Bushcrow and Ruspoli’s Turaco. He is also interested in wetlands, drylands and indigenous knowledge. Yilma encourages local communities to take up ecotourism because this may be the only viable way of conserving valuable bird habitat in the long-run. To this end, he is setting up a project to work with local communities where funds generated goes back to the poor communities that usually have to pay the costs of site conservation. Yilma will not only help you identify birds on your trips but will give you an all rounded information educational tour about conservation, environment and culture in his country.
Fee: 60.00 USD per day.
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Elias B. Alemu
I am a certified tour guide with an advanced diploma from Air travel and related studies center, Nairobi, Kenya. Throughout my career, I have traveled extensively in the major national parks and reserves throughout Kenya and in Ethiopia. I am a member of “Nature Kenya”, “Ethiopian Wild Life and History Society”, and participated in many organized tour activities. Currently I am a free lancer safari guide and Bird researcher/guide. I can accompany international or local bird watchers to the best bird sites of the highlands and lowland parts of Ethiopia; in English, Amharic, Oromiffa, Harari languages medium.
My service fees are: 50 Euro Per Person or USD equivalent anywhere in Ethiopia.
Cell Phone: +251911077220.
Home: +251113203448
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Captain Terry Frankford
Captain Terry Frankford has been exploring and fishing the local area waters for over thirty years. He is a licensed and insuredU.S.C.G. Captain. Capt. Terry is an amateur photographer and enjoys the abundant wildlife our area has to offer. However his experience at locating great photo opportunities comes not only from personal experience. Capt. Terry has chartered professional photographers and instructors with students aboard. This has given him first hand knowledge to put photographers from amateur to professional in the right place at the right time.
Rates are for the boat - not by the person - six person limit
A $100. deposit will confirm your reservation
Sorry - no credit cards
NATURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS:
Eight hour day - $325.
Six hour day - $275.
Four hour day - $200.
Two hour day - $150.
PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION:
Two hour day - $275.
Four hour day - $350.
This includes instructor and boat - rates can be adjusted if you want the instructor for two hours and still want the boat for
additional time.
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Rick Greenspun
I have lived and birded the west coast of Florida for the past 32 years and have traveled extensively throughout the whole state. My primary focus is the west coast of Florida from Tampa Bay South to Ft. Myers Fl. Whether a beginner or an expert birder, whether target birding or out for an leisurely day of birding, Sarasota Birding Guide has the experience to find birds no matter what time of year you decide to come.
Fees:
15 dollars per hour (U.S) for two people.
25 dollars per trip for each additional person.
10 dollar surcharge for fuel ( 1/2 day trip).
20 dollar surcharge for fuel( full day trip).
4 hour minimum. Reimbursement for all expenses for out of town or overnight trips
All proceeds after operating expenses are donated to the local chapter of the Audubon Society.
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Lamin Sidibeh
I am an experienced bird guide having operated in the Gambia for nearly 20 years.I am the sole proprietor of Kulanjang Tours which will guarantee you a birding experience in the Gambia second to none.On page 15 of Rod Ward’s Birdwatchers Guide to The Gambia I am described as “an especially pleasant and friendly guide who can be trusted to look after you”.(Birdingpals has also recommended Lamin. KR's note) My guiding is tailored to your needs and varies from a local half day visiting such places as Brufut woods, Tanji Bird Reserve and Yundum south, right up to an expedition up river to Tendaba and Basse. I look after everything, transport, cold drinks, food and accommodation, and will find you the best birds.
You will find me on Kotu Bridge most mornings and evenings. Call me:(+220) 9909365 or email
My prices start at US$50 per person, with reductions for groups of 5 or over.
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Mustapha Manneh
Mustapha Manneh is 27 years old and first got into bird watching, when his uncle took him out as a 10 year old.
Trained with WABSA (West African Bird Study Association) for 2 years until qualified. Worked on short contracts with Hidden Gambia and West African Tours (Plover Week and Tanji Week)
His ability to call birds is amazing (has to be seen to be believed, the birds call back to him!!) and his eye sight is incredible. He has a wide knowledge of the local flora and fauna and their local remedies/uses.
Favourite birds - Egyptian Plover and Carmine Bee-eater.
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Bubacarr (Buba) Daffeh
I have been leading tours around the coast and upriver for more than ten years. I also work with the Wild Life Department on
the African Waterfowl Census and Wetlands Management that started in the Gambia in 1999.
I am always available and reliable.
My daily fee around the coast is US$25 including transport cost. For upriver it is US$55 including tranport and bed and breakfast.
