Ecotours Wildlife Holidays - Bird Photography and Birding Tours

01/04/2026

Another superb day for our EWH group in Bhutan. We saw a Leopard cat, a Yellow-throated marten and had fabulously close views of Beautiful nuthatch and Wreathed hornbill.

25/03/2026

Red panda! Bhutan just keeps on giving. Today we had a Red panda performing stunningly for our group. We were watching it yawning, scratching and sleeping for a good thirty minutes.

24/03/2026

Incredible day for our group in Bhutan. We had fantastic views of Himalayan monal, Satyr tragopan and Blood pheasant. Having a picnic breakfast against the snowy peaks of the Himalayas was also a unique experience.

06/02/2026

Attila just returned from guiding a birding tour in Morocco. The weather has been challenging with snow, rain and strong winds, but we still managed to see a good deal of great species. We also visited the historic cities of Marrakech and Meknes, the amazing sand dunes at Merzouga and the gorges of the High Atlas. Morocco is a fascinating country with rich natural and cultural history.

11/12/2025

Exciting news from the world of lepidoptery!
A newly described species has just been named in honor of Hungarian novelist - and 2025 Nobel laureate - László Krasznahorkai.
The name pays tribute to his latest book, “The Security of the Hungarian Nation", where a lepidopterist plays a central role. One of the protagonists, who even shares the author’s name, embarks on a quest for the origins of life.
The choice is especially meaningful: both Krasznahorkai and the researcher, Szabolcs Sáfián who named the species come from the same hometown, Gyula in Eastern Hungary, and share a life path marked by curiosity, learning, and a sense of being slightly out of place in the world they seek to understand.
Sáfi is an old friend of ours and occasionally guides our butterfly tours.
This is a beautiful intersection of science and literature — and a touching tribute to one of Hungary’s greatest living writers.
Congratulations to both of them.

https://annales.nhmus.hu/sites/default/files/csatolmanyok/Annales_2025_13_Safian2.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawOmG6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeX9TW7EyDBL_tkfb86G6f-xJAnqDDVyj42EdHLvVGXTGNGyk8yd9CeEMK-Vk_aem_PtHdOhYuL7oWJo-JhtG39g

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17/03/2025

Day 3 - Snow Leopard from 200 meters

15/03/2025

Day 2… The first shot of the Snow Leopard just landed. More photos are on the way.

14/03/2025

A small group, led by Balazs, set off on a quest to track down the elusive snow leopard in the wilds of Mongolia. The landscape is breathtaking, the cold is brutal—but they struck gold on the very first day! Stay tuned for more stunning photos.

26/12/2024

08/08/2024

Some superb shots from the Mongolia Snow Leopard tour, courtesy of Chris Hutchinson.

08/08/2024

Balazs is back from Mongolia: "It is a real honor to work in such an environment, with so many lovely people, including our clients and fellow guides. After more than 20 years in this business, I still can't believe our job is to organize holidays where people can simply relax and enjoy nature, a new country, a different culture, and food. It is truly satisfying to believe that we succeeded in making a truly memorable trip. I am very thankful to Speyside Wildlife for being such a professional partner for many years. Their commitment to quality and good organization makes them one of the best partners to work with! This small group and their guide Sally were such a delight, full of laughter, flexible, and very easy to work with. By the way, they were also very lucky with some of the sightings.
Look at this Snow Leopard; it thinks its a kitten
—we almost saw it taking down another sheep right after a bit of self-guided training exercise with the carcass of one it had already caught. It was truly hilarious footage (although somewhat blurry as I forgot to switch to 8K resolution mode when recording)."
More info about next year’s tour in the comments 👇