Spring Birdwatching Tours

150+ species in 5 days - 14th - 18th April from £350 per person

Based in Norwich with accommodation on a B&B basis and all transport and guiding included, visiting a variety of sites including Minsmere, the Norfolk broads, Breckland, Holkham and Titchwell. The emphasis being on the total number of species seen.

Nightingale Tours - ** New ** from £40 per person

27th April 4th May 11th May

This tour will primarily visit Minsmere and a few surrounding sites, hearing and hopefully seeing nightingales. Also getting to grips with up to 11 species of warbler, bitterns, bearded tits, hobby, Woodlark and waders. Last year we also saw Redstarts, a rare Kentish Plover and found a Red Rumped Swallow on these tours!

Five day Spring Migration Tours - from £388 per person

21st - 25th April 28th April - 2nd May 5th - 9th May 12th - 16th May
19th - 23rd May 26th - 30th May 2nd - 6th June  

Based on the North Norfolk coast with accommodation on a B&B basis and all transport and guiding included, these tours will concentrate on looking for spring migrants, vagrants and interesting resident species. This is an exciting time of year as with the right weather conditions anything can and does turn up. For example, last spring on one five day tour we found both Hoopoe and Kentish Plover, we also saw the arrival of at least 40Black Terns, Citrine Wagtail , Temminck’s Stints, Collared Pratincole, Grey Headed Wagtail, Ring Ouzel and Montagu’s Harrier.

The tours run from Wednesday morning through to late Sunday afternoon. Accommodation will be booked from Tuesday evening through to Sunday morning at a B&B in Wells-next-the-sea. Wells is very well situated on the coast and close to all amenities. You can upgrade accommodation as you wish. Depending on availability it would also be possible to do 2, 3 or 4 days, as you like priced from £78 per person per day.

Spring Migration Weekend Tours - from £155 per person

Run in conjunction with the longer tours, the tour will run from Saturday morning through to Sunday late afternoon with accommodation from Friday evening through to Sunday morning.

April 17th - 18th Holkham & Holme
  24th - 25th Titchwell & Holkham
May 1st - 2nd Holme & Holkham
  8th - 9th Titchwell & Holkham
  15th - 16th Cley & Holme
  22nd - 23rd Holkham & Titchwell
  29th - 30th Cley & Holme
June 5th - 6th Titchwell & Cley

Any of the above depending on availability will be possible as a day tour, the weekend destinations are shown above. I would like to keep the week day destinations more flexible for those on the longer trips and prevailing weather conditions, but they will usually be going to one of the main sites. Please call for details.

T: 01603 440967
M: 07824 705343
E: stuart@birdtour.co.uk

The Bird ID Company
40 Woodland Drive
Old Catton
Norwich NR6 7AY

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