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DAY TOURS
All Year
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on the Bohemian Waxwing to find out more
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With global
travel severely impacted by Covid-19, we thought it would be helpful
to provide a series of day trips during the coming year, led by
Lance and Nick, to a selection of excellent British birding destinations.
Take a look at the first of these with more to follow soon.
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NEW
FOREST
June
2021
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on the European Honey-buzzard to find out more
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A relaxing
mini-break around the New Forest and surrounding areas in Dorset
and Wiltshire. We search for Dartford Warbler, European Honey-buzzard,
Stone Curlew, European Nightjar and Hawfinch, and visit the Great
Bustard re-introduction scheme. All the British reptiles, plus
several scarce butterflies and dragonflies are here - the best
of British wildlife.
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ISLAY
November
2021
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on the Barnacle Geese to find out more
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Islay, is
regarded as the most beautiful of all the Inner Hebridean islands
and hosts some of the most sensational winter bird watching in
Britain. Join us to witness the spectacle of thousands of Barnacle
and Greenland White-fronted Geese, plus Golden and White-tailed
Eagles, Red-billed Chough and Twite. Watch Great Northern Divers,
Slavonian Grebes and playful Eurasian Otters offshore.
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GAMBIA
December
2021
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on the Egyptian Plover to find out more
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A winter sun
break in The Gambia offering superb sub-Saharan birding amidst
sandy beaches, mangroves, gallery forest and Savannah. We stay
on the coast and also venture up-river. Expect over 275 species
with many colourful African exotics being joined by wintering
European migrants.
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MOROCCO
Feb-Mar
2022
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on the Moussiers Redstart to find out more
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Witness the
awe-inspiring snow-capped Atlas Mountains and the majestic sand
dunes of the Sahara Desert as we traverse the untamed and exotic
Maghreb for prized endemic birds including Levaillant's Woodpecker,
Moussier's Redstart, Tristram's Warbler, African Crimson-winged
Finch, Desert Sparrow and much more. A Western Palaearctic must
visit destination.
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GEORGIA
April
2022
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on the Great Rosefinch to find out more
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Join us in
peaceful Georgia at the cross roads of Europe and Asia. Our adventure
takes us from Tbilisi to the magnificent Caucasus Mountains, in
search of the 'Big 5' Caucasian specialities. Witness spectacular
landscapes hosting a fantastic array of resident and migratory
birds. Our third tour.
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KAZAKHSTAN
May/June
2022
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on the Black Lark to find out more
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Follow the
Silk Road through Kazakhstan's vast landscapes of steppe, desert,
lakes and mountains. Magnificent scenery hosting an astonishing
bird list - Caspian Plover, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Azure Tit, Ibisbill,
Severtzov's Tit-warbler and much more.
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UZBEKISTAN
May
2023
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on the 'yellow-breasted' race of Azure Tit, to find out more
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Uzbekistan
hosts some of Central Asia's finest birding; we visit stunning
deserts and lush hillsides for Pander's Ground-jay, White-tailed
Plover, Asian Houbara, Upcher's Warbler, White-throated Robin
and much more. Marvel at Great Silk Road World Heritage sites
in Bukhara and Samarkand. Includes an excursion into Turkmenistan
for Zarudny's Sparrow (formerly part of Desert Sparrow).
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