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@Birdquest

We are a specialist birding tour operator worldwide offering the best in small-group birding holidays ‘The Ultimate in Birding Tours’.

 Lancashire, UK
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Joined September 2011
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We are excited to say that we're in the advanced planning stages of a 4 week Uncharted Brazil Expedition in February-March 2021. Numerous Brazilian specialities will be seen during the journey but the 14 major targets, all Birdquest Lifers, are:
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Plain-tailed Nighthawk, Outcrop Sabrewing, Blue-eyed Ground Dove, Rusty-necked Piculet, Blaze-winged Parakeet, Pfrimer’s Parakeet, Bananal Antbird, Double-collared Crescentchest, Noronha Elaenia, Sao Francisco Black Tyrant, Noronha Vireo, Cone-billed Tanager,
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This Blue-throated Hillstar was only discovered in 2017 and was seen for the first time on our 2020 Southern Ecuador tour!⁠ ⁠ Our Southern Ecuador tour is able to operate in January 2021 and we have space available if you would like to join! The dates will be from 13 - 31 Jan.
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Ecuador has long since reopened for tourism and now has a lot less Covid per head of population than Europe and the United States. ⁠
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We are going to be running some exciting Birdquest Expeditions during 2021, focusing on countries that have already reopened for travel (including Mexico, Colombia and Brazil). We still have over 300 Birdquest Lifers out there, so there are plenty of opportunities!
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One of these special expeditions is going to target almost all the remaining Birdquest Lifers in mainland Mexico, visiting both the northeast and southwest of this marvellous birding country in the process. The 14 main targets are: Bearded Wood Partridge, Tawny-collared Nightjar,
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We're blowing the cobwebs off our old twitter account, hence the surprised expression on this Brown Fish Owl's face. #birdquest
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Enough of big seabirds, let's get down to the really important Galapagos birds, like the little Sharp-beaked Ground Finch, endemic to Genovesa (or Tower) and a few other northernmost… instagram.com/p/Bn309qeBieP/…
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Fancy photographing rare pittas, pheasants and much more at close range? Have a look at our new Vietnam Photography Tour... wildimages-phototours.com/p…/vietnam-birds-2020/
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I spent a few hours with some fantastic male Western Bowerbirds before our Northern Australia tour started today. I really wanted to photograph the stunning pink crest which is erected during courtship, but... facebook.com/104195096309638…
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If you're interested in photographing some of Southeast Asia's stunning birds, have a look at our new Vietnam Photography Tour... facebook.com/birdquest/posts…
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Mark reports back from a somewhat unexpected visit to the kingfisher-infested islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera... birdquest-tours.com/pdfs/rep…
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Another brilliant Uganda experience... Nik relives the tale! birdquest-tours.com/pdfs/rep…
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Continuing the nightbird theme. Just back from the "Best of Sulawesi & Halmahera" where Moluccan Owlet-Nightjar was one of the prizes. Satanic Nightjars and Ochre-bellied Boobook were also good fun (Mark VB)
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Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak) 2018. Continuing Janos's nightbird theme - We saw a remarkable 6 species of frogmouths in Borneo, with super close Dulit Frogmouth and day-roosting Bornean Frogmouth, both in Sarawak, perhaps... facebook.com/birdquest/posts…
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A relaced Island, easy birding and fantastic endemics... Cuba has it all as Chris demonstrates in his latest report... birdquest-tours.com/pdfs/rep…
Polar Bear, Ivory Gull and Walrus from Mike's recent Svalbard tour. No need for a 'bird' of the trip contest for this one!
This year on our seventh Remote Papua New Guinea tour we were finally able to explore the distant and logistically challenging island of Mussau. The delightful Mussau Fantail and Mussau Monarch were both welcome... facebook.com/104195096309638…
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This year on our seventh Remote Papua New Guinea tour we were finally able to explore the distant and logistically challenging island of Mussau. The delightful Mussau Fantail and Mussau Monarch...

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Our Remote Papua New Guinea tour has done it again with phenomenal views of the stunning Fire-maned Bowerbird today. Found only in the Adelbert Mountains, this exceptionally range-restricted species is best... facebook.com/104195096309638…
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Our Remote Papua New Guinea tour has done it again with phenomenal views of the stunning Fire-maned Bowerbird today. Found only in the Adelbert Mountains, this exceptionally range-restricted specie...

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Sichuan is blessed with a lot of stunning birds as Dave discovered this May... birdquest-tours.com/pdfs/rep… birdquest-tours.com/pdfs/rep…
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This lovely fellow followed us around on a high pass at 3500m, while he was being mobbed by Sichuan Jay and Giant Laughingthrushes. facebook.com/birdquest/video…

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Pere David's Owl, Sichuan May 2018. This lovely fellow followed us around on a high pass at 3500m, while he was being mobbed by Sichuan Jay and Giant Laughingthrushes.

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Alaska 2018. Some of my best photos from another unbelievably great trip to the last frontier (Craig Robson)
Chris reports back on our most successful visit to Senegal to date! White-crested Tiger Heron, Quail-Plover and Golden Nightjar should whet the appetite!! birdquest-tours.com/pdfs/rep…
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