Custom birding

Some of our members have developed into birding experts in different areas of the world during the last several years. Some of these people have sufficient leisure time that they can devote some of it into leading birding trips into their areas of expertise.
These leaders would not only act as expert guides, but would also do the research, and set up the logistics.

The advantage would be that those of you with limited time could have a custom trip put together based upon your schedule and needs. You can put a group together, go alone, or with a spouse at your own pace.

Successful Ornifolks Tour Leaders/ Organizers

(with links to their last known e-mail address)

(please help us stay updated)

David Ascanio Venezuela

Chris Bradshaw England, Morocco, India

Juan Mazar Barnett Argentina and SE Brazil

Hernán Casañas NW Argentina

Guy Eldridge Africa

Mark Elwonger Texas

Mike Flieg Caribbean

Tony Hickey Ethiopia

Chris Hines Namibia

Santiago Imberti Patagonia

Lee Jones Belize

Guy Kirwan Brazil and Turkey

Todd Mark Philippines, Ecuador, Peru and Indonesia

Rod Martins China

Dennis Rogers Costa Rica & Central America

Lawrence Rubey Bolivia

Allan Sander Indonesia, South America

Larry Steingarten Bhutan

Ray Ziarno Kenya and Uganda

The cost of organizing a trip with their help would be much less than if you went with a full-service bird tour company, and would allow you to pick your companions, style of travel, food, and lodging.

Feel free to contact these people/ agencies directly. Tell them you heard about them through Ornifolks!

For more qualified leaders to other areas, see Chris Bradshaw and Andy Mckee's website at GuidedBirding.com

To link to professional ground agents, click HERE

Please help me keep the links on this page updated! Mark

To "Hoover": (v) To glean a geographical area in so thorough a fashion as to leave no endemic birds untwitched.