David Hoddinot reaches 2,000 birds in Africa!

Jun 16

Adam Riley and I started talking about the possibility of seeing two thousand species in Africa in the early days of Rockjumper Birding Tours, almost ten years ago. (Adam reached the magical milestone last year, as far as we know, only the third person to achieve the feat). During these...

Tour Highlights – Uganda’s Green-breasted Pitta

Jun 16

[caption id="attachment_85610" align="alignright" width="300"] Green-breasted Pitta[/caption] This season's tours to Uganda produced a knockout selection of Africa's most sought-after species. Cuan Rush and Keith Valentine lead the respective tours and both our groups enjoyed fabulous sightings of the mythical Green-breasted Pitta in full display while exploring the depths of Kibale...

The Valentine’s Honeymoon in Bali

Jun 16

[caption id="attachment_85614" align="alignright" width="500"] Bali Myna[/caption] Keith and Catherine Valentine have just returned from a wonderful 10-day honeymoon on the exotic island of Bali. Sea, sun, pools, cocktails and plenty of fun was the theme for this relaxing vacation. Keith also brought along his binoculars and the two of them...

Adam reaches his goal of 2,000 birds in Africa

Jun 16

[caption id="attachment_85617" align="alignright" width="300"] Pemba Scops Owl[/caption] Adam has now become the 3rd person to have recorded 2,000 bird species on the African continent. He recently achieved this goal whilst on a trip to East Africa. The magical 2,000th bird being Pemba Scops Owl, one of the 4 endemics of...

Some recent birding highlights

Jun 16

We have had the pleasure of sharing some incredible sightings with our clients in the past few months. On a private tour in Namibia, Rainer Summers has managed to find all five possible courser species! This is an incredibly difficult family, and recording Burchell's, Temminck's, Double-banded, Bronze-winged and Three-banded all...