Fat Birder's Travel

Description:
Comprehensive tour of Ethiopia covering all main habitats and endemic areas.

Target birds:
Thick-billed Raven, White-collared Pigeon, Abyssinian Longclaw, Abyssinian Siskin, Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher, Black-winged Lovebird

Description:
The Western Cape is THE most important endemic bird area on the entire African continent! It is an essential area for any serious birder because of its shear number of endemics. Pelagic trips off Cape Town rank as amongst the finest in the world

Target birds:
Knysna Warbler, Red-chested Cuckoo, Cape Sugarbird, Cape Robin-chat, Cape Batis, Buff-spotted Flufftail, Southern Black Korhaan, Namaqua Sandgrouse, Secretarybird

Description:
This subtropical tour samples the very best that African birding can offer and can be combined with the Western Cape Birding Tour. Huge numbers of species will be seen (the typical bird list for this adventure is around 400 species)...

Target birds:
Blue Korhaan, Barrow’s Korhaan, Rudd’s Lark, Botha’s Lark, Yellow-breasted Pipit, Bush Blackcap, Bald Ibis, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Cape Parrot, Narina Trogon

Description:
This birding adventure offers southern African endemics & big mammals like black-maned Kalahari Lion, Cape Town’s fynbos habitat & splendid scenery. Northern Namaqualand - endemic-rich, beautiful desert mountains, & famous flower areas & desert coast

Target birds:
Crimson-breasted Shrike, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Southern Pied Babbler, Kori Bustard, Black-faced Waxbill

Description:
A comprehensive trip covering the coast and hinterland with a river trip and a drive over the border into Senegal

Target birds:
Egyptian Plover, African Finfoot, Black-crowned Crane, Saddle-billed Storks, Blue Flycatcher, Goliath Heron, Pel’s Fishing Owl, Senegal Batis, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Description:
The best of the coastal areas of the Gambia, bird rich and no jet lag!

Target birds:
Black-crowned Crane, Saddle-billed Stork, Blue Flycatcher, Goliath Heron, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Description:
Our 10 day upper guinea rainforest special tour takes us to the rarely visited unspoilt Ankasa rainforest near the border of the Ivory Coast. A beautiful rainforest protecting some wonderful quality species and the only rainforest in Ghana...

Target birds:
West African Forest Robin, Violet-backed Hyliota, Bioko’s Batis, Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill, Picathartes

Description:
Our 16-day upper guinea rainforest and Savannah special tour takes us to the rarely visited unspoilt Ankasa rainforest near the boarder of the Ivory Coast where the White-breasted Guineafowl is known to be. There are over 750 species in Ghana...

Target birds:
White-breasted Guineafowl

Description:
Our world’s fourth largest island is unique. Five bird families & five mammal families, which includes the fabulous lemurs, half of the species of chameleons as well as innumerable plants only found here. An astonishing 120 birds are endemic

Target birds:
Long-tailed Ground-Roller, Scaly Ground-Roller, Rufous-headed Ground-Roller, Subdesert Mesite, Giant Coua, Helmet, Van Dam’s Vanga, Common Sunbird-Asity, Madagascar Crested Ibis

Description:
Birds Galore! Kenya’s birdlife is both profuse and easy-to-find. Only in East Africa can such a large number of species be seen in such a short time, with many of them colourful and spectacular.

Target birds:
African Penduline Tit, Purple-crested Turaco, Trumpeter Hornbill, Grey-olive Greenbul, White-headed Woodhoopoe, Fine-banded Woodpecker, Black-throated Apalis, Black-fronted Bush-shrike, Abbott's Starling

Description:
The forests, shores & lakes of South Island with Wrybill Birding Tours. This tour can be undertaken at any time Visiting Lake Ellesmere, McKenzie Basin, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, Fox & Franz Josef Glaciers, Marlboro & Kaikoura

Target birds:
New Zealand, Scaup, Paradise Shelduck, Purple Swamphen, Swamp Harrier, White-faced Heron, Red-billed Gull, Black-billed Gull, Variable Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing

Description:
This tour can be undertaken at any time visiting Waipoua forest, Miranda, Tiritiri Matangi Island, Pureora Forest and the Central North Island, as well as a pelagic in the Hauraki Gulf...

Target birds:
Buff-banded Rail, New Zealand Scaup, New Zealand Grebe, Purple Swamphen (Pukeko), Shining Bronze-cuckoo, White-faced Heron, Sacred Kingfisher

Description:
The birds are numerous and easy to see even in the gardens surrounding the jungle lodge, but the best birding is on the interlocking trails that go into the forest jungle - La Poza, El Manakin, and El Colibrí.

