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PHOTOGRAPHIC TOURS & WORKSHOPS

I have travelled with and highly recommend each of the following.
All are quality providers of a range of bird & other wildlife photography tours and tuition.

Their tours are available from a few days to longer holidays of about two weeks.
Tuition can be either as 1-2-1s or in groups and can be for a day, a few days.
Natures Images
Danny Green and Mark Sisson provide superb wildlife photographic opportunities as holidays or as workshops.
A large range of holidays are available, both in the UK and the rest of the world.
Trips last between a few days to around a fortnight.
Their workshops are held in the UK and usually last one day.
Natures Lens
Natures Lens, owned and run by Pui Hang and David Miles. provides a wide selection of wildlife photography trips both at home and abroad covering all continents except Antarctica and Australasia.
Short breaks of a few days and longer trips are available.
Shetland Wildlife
Run by Hugh Harrop.
Some great wildlife photography trips in the Shetland Isles and a small number in Europe with an good selection of birdwatching tours to choose between.
EBirder
Marcus Conway is based in the Scottish Highlands, and runs some excellent workshops and tours both there and further afield.
Mull Charters
Martin and Judith Keivers own and sail the "Lady Jayne".
They provide excellent wildlife & scenic cruises from the Ulva Ferry on the west coast of Mull.
For photographers, they also provide superb trips to photograph White-tailed Eagles (subject to availability and weather conditions).

BIRDING HOLIDAYS

Swallow Birding
Run by Annette & Steve, offering excellent birding trips [both single days and longer events].
Although purely a birdwatching venture, there have been some really good photographic opportunities within their trips.
Eco-Tours
Gabor and Andrea guide tours worldwide, but specialising in Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Very friendly and knowledgeable.
Now providing photographic trips around their base in Hungary.

BIRDING ACCOMMODATION

Boletas Birdwatching Centre, Spain
A wonderful venue with excellent accommodation and food,
Great birdwatching in some wonderful countryside.
Hotel Rural Vina Las Torres, Extremadura, Spain
A wonderful country inn run by Juan Pedro and Belen who are lovely hosts.
The standard of the accommodation was very high and the food & wine really super.
This large house is situated on a wooded hillside in the heart of the Lagares Mountains, in the province of Caceres (Extremadura, Spain) just 10 km. outside Trujillo in the Extremadura region.

WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION WEBSITES

Essex Wildlife Trust
The county charity for wildlife conservation in Essex.
Managing some 87 reserves, 1 nature park and 7 visitor centres.
The RSPB
This is the home page for the charity. There are sections dedicated to each of their reserves and others on identification of bird species.
Essex Birdwatching Society
The county bird watchers site - latest sightings and photographs
East London Birders Forum
For news of recent sightings and photographs in the area - especially RSPB Rainham

RECORDING SOFTWARE

Bluebird Technology's - Bird Journal
Helping me keep my records as complete as possible