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Here you can find a wide variety of exciting birding tours from around the world. Birding is our passion so why not join us?

17/07/2025

We have yet another new tour for anyone interested in their Western Palearctic lists. Our Egypt - Nile Valley Tour visits Cairo for Senegal Coucal, Aswan for Three-banded Plover and Abu Simbel for Yellow-billed Stork, Reed Cormorant, Kittlitz's Plover, Plain Martin & African Pied Wagtail. Along our journey we will also look for Greater Painted Snipe, Senegal Thick-knee, Nile Valley Sunbird, Village & Streaked Weavers, Indian Silverbill and Red Avadavat amongst others. Apparently there is some culture too?!

Tour info here: https://www.zootherabirding.com/egypt-the-nile-valley-birding-tour-intro

16/07/2025

We have a new tour to Jordan during the prime spring migration period next year. Nestled at the crossroads of Africa, Asia and Europe it is home to several special species for the avid western Palearctic birder - namely Syrian Serin and Sinai Rosefinch. Add to that Basalt Wheatear (currently lumped in Mourning Wheatear, but for how long?), Sand Partridge, White-eyed Gull, Desert Owl, Nubian Nightjar, Arabian Green Bee-eater, Namaqua Dove, Long-billed Pipit, Arabian Babbler, Blackstart, Fan-tailed Raven, Graceful Prinia, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Arabian Warbler, Palestine Sunbird, Dead Sea Sparrow, Tristram's Starling and Striolated Bunting amongst others.

With spring migration in full flow we are sure of some exciting finds! Add to this a visit to famous Petra, some superb hotels, great food, combined with great birding then this tour is destined to be a classic!

See full tour info here: https://www.zootherabirding.com/jordan-spring-bird-migration-tour-intro

13/07/2025

If you’ve been with us to Oman or are thinking of joining us in the future (still a couple of spaces left on November’s tour), take a look at these really cool Crab-Plover t-shirts & hoodies. We have teamed up with our friends at Alula Designs and our sister-site at www.oman-birding.com and it’s a great look!

Just go to:
https://aluladesigns.co.uk/collection/oman-birding/

05/07/2025

A few more photos from our recent successful tour. We enjoyed wall-to-wall sunshine travelling from the Adana Delta, up into the Ta**us Mountains, across the Anatolian Steppe and ending up at Nemrut Dagi and bird-rich Birecik. There’s just 2 spaces left on our tours to this amazing country in 2026: https://www.zootherabirding.com/turkey-birding-tour-intro

24/06/2025

Thanks Türkiye it’s been a blast. Great birds, great food, great scenery and such a fun group. There were so many highlights: White-headed & Marbled Ducks, See-See Partridge, Caspian Snowcock, Syrian & Middle Spotted Woodpeckers, Kruper’s Nuthatch, Western & Eastern Rock Nuthatches, Kurdish Wheatear, Moustached, Menetries’s & Upcher’s Warblers, Cinereous Bunting, Crimson-winged Finch, Radde’s Accentor, Yellow-throated & Dead Sea Sparrows & more!
And we’ll be back next year: https://www.zootherabirding.com/turkey-birding-tour-intro

08/06/2025

Our Epic Taiwan & Japan tour has been a fantastic adventure across 7 islands. Highlights are too many to mention in one post but here’s a scattering of photos capturing the essence of what made this such a great tour. There’s going to be plenty of more photos to follow…. Japan rocks!!

19/05/2025

Our 7 Islands Far East tour got off to a great start today on Taiwan. On the scenically splendid Dasyueshan we enjoyed glorious weather and 15+ endemics that included a stunning male Swinhoe’s Pheasant, numerous White-eared Sibia and a superb Collared Bush-Robin. Just 20 more days to go!

15/05/2025

Our Japan tour is about to start in a few days. Looking forward to meeting good friends over there and seeing some great birds. This Japanese Robin was very confiding last year and as we watched it the forest was full of birdsong, with species such as White-backed Woodpecker, Northern Hawk-Cuckoo, Narcissus & Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Japanese Leaf Warbler and many others all calling/singing. As this is a Zoothera tour, we’ve just got a short stop to make in first! Can’t wait…

02/05/2025

Being in Oman during April and experiencing a slice of spring migration was fascinating. It was so different to being here during the late autumn/early winter period of November when the majority of birders visit. My maximum count of Ortolan Buntings at Musandam was 140 in one morning. In the same visit I counted 25 Common Rock Thrushes, 17 Turkestan Shrikes, 12 Isabelline Shrikes, 2 Rufous-tailed Scrub- Robins, 32 Isabelline Wheatears, 2 Pied Wheatears, 80 Yellow-throated Sparrows, and a Menetries’s Warbler! Getting my first White-throated Robin in Oman the following day was also very exciting! The potential for finding something rare is very high - as shown by the 1st Red-necked Stint for being found earlier in the month at the Muscat Rivermouth.

With Barred & Upcher’s Warblers frequently seen, huge flocks of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters arriving at their breeding sites, and White-cheeked Terns being the commonest sterna tern along the coast, it was all very exciting.

Spring in Oman definitely deserves more coverage and Musandam in particular is one of the most important migration sites (along with Masirah Island) in the entire country.

I will be visiting both during the Autumn, so if you want to join in please feel free to contact us. You can also see further info at: www.oman-birding.com

16/04/2025

Here’s a few images from our recent tour. Migration was in full swing with Great Spotted Cuckoos seemingly everywhere, flocks of Collared Pratincoles at Akrotiri Marsh, the stunning views of 3 species of crakes at Agia Varvara, and the 1st Lesser Moorhen for Cyprus was the icing on the cake.

14/04/2025

Lovely views of Masked Shrike on the way down from a visit to the Troodos Mountains during our recent tour.

13/04/2025

During our recent tour to Cyprus, we enjoyed watching a pair of Alpine Swifts continually dropping down to drink from a pool right in front of us. Wow!

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