Escorted Bird Tour Operators based in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada and South Africa each offering a range of destinations across the world. Enquire of the operator for the current offerings.

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UK-based International Operators:

If you are phoning or faxing one of these operators from outside the UK remove from the number the first 0 and replace with +44.

Avian Adventures was founded by Gerry Griffiths in 1993 and has since grown into one of the leading UK-based birdwatching tour companies. Avian Adventures run more than 40 tours in 30 different countries. If your particular interest is photography, then Avian Adventures specialise in arranging tours for small groups and can provide a driver/guide to accompany them. Avian Adventures also arrange group holidays for clubs, societies. website: www.avianadventures.co.uk Address: 49 Sandy Road, Norton, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 3AJ, UK; phone 01384372013; e-mail: avianadventures@btinternet.com

Birdfinders, caters to all levels of birdwatching ability and enthusiasm is more important than knowledge as their experienced leaders are always on hand to assist. Birdfinders can also arrange customised tours to selected countries. Physical address: Westbank, Cheselbourne, Dorset, DT2 7NW, England, Telephone: (01258) 839066 Fax: (01258) 837449 Website: www.birdfinders.co.uk Email: info@birdfinders.co.uk

Bird Holidays, specialises in birdwatching holidays, birding tours, wildlife safaris and wildlife cruises. Four professional bird guides. Paul Willoughby, Andrew Woodall, Roger Barnes and Phil Palmer lead all birdwatching holidays. By keeping the total number of principal leaders to just four Bird Holidays maintain a professional, but relaxed holiday experience for all. Bird Holidays are the first travel company to fully offset the carbon emissions of clients' flights by creating a nature reserve in Ecuador, planting 20,000 native trees on deforested land near Quito. www.birdholidays.co.uk e-mail : info@birdholidays.co.uk Bird holidays, 10 Ivegate, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7RE, UK; phone (0113) 3910 510

Birdquest, Two Jays, Kemple End, Stonyhurst, Lancashire BB7 9QT; phone 01254826317; fax 01254826780; www.birdquest.co.uk e-mail: info@birdseekers.com

Birdwatching Breaks, Mark Finn, Birdwatching Breaks, Cygnus House, Gordons Mill, Balblair, Ross-shire, IV7 8LQ, Scotland Telephone: +44 (0) 1381 610495 Fax: +44 (0) 1381 619452 E-mail:

Earthwatch Volunteer Programme, phone 01865318831; www.earthwatch.org

Explore Worldwide, phone 01252760100; www.exploreworldwide.com

Gullivers Natural History Holidays, Oak Farm, Stoke Hammond, Milton Keynes MK17 9DB, UK; phone 01525270100; fax 01525270777

Heritage Expeditions specialise in worldwide natural history small group expeditions. Small groups, qualified leaders and natural history are trademarks of Heritage Expeditions with its vessel 'Spirit of Enderby'. Voyages of discovery to the Ross Sea, Antarctica, the wildlife of the Subantarctic Islands, subtropical Kermadec Islands, Pacific Odyssey and the Russian Far East. Website www.heritage-travelgroup.com/travel/world/

Island Holidays, Drummond Street, Comrie, Perthshire PH6 2DS, UK, phone 0800253534; www.islandholidays.net e-mail: bwg@islandholidays.net (destinations: various islands only)

Limosa Holidays, Suffield House, Northrepps, Norfolk NR27 0LZ, UK; phone 01263578143; fax 01263579251; www.limosaholidays.co.uk e-mail enquiries@limosaholidays.co.uk

Naturetrek, Cheriton Mill, Cheriton, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 0NG, UK; phone 01962733051; fax 01962736426; www.naturetrek.co.uk e-mail: info@naturetrek.co.uk

Oriole Birding are a UK based company offering a comprehensive range of birding tours covering most UK destinations plus holidays to over 30 countries Worldwide. Oriole Birding pride ourselves on genuinely small groups and excellent value. We specialise in tours to our home regions of Norfolk and South Wales, and offer custom tours year round as well as a selection of broader natural history breaks. www.oriolebirding.com Email: oriolebirding@gmail.com Tel: 01656 711152 Address: 8 Newcastle Hill, Bridgend CF31 4EY

Ornitholidays, 29 Straight Mile, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 9BB, UK; phone 01794519445 www.ornitholidays.co.uk e-mail: ornitholidays@compuserve.com

Ornitravel offer birding and walking/cycling tours to a range of countries across Europe and elsewhere. Established more than 30 years ago. Ornitravel are also pioneers of eco-travel. Specialists in Turkey. Address: 26 Chiswick Rd, London W4 5RB, Tel: +44 (0)20 8995 3203 e-mail: info@ornitravel.com web: http://www.ornitravel.com

Redwing Tours, 55 Prince Alfred Road, Liverpool L15 5BG, UK; phone 0151733 8635; fax 01263579251; www.redwing77.freeserve.co.uk e-mail: mark@redwing77.freeserve.co.uk

Responsibletravel.com are the world's first and leading online travel portal promoting responsible/ethical/eco/green travel and have a collection of carefully selected birdwatching tours worldwide which benefit both local communities and conservation efforts. Responsibletravel.com's collection of bird watching holidays cover a variety of habitats from wetlands to forests, and a wide range of endemic bird species in destinations the world over including sea birds in the Sub-Antarctic Islands, raptors in South Africa and migratory birds in Spain. Please visit http://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/bird-watching for more details.

Sarus Bird Tours, 12 Walton Drive, Bury, Lancashire BL9 5JU, UK; phone 01617617279; fax 01617976243 www.sarusbirdtours.co.uk e-mail: info@sarusbirdtours.co.uk

Snails Pace, 25 Thorpe Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire HD5 8TA, UK; phone 01484426259

Sunbird Holidays, PO Box 76, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1DF, UK; phone: 01767 262522 Fax: 01767 262916; www.sunbirdtours.co.uk e-mail: sunbird@sunbirdtours.co.uk

The Travelling Naturalist, PO Box 3141, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2XD, UK; phone 01305267994 www.naturalist.co.uk e-mail: jamie@naturalist.co.uk

Toucan Tours, phone 01772787862; www.toucantours.co.uk e-mail: enquiries@toucantours.co.uk (destinations: South & Central America)

Wexas Travel has been an established travel operator since 1970 and a specialist in tailor-made travel. It is endorsed by honorary Presidents, including travellers and explorers such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin. Wexas offer a range of natural history and bird-watching trips to far-flung locations such as Japan, Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea. Visit their website at: http://www.wexas.com/holiday-types/natural-world/

Wildlife and Wilderness offer a range of birdwatching trips for independent travellers to some of the best birding destinations in the world. covering more than 20 countries across 5 continents. Address: 77 Batemill Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 1BB, UK. E-mail: info@wildlifewilderness.com. Web www.wildlifewilderness.com/index.asp

Wildlife Holidays, 170 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6PJ, UK; phone 02086679158; fax 02086671960; www.wildlifeworldwide.com e-mail: sales@wildlifeworldwide.com

Wildwings Worldwide Travel, 577-579 Fishponds Road, Bristol BS16 3AF, UK; phone 01179375689; www.wildwings.co.uk e-mail: wildinfo@wildwings.co.uk

Worldwide Journeys and Expeditions, 27 Vanston Place, London SW6 1AZ, UK; phone 02073864676; www.worldwidejourneys.co.uk e-mail: enquiry@worldwidejourneys.co.uk

Zoothera Global Birding. Phone (0044) 01803 431765. Email: info@zootherabirding.com Website: www.zootherabirding.com Professionally led and extremely competitive birding holidays around the world, with theemphasis on seeing all birds and wildlife well.