Worldwide birding tours that create a balance between finding the maximum number of species and spending the time to enjoy watching them at a sensible pace.
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Take a look at the amazing numbers of Baikal Teal we see in South Korea - https://youtu.be/q98doAhMv1Y - join us on our next winter birding tour to Korea to see it for yourself.
Almost all of the world population of Baikal Teal spend the winter in South Korea. This flock of Baikal Teal, Sibirionetta formosa, on the Geum river numbere...
With the trip filling up, now is the time to book our Southern Vietnam birding tour - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/south-vietnam-birding-tour/
Published at last! The full trip report for our 2024 South Korea Winter Birding Tour -
Detailed trip report and bird species list for the January 2024 South Korea Winter Birding Tour for wintering species, including Steller's Sea Eagle.
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/south-vietnam-birding-tour/ - Plenty of colourful birds to see in this excellent location; Black-and-red Broadbill, Black-and-buff Woodpecker, Bar-bellied Pitta, Lesser Yellownape & Violet Cuckoo.
Some Central Asian highlights; Azure Tit (Uzbekistan), Black lark (Kazakhstan), Ibisbill (Kyrgyzstan), Rufous-naped Tit (Uzbekistan) & Turkestan Ground Jay (Uzbekistan)
South Korea keeps delivering great birds. Apart from 800,000 Baikal Teal we got fantastic views of this Relict Gull today.
Things are very raptorial here in South Korea: Cinereous Vulture, Upland Buzzard, White-tailed Eagle, Hen Harrier & Upland Buzzard.
A great day birding on South Korea's NE coast with Stejneger's Scoter, White-billed Diver, Glaucous-winged Gull, Ancient Murrelet, American Black Scoter, Temminck's Cormorant and, my favourite, Chinese Grey Shrike.
A bit of a murky day yesterday, but flocks of White-naped Cranes brightened things up.
Looking forward to some great destinations & birds in 2024; Spot-winged Thrush, Sri Lanka; Desert Sparrow, Morocco; Cuban Black Hawk, Cuba; Oriental Bay Owl, Sumatra, Indonesia & Swan Goose, South Korea.
More from our South Korea tour in January. White-naped Crane flocks calling; a really memorable experience from Junam Reservoir. Join us to experience this for yourself in Jan 2024
The White-naped Crane call is one of the most atmospheric sounds when I am leading birding tours in South Korea. At several places we are treated to close up...
A blog post about a pre-trip birding walk close to our hotel at Incheon, South Korea
Have you ever started a birding tour by getting off of the plane and rushed into a vehicle, sleep-deprived and confused, spending the remainder of the day birding in extreme weather conditions, seeing some amazing birds but not being able to enjoy them properly due to your body being on the verge of...
The trip report for South Korea 2023 is now complete - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/south-korea-birding-trip-report-january-2023/ - if you want to join us for 2024 there are still a few places left.
Steller's Sea Eagle, Relict Gull, Solitary Snipe, Red-crowned Crane, Oriental Stork and Scaly-sided Merganser were just a few highlights of our January 2023 winter birding tour to South Korea. Read the full trip report for all the details.
Some great birds from a recent visit to Khao Yai NP, Thailand. Join us in 2024 for these birds and many more. Siamese Fireback, Silver Pheasant, Long-tailed Broadbill, Brown-backed Needletail & Greater Flameback pictured to get you in the mood https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/central-and-northern-thailand-birding-tour/
Read this latest blog post about the top 5 birds of our Cambodia Birding Tour 2023
Cambodia is the last refuge of a number of exciting species in Southeast Asia as well as the home of a wide range of birds at a greater abundance than most of the surrounding countries. Leading the Calidris Birding Tours trip to Cambodia in March 2023 gave all of the tour participants the opportunit...
Nick's blog post covering a day at Prek Toal Reserve in Cambodia from our recent tour
One of the great spectacles of any birding trip to Cambodia is a visit to the waterbird colonies at Prek Toal Reserve on Tonle Sap where birders can be surrounded by huge numbers of waterbirds from a trip on a small boat. This is exactly the situation I found myself in when leading the Calidris…
Some owls from our recently completed Cambodia Birding Tour 2023; Barn Owl, Spotted Wood Owl, Oriental Scops Owl, Brown Fish Owl & Asian Barred Owlet. Join us on next years trip - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/cambodia-birding-tour/
Some of the star birds from our recently completed South Korea Winter Tour. Join us next year, the tour is already filling up quickly - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/south-korea-winter-birding-tour/ - Steller's Sea Eagle, White-naped Crane, Solitary Snipe, Asian Rosy Finch & Hooded Crane.
One of the most memorable spectacles of our South Korea Winter Tour.
Almost the whole world population of Baikal Teal spend the winter on the Guem River near Gunsan, South Korea. Watching these birds gather and take flight in ...
Cranes were one of the big highlights of our recently concluded South Korea winter birding tour. Not only the sight of large numbers of these beautiful birds but the atmosphere conjoured up by the sound of their calls. Join us on next year's trip - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/south-korea-winter-birding-tour/
After arrival in South Korea a little birding close to the hotel turned up some nice birds including Naumann's Thrush, Black-tailed Gull, Oriental Turtle Dove, Brambling & Common Gull.
Join us to see the critically endangered Giant Ibis - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/cambodia-birding-tour/
It is always good to hear positive news in the birding world -
An expedition with the Search for Lost Birds captured the first-ever photos and video of the Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon.
A few of the regional specialities to see on our South Korea Winter Birding Trip in January 2023 - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/south-korea-winter-birding-tour/ It's filling up fast but still a couple of places left. Pictured are Japanese Wagtail, Varied Tit, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker & Yellow-throated Bunting.
Spot-winged Thrush singing - https://youtu.be/sKsA4Di9A1k - one of the highlights of our Sri Lanka Birding Tour
Spot-winged Thrush singing in the rainforest at Kitulgala, Sri Lanka. Spot-winged Thrush, Geokichla spiloptera, is an endemic species of bird to Sri Lanka, o...
I have been a member of the Oriental Bird Club (OBC) for well over ten years now. This British-based charity furthers ornithology in the oriental region as well as engaging in conservation projects. As a birder based in this region I was keen to support conservation in Asia in this small way as well...
We have been working hard on the 2021 tour schedule - https://calidrisbirdingtours.com/birding-tour/
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