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Ebrima W. Barry
I am a well known Gambian bird watching guide and I can arrange and organise trips of just half a day or for several days
during your holiday in the Gambia.
I organise and manage many trips around the coastal area to places that have become well known to ornithologists all over the world for the excellent opportunities they offer to bird watchers. For those with a couple of days available, I can arrange
road or river trips to Tendaba camp, Georgetown and Basse.
If you are really keen and wish to see more exotic species further up country, I can arrange longer trips for three or four
days (two or three nights) with all transport and accommodation provided. These longer trips make it possible to reach
excellent bird watching locations like Tendaba camp and Basse, possibly returning via Georgetown and the north bank of the
river Gambia, always stopping at the best spots on the way. Places like Myanga Bantang, Panchang, Kaur Wetland and Bao Bolong Wetland.
Fees per person for two birders are £25/Euro30 for a half day, £35/Euro40 for a full day, all included, transport, admission etc. Rates reduced for bigger groups.
Phone no. 00220 9981130
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Elike Amedeker
My name is Elike Amedeker, most of my friends usually call me BOBBY:-) I am what you would call a bird fanatic!!I am an experienced Birder who has been birding for almost ten years now. I have been birding all over the globe in countries like Norway and Ghana. I am now in Ghana organising BIRDING TRIPS/TOURS by AFROVIKINGS TOURS Ltd. We undertake a wide variety of tours when it comes to Birding trips to the shai hills reserve,Sogakofe Bird Sanctuary,Kakum National Park, Mole National Park etc. These Tours are best around May,June, July ,August, but we are available all year round though.
Ghana has alot birds and is a remarkable place to do some birding. I would recommend to you the SHAI HILLS, MOLE, ATEWA,DIGYA and KAKUM if you are solely into Birding. I guarantee you a memorable birding adventure in Ghana!!!
BIRD GUIDE PRICELIST:
ADULT pr.day $100/79 EUROS
STUDENT/CHILDREN pr. day $80/63 EUROS
TRANSPORTATION WITH AIRCONDITIONING pr. day $150/118 EUROS(Buy your own gas/petrol!)
note** All prices include chilled water, Lunch, Entrance fees, Tickets, parking tickets, Local taxes
TOUR GUIDE PRICELIST
ADULT pr. Day $ 120
STUDENT/CHILDREN pr. day $100
note** All prices include chilled water, Lunch, Entrance fees, Tickets, parking tickets, Local taxes
TRANSPORTATION WITH AIRCONDITIONING pr. day $150(NOTE* you purchase your own fuel)
** all prices are subject to change.
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Paul Rocca
I was born and brought up in Gibraltar, but now live in nearby Spain. I have been birding for 30 years on Gibraltar and in Southern Spain. I was employed for many years as an ornithologist by GONHS (Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural history Soc.) and now work as an independent birdguide based just over the border in Spain. I specialize in Bespoke tours for a maximum of
six people, but am very happy to organize a day birding for one or two. This can be intensive birding, or less intensive and non-birding partner friendly. I charge euro 80 for a full day for one or two people. Each additional person is euro 20 extra
per head inclusive. Email me, or ‘phone mobile: 00350 540 21 250 or landline evenings only 0034 956 62 82 19
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Mario Mosquera
I was born in Gibraltar and have enjoyed ornithology for 40 years. I am privileged to live in an area as rich as the Strait of Gibraltar and its shores for birds. I am a founding member of GONHS and I'm a
qualified guide (Gibraltar Government Tourist Board Badge). I also co-authored the original "Birds of Gibraltar" in 1980, now
out of print. I am passionate about birds especially raptors. Being an ex-teacher of biology, I think I have good communication skills and can convey my subject matter enthusiastically. The area that I can act as a guide would be the provinces of Cadiz, Malaga and of course Gibraltar.
Fees:
1 or 2 birders .... a flat fee of 100€ for one day (if two birders total cost for the day = 100€ for both NOT each)
1 or 2 birders .... rate of 75€ per day for 2 or more days
Extra birders add 20€ per head per day.
So if 4 birders hire me for three days it will cost them 75€ X 4 plus 20€ X 2 X 4 = 460€ Total at an average cost of 115€ per head for the 4 days, just under 29€ per person per day.
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Anthony "Jerry" Jeremiah
As an Environmentalist with a Forest profession, I offer my services as a Bird Watching Guide in Grenada.
