The Bird I.D. Company
Owner and Tour Leader
Stuart White is a Norfolk local and started bird watching over thirty years ago, as soon as he was first
old enough to hold a pair of binoculars. As well as birding regularly all over East Anglia, he has also
spent several years travelling and has birded in every continent in the world, turning his hobby into a
serious passion.
Stuart loves showing other people birds and is keen to transfer his skills on identification, he has a
wealth of experience and expertise which make him ideal for leading bird watching tours. Combining this
with his affable and easy going manner ensures an interesting and enjoyable day out for everyone.
We are the only Norfolk Bird guiding company based in Norwich, making us an ideal choice for those
arriving on public transport.
Below are some of the species we saw on tour in 2010;
East Anglia specialities - Golden Oriole, Montagu's Harrier, Spoonbill, Golden Pheasant,
Bittern, Common Cranes, Stone Curlew, Honey Buzzard, Shore Lark, Bearded Tit and Pink-footed & Taiga Bean Geese.
Scarce breeding & passage birds - Sooty & Balearic Shearwaters, Storm & Leach's
Petrels, Smew, Goshawk, Rough Legged Buzzard, Jack Snipe, Red Necked & Grey Phalaropes, Sabine's Gull,
Long-tailed & Pomarine Skuas, Little Auk, Long Eared Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Wryneck, Waxwing,
Barred & Dartford Warblers, Firecrest, Red Breasted Flycatcher, Willow Tit, Red-backed & Great Grey
Shrikes, Hawfinch, Crossbills and Snow & Lapland Buntings.
Rarities - The finding of Britain’s second ever NORTHERN HARRIER was my personal highlight
followed closely by the Bonelli's Warbler I also found. Other rarities seen on tour included Glossy Ibis,
Lesser White-fronted, Snow & Ross's Geese, Green-winged Teal, King Eider, American Golden Plover, Pectoral
Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Pallid & Alpine Swifts, Alder Flycatcher, Olive-backed
Pipit, white-spotted Bluethroat, Arctic, Pallas's & Yellow-browed Warblers, Iberian Chiffchaff, Lesser
Grey & Woodchat Shrikes and Trumpeter Finch.
Right, Stuart White. Owner and Tour Leader