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Our Socotra tour in February 2027 will see us chasing the 11 currently recognised endemics, as well as many other localised species. We also have pre & post extensions to Kuwait for Afghan Babbler and Oman for Omani Owl as well. Full info here.
Heading further afield, our Philippines With A Difference tour visits several off the beaten track sites on Luzon, as well as Bohol, Negros and Mindoro. Full info here.
And why not take a look at next February's Algeria tour - just for a small group of 5 birders. No need to apply for a visa in advance on this one!
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FEATURED TOUR
SOUTHERN ECUADOR - DECEMBER 2026
The bird-rich country of Ecuador has always had a lot to offer the travelling birder and our tour to Southern Ecuador will fill in many gaps in your lifelist with numerous rare, exciting and seldom-seen species. Our tour is designed to find some of the very special birds of this region including the Tumbesian endemics, with many localised species not seen on other regular birding routes in Ecuador. With the skills of our knowledgable local guide, Juan Carlos Calvachi, we will be looking for incredible birds such as El Oro Parakeet, Jocotoco Antpitta, Fiery-throated Fruiteater, Chestnut-bellied Cotinga, Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Blue-throated Hillstar, Orange-throated and Black-and-white Tanagers and so many others amongst a host of other highly localised and sought-after species.
We will begin in Guayaquil and make our way across hidden Andean valleys, Amazonian lowlands, moss-encrusted and epiphyte-laden cloud forests and even explore the arid regions in the south of this amazing country. The awesome Buenaventura Reserve holds species such as rare El Oro Parakeet & Long-wattled Umbrellabird. An exciting morning from here will see us head up to over 3000m to see Blue-throated Hillstar - only recently discovered in 2017. Jorupe Reserve is next with Ecuadorian Piculet, Watkin's Antpitta, Tumbes Pewee, and the incredible Rainbow Starfrontlet amongst many others. Utuana and Taipichalaca Reserves are next and we should encounter the incomparable Jocotoco Antpitta here. Continuing to Loja and Yankuam Lodge we will search for Orange-throated Tanager before visiting Copalinga Lodge & Podocarpus National Park where Chestnut-bellied Cotinga is a big target for us amongst a huge list of incredibly rare and localised species. We will also make a diversion for the endemic Pale-headed Brush-Finch before ending this superb tour amidst the paramo of El Cajas National Park where species such as Ecuadorian Rail, Violet-throated Metaltail and Ecuadorian Hillstar reside.