I have acquired great knowledge and experience working with the Grenada Dove and Hook Billed Kite, two of the island’s unique species. This interest has grown to birds in Grenada and the Caribbean region in general. I started operating as a guide in 1997, but had alwaysbeen fascinated by birds from boyhood days. Grenada, an island of 133 square miles, has a bird population
of approximately 150 species and visiting this most naturally attractive island in the Caribbean is always a rewarding experience. I continue to share this experience with visiting biologists, researchers and birding enthusiasts. Interpretation
of other natural and cultural features is also available for your interest.
Private excursions preferable for individuals and small groups are my prime offering. I am available for tours every day of the week.
Personal transportation is provided for your safety and comfort.
Tel:1-473-440-0393/2934
Mobile:1-473-416-0191
Fax: 440-6197
‘Feel free like a bird’ to call me before or on arrival.
Fees: US$10.00 per person per hour with an additional US$20.00 for transportation. Also there is some flexability in fees depending on time and number of persons and area visited.so dont let price be a deterrent to your visiting opportunity.
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Benedicto Grijalva
Bird watching Guatemala is a trade mark of Martsam Tour & Travel. We offer the best bird watching tours in Guatemala, tropical paradise which has unique sceneries for nature lovers, exuberant forest and lost Maya cities.
The best value of our tours is the deep knowledge of our guides, drivers and mail guides. All of them have a long background on
field work and the best training.
Benedicto Grijalva has studies in conservation and management of tropical forest and also is amateur bird's photographer.
Fees: Per person and varies according number of people.
Full day: US$200 per person (minimum 2 people).
(Includes: 4x4 transportation, breakfast, specialized tour guide, entrance fee and check list).
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Adolfo Cruz
I have been a serious birder since 1996, when I started my own tour operator, Aventuras Naturales, and since then I have been taking people around the whole country. Without knowing it, our company became the first Guatemalan operator to operate fully organized birdwatching trips. Since I don’t consider myself the best birder in the country, most of the times I work with
expert ornithologists, especially when we have avid birders and also when we do long trips (more than 1 week), in order to
fully satisfy the needs of our clientele. I actually started working in Tourism in 1988.
Since we started our operations, we have been committed to the development of birdwatching in Guatemala, not just for our company, but for the country itself, trying to create an image of Guatemala as a World Class birdwatching destination. Our latest achievement began in 2004, when Andreas Lehnhof (director of The Nature Conservancy in Guatemala) invited our company, two foundations for the conservation of natural resources, The Guatemalan Council for Protected Areas and the Guatemalan
Tourism Board to form a Birdwatching Round Table, in order to develop the image of the country for such a purpose. The Round Table is now a reality (you can check its website at http://www.birds-guatemala.org/en/). Another great experience for us was
to coordinate the Guatemalan version of the 1998 World Bird Festival, promoted by BirdLife International. There are other symposiums and non-tourism Birdwatching related events whose logistics we have been related to, as well.
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Dr. Carl J. Berg, Jr
Hawaiian Wildlife Tours
Thank you for your interest in Hawaiian Wildlife Tours, which was founded to promote environmental education and encourage
conservation in Hawaii. Dr. Carl J. Berg, Jr. (Ph.D. in Zoology, Univ. of Hawaii, 1971) provides custom tours of Hawaii’s
unique and beautiful ecosystems, focusing mainly on endemic species of plants, birds, reptiles and mammals. Personalized bird watching, nature photography, and family tours can be arranged to meet your special interests and abilities.
I lead personalized tours, just you, mainly on the north shore of Kauai with opportunities to see endemic Hawaiian wetland birds, oceanic birds nesting and roosting (including Laysan albatross at that time of year) and the many exotic urban birds
that have been introduced to Hawaii. I try to develop a tour package that meets the interests and hiking capabilities of my clients. I have a broad background in the natural history of the Hawaiian Islands and enjoy sharing my love for the islands. In addition to birding, I also take clients out to see rare and endangered Hawaiian monk seals, hoary bats, and green sea turtles. In season (February-April) we go whale watching from the shore.
Reservations should be made at least a month in advance. Because of the vagaries of the weather, I usually reserve a couple of days for each client so that we are not forced to go out in the pouring rain. Please get back to me if you would like any additional information (cberg@pixi.com) or 808 639-2968.
Biographical information: A naturalist and bird watcher all my life, I returned to Kauai after 19 years on the mainland. There
I was a university professor (City College of New York) and later a research scientist (Harvard University and Marine
Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole MA). I had received my Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Hawaii in 1971, specializing
in animal behavior and ecology. Back in Hawaii, I re-discovered the natural wonders of its forests and wildlife. I started Hawaiian Wildlife Tours in 1996 to share my appreciation for the culture, beauty and mystery of the Hawaiian Islands.
Member: American Birding Association, Ecological Society of America, The Explorers Club, Western Society of Naturalists, Hawaii Ecotourism Association, Hawaii Environmental Education Association, Hawaii Audubon Society, Hui o Laka, Kilauea Point Natural
History Association.
Certified: CPR & First Aid
Fees: $45/hr for an individual or a couple. We usually go out for 3-4 hours in the morning. $60/hr for two couples
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David Kuhn
TERRAN TOURS and SOUNDSHAWAIIAN
A little about my services here as Terran (means "of the Earth") Tours. I guide birders and Nature enthusiasts of all levels
of experience on Kaua'i (where I live) and on other islands of Hawaii. My tours are private and custom to the needs and hiking abilities and desires of my guests. I also arrange and lead tours for larger groups. My interest and knowledge go beyond the birds to include many aspects of Nature in Hawaii. I am expert in all the birds including seabirds, and generally focus on
the endemic forest species, the real jewels of Kaua’i and the Islands. Ask me (david@soundshawaiian.com) about organizing your personal multi-island tour in Hawai'i--your best chance to see the most endemics in the Islands.
LEARN THE BIRD SONGS AND CALLS: You can order my tutorial CD’s "Voices of Kaua'i Forest Birds", “Voices of Big Island Upland birds” “Voices of Maui Forest Birds” to learn the vocalizations ahead of your trip. They are $20 each or the set of three for $45, including shipping. Please visit www.soundshawaiian.com.
As to my background, I am a guide and outfitter of some 35 years experience, having led many trips to Guatemala, to Costa Rica, to Fiji, and to various places in North America. Since moving to Hawai`i in 1989, I’ve been helping people find birds in Hawaii. As well as running my private tours, I’ve led and co-led groups for Birdquest, Field Guides, Wings, VENT, National Audubon, Cheeseman Ecology Safaris, Duma, Peregrine Bird Tours, Rockjumper Bird Tours, Wild Bird Society of Japan, Elder
Hostel, International Expeditions, and Voyagers here in Hawaii. My trips and personal interests have always focused on wildlife and Natural History, whatever the destination. Further references available on request.
Aloha!
David Kuhn
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Dean Milverton
Travel-to-Honduras.com
Honduras may be Central Americas best kept natural secret. A mid 1990’s estimate put Honduras at having the largest percentage of forest-covered land in all of Central America, more than even our famous neighbors Costa Rica and Belize. Due to Honduras geography these forest areas cover a wide range of eco systems. Over 30 cloud forest areas can be found in Honduras, more than in any other Central American country. Honduras is also home to many areas of tropical rainforest, pine forest, savannas, mangroves and coastal
lagoons. A lot of larger forested areas of Honduras have been made into National Parks or Protected Areas over the last 10 years.
Honduras is home to 725 bird species that cover 58 families, and we are still counting. The wide range of forested areas in Honduras offer something for the novice, experienced or the adventurer’s birder.
I am happy to assist you in traveling and birding in Honduras, I have many contacts in the birding and travel industry through years
of experience and I know the countries natural attractions well from marketing them in the International Market for the past 4 years.
Feel free to contact me for anything.
Travel-to-Honduras.com
Tel ++ 504 552 32 58 or 557 84 47
Fax ++ 504 557 84 10
Fees: Possible to arrange escorted trips to any bird site in Honduras. Fees depends entirely on duration of the trip and number of passengers. Also can assist in organizing birding trips in Guatemala and Nicaragua
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Peter Csonka
Péter has finished his studies at the Faculty of Surveying and Land Management of the Western-Hungarian University, then he
postgraduated as Nature Conservational field engineer. Between 1998 and 2003 he was the secretary of the Komárom-Esztergom county
of BirdLife Hungary and since 2003 he has been the member of the presidency of BirdLife Hungary.
Since 2001 he has been a member of the control commission at the Natural Lifestyle Foundation. Currently he is working as nature
conservation guard at the Duna-Ipoly National Park.
Being a real raptor fanatic, Peter spends most of his time with protecting and studying raptors. He has been monitoring several
nests of strictly protected raptor-species (such as Imperial Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Saker, etc.) and he has been working a lot
in order to protect these species (winter feeding, placing out artificial nests, lobby, etc.). Thanks to his enthusiastic work,
breeding of the Booted Eagle gets to be proved year by