Target birds:
White Hawk, Mealy Parrot, Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Black-throated Trogon, Black- breasted Puffbird, Pied Puffbird, Chestnut-mandible Toucan, Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Fasciated Antshrike

Description:
This tour uses just two hotels and two ground companies. The tour uses the experienced local guides from Asa Wright Nature Centre, and Newton George or William Trim on Tobago. This is a recommended itinerary, but days can easily be swapped on request

Target birds:
Tufted Coquette, Blue-chinned Sapphire, Golden-headed Manakin, Channel-billed Toucan, Chestnut Woodpecker, Collared Trogon, White-tailed Trogon, Black- tailed Tityra, Green Honeycreeper, Crested Oropendola

Description:
Our guides are bilingual and lead activities included birding walks on National Park and Private reserves, a boat trip on the Sarapiqui River and a crocodile boat safari on the Tarcoles River...

Target birds:
Great Tinamou, Rufous Motmot, Slaty-backed Forest Falcon, Coppery-headed Emerald, Mangrove Hummingbird, Ocellated Antbird

Description:
These trips can run any dates from late April to June for 4 days (3 nights) based in the Hortobagy National Park

Target birds:
Saker, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Red-footed Falcon, Long-legged Buzzard, Great Bustard, Stone Curlew, Roller, Lesser Grey Shrike

Description:
Visit the two highlights of North East Poland - the famous Bialowieza Primeval Forest and the vast marshes of Biebrza...

Target birds:
White-backed Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Great Snipe, Greater-spotted Eagle, Aquatic Warbler, Roller, Bee-eater, Short-toed Eagle, Marsh Sandpiper, Citrine Wagtail

Description:
We will visit two of the higlights in the southern part of Poland: Pieniny & Tatra Mountains and the extensive fishponds near Krakow. Our focus is on special birds...

Target birds:
Wryneck, Syrian Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Collared Flycatcher, Hawfinch, Barred Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Wood Lark

Description:
A customised birding holiday in the heart of one of the best bird watching areas in Europe - traditional land use and varied landscapes combine to produce a diversity of habitats for raptors & Spanish specialities in great numbers...

Target birds:
Purple Swamphen, Savi’s Warbler, Purple Heron, Little Bittern, Black-winged Kite, Hoopoe, Bee-eaters, Azure-winged Magpie, Red-necked Nightjar, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Description:
Wallcreepers, Warblers & Wine in Spain's Aragon Pyrenees and Ebro Delta & Steppes.

Target birds:
Wallcreeper, Alpine Accentor, Lammergeyer, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Purple Gallinule, Collared Pratincole, European Roller, Bee-eater, Great Spotted Cuckoo

Description:
Birding Extremadura offers winter breaks when the highlights include large concentrations of wintering Common Crane, winter assemblages of Great and Little Bustard, and flocks of both species of of sandgrouse. Resident Spanish Imperial Eagle...

Target birds:
Common Crane, Great Bustard, Little Bustard, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Black-winged Kite, Eagle Owl

Description:
Lake Bafa, a former bay approximately 5kms by 12kms, has over 250 species of birds native to the lake and its surrounding areas. The area forms one of Europe’s biggest bird refuges and is part of the ‘Aydin’ Nature Park...

Target birds:
Smyrna Kingfisher, Krueper's Nuthatch, Squacco Heron, Long-legged Buzzard, Scops Owl, Eleonora's Falcon, Ruppell's Warbler, Western Orphean Warbler, Dalmatian Pelican

Description:
The Oulu Region is best known for its breeding owls and the Bay of Liminka, is a good place for waterfowl and shorebirds and Kuusamo has expansive taiga forests...

Target birds:
Red-backed Shrike, Pallid Harrier, Lapland Bunting, White-billed Diver, Red-flanked Bluetail, Three-toed Woodpecker, Willow Grouse, Eagle Owl, Ural Owl, Great Grey Owl

Description:
After approximately 2 hours drive from Rio we will arrive at Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, the gardens around the lodge are surrounded by forest, there are several feeding stations located in front of the verandas, birding couldn’t be easier...

Target birds:
Black-necked Aracari, White Woodpecker, Tail-banded Hornero, Red-eyed Thornbird, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, White-rumped Monjita, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Tawny-headed Swallow

Description:
South-eastern Brazil covers a large area, but can prove to be a very rich & rewarding birding destination. It is most easily accessed by an arrival at Rio de Janeiro...

Target birds:
Restinga Antwren, Sooretama Slatey Antshrike, Planalto Tyrannulet, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Hellymayr’s Pipit, Red-breasted Toucan, Saffron Toucanet, Tawny-Browed Owl, Rufus-capped Motmot

Description:
Combining Coastal Birds, Machupicchu, Mountains of Manu and Amazon Rainforest...

Target birds:
Rusty-fronted Canastero, Spot-winged Pigeon, Puna Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Speckled Teal, Plumbeous Rail, Yellow-winged Blackbird, Andean Flicker, Cinereous Harrier, Golden-billed Saltator

Description:
We will take you to visit one of the most spectacular regions of Peru: the North - a place that provides a unique birding experience. Though an area not visited much by conventional tourists, it is a stunning birding destination

Target birds:
Koepckeae Screech-Owl, Buff-bellied Tanager, Black-necked Woodpecker, Mountain Parakeet, Masked Yellowthroat, Collared Warbling-Finch, White-edge Oriole, Black-and-white Seedeater, White-sided Flowerpiercer, Chestnut-breasted Coronet

Description:
Far less birded than other South American destinations Paraguay is chock full of birds and under explored localities... a wee long extension to the Chaco region offers a great many special birds...

Target birds:
Grey Monjita, Spectacled Tyrant, Warbling Doradito, South American Painted-Snipe, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Giant Wood-Rail, Wing-barred Piprites, White-eyed Parakeet, Plush-crested Jay, Robust Woodpecker

Description:
This unusual tour will not only net many of Sri Lanka's endemic birds but mammals including cetaceans - several pelagics should produce a number of whale species plus many birds...

Target birds:
Blue Whales

Description:
Two weeks is enough time to see ALL of Sri Lanka's endemic birds and a great many others found only here or in a small part of India...

Target birds:
Ceylon Green-Pigeon, Green-Billed Coucal, Chestnut-Backed Owlet, Ceylon Grey Hornbill, Black-Backed Dwarf Kingfisher, Yellow-Fronted Barbet, Crimson-Backed Flameback

Description:
This tour focuses on the endemic birds of the Western Ghats and South India. There is a good chance of picking up most of the endemic bird species associated with the Western Ghats...

Target birds:
White-bellied Treepie, Crimson-backed Sunbird, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Malabar Parakeet, Nilgiri Woodpigeon, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Ceylon Frogmouth, Malabar Trogon, Indian Pitta.

Description:
This tour is designed for bird watchers interested in species of the desert areas and very large congregation of birds in different habitats...

Target birds:
Indian Bustard, Cream-coloured Courser, White-naped Tit, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Green Avadavat, Indian Pitta, Common Iora, Painted Francolin, Rufous-fronted Prinia, Sarus Crane

Description:
This tour is designed for bird watchers interested in the special birds of the area and very large congregation of birds in different habitats. One also sees the highly endangered mammals...

Target birds:
Sirkeer, Malkoha, Painted Francolin, Rufous-Tailed Lark, Crested Lark, Sykes' Lark, DVariable Wheatears, Stoilczka's Bushchat, Indian Bustard, Short-Toed Snake Eagle

Description:
This tour is designed for fast pace birding in northern region of India. This has proven to be an extremely productive tour. This tour can be customized. Best time: November to April...

Target birds:
Streaked Laughing Thrush, Red-Breasted Parakeet, Grey Bushchat, Long-Tailed Shrike, Grey-backed Shrike, Besra, Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, White-throated Laughing Thrush

Description:
This tour is designed for maximizing your chances of best birding and tiger tracking in the jungles of Central India. This tour can be customized. Best time: November to June..

Target birds:
Tiger, Indian Skimmer, Black-bellied Tern, Demoiselle Crane, Gangetic Dolphin, Marsh Mugger Crocodile

Description:
Duration: 10 days & 9 nights. This tour can be customized. This tour is designed for birding in the central Himalayan region. One also enjoys the experience tiger tracking on elephant back in Corbett National Park. Best time: November to April...

Target birds:
Jungle Owlet, Spot-bellied Owl, Black Francolin, Purple, Crimson Sunbird, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Black-shouldered Kite, Changeable Hawk-eagle, Chestnut-tailed Starling

Description:
This tour is ideal for birdwatchers who want to see special trans-Himalayan species while a lot of them are Pale- arctic. This tour is meant for birders who are in good physical health and can walk in high altitude area. There are treks and walks...

Target birds:
Common Rosefinch, Hume's Lesser Whitethroat, Blue Rockthrush, Booted Eagle, Bluethroat, Hume's Short-toed Lark, Plain Mountain Finch, Rock Bunting, Citrine Wagtail