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| | DORDOGNE ~ David Simpson
My area covers the département of the Dordogne and adjacent areas of neighbouring départements. Habitats include forest, meadows, heath, grasslands, dry arable farmland, mixed farmland, marshes, reservoirs, cliffs and rivers. For further information click here... |
I
am a birdwatchng and wildlife guide and have been living
and working in Dordogne, SW France for the last ten years.
Previously I worked for 20 years in UK as a nature reserve
warden for NCC etc. I also work as a leader for Travelling
Naturalist holidays.
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Brazil
Bradley Davis ~ Birding Mato Grosso
Contact details:
e-mail: bradley@birdingmatogrosso.com
Tel: +55-66-9635-2670
Mobile: +55-66-9969-3848
Fax: N/A
Link: Birding Mato Grosso www.birdingmatogrosso.com
Profile:
| Bradley has been guiding birders since 2004 and as a leader brings sharp eyes, extensive knowledge of songs and calls, remarkable persistence in the field and an easy-going manner to all of his trips. He views his work as a birding guide as an opportunity to act as an ambassador for his adopted homeland and to introduce Brazilians to the conservation and economic incentives which accompany well-executed birding tourism. |
Bradley
is based in the southern Brazilian Amazon in the town of Alta
Floresta, gateway to some of the finest birding in the world.
Birding Mato Grosso specializes in affordable custom tours for
small groups and individuals to key locations in the Amazon,
the Brazilian cerrado, and the Atlantic forest and pampas of
south and south-east Brazil. We also offer high quality set
departure tours to such exciting locales as Cristalino Jungle
Lodge, the Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Pousada Rio Azul, Chapada
dos Guimarães, the Pantanal and the Araguaia valley.Also available to Guide in: Brazil Only.
Iguazu
Birdwatching ~ Daniel Esteban Somay
Contact details:
e-mail: daniel.somay@rainforestevt.com.ar
Tel: 54-3757-421632 and 424055
Mobile: 54-3757-672791
Fax: 54-3757-421632 and 424055
Link: Iguazu Birdwatching www.iguazubirdwatching.com.ar
Profile:
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In the following years he has been entirely dedicated to touristic activities, working as a specialized guide in Iguazú Falls, the rest of Misiones Province and Iberá Marshes (Corrientes Province). The Iguazú National Park, besides having the spectacular waterfalls, is the environment with the most biodiversity in Argentina, making this place ideal to watch birds He has been making trips throughout the jungle for more than 15 years, being one of the most experienced guides in this region. Because of his knowledge, he has participated and advised on the making of many documentaries produced for Japan, France, