Richard is an experienced English freelance birding guide based in the French Pyrenees, where he has lived for thirteen years. He leads tours in the Western Pyrenees, which can be adapted from one day to one week depending on the client’s requirements.

Richard has travelled across much of the world and has visited over eighty countries to date. He has led many tours to western and central Africa including sixteen tours to Senegal, a country he knows very well.

He also has a good knowledge of Ghana and, more recently, Malawi, where he has led several tours. Another country he is currently working in is Guyana.

I have been a keen bird-watcher and field botanist for 35 years.

My main areas of birding experience are Scotland and Southern England, Balearic Islands, Corsica, Britanny, Eastern France, Camargue, NE Spain, Eastern Andalucia, Western Greece, Corfu, Thassos, Kos, Cyprus, New Zealand (North Island), Canada (Southern Ontario), USA (Nebraska) and Kenya (Nairobi area).

I specialise in unhurried bird-watching without excessive travelling, suited to a 50+ age group. All my guided walks include the identification of flora and insect species and the encouragement of photography at every stage.