Rockjumper veteran tour leader, David Hoddinott, recently saw his 2133rd bird on the African continent, officially making him Africa’s highest lister! David started birding as a young boy, but his Africa list really started growing once he joined Rockjumper as a full-time leader in 2001. David has led hundreds...

David Hoddinott is well-known for his endless energy and his legendary bird spotting skills. His zeal for guiding birding groups has earned him the position as the senior leader at Rockjumper, and a reputation as one of the world’s most talented birders. A member of his local branch of BirdLife, he also...

Straddling the equator, some 600 miles west of mainland Ecuador, lies perhaps the planet’s most fabled archipelago, the Galápagos. In August of 2019, we offer a spectacular new cruise, chartering our own boat (the Nemo III) for 14 people as we cover all of the islands’ best wildlife hotspots aboard a...

We wanted to look back at ABA Tanzania, the phenomenal group of folks we had, and the amazing things we saw. This was our fourth event with the American Birding Association, our biggest yet, and it was a thrill for all involved. There were a couple of “legs” to this trip: we convened on the lush slopes of Mt....

Another great year for birding has flown by, presenting our tour leaders with the difficult task of selecting their top bird out of hundreds and thousands of specials seen in 2017. The rest of us, however, have the pleasure of reading the year’s highlights from our leaders as recorded in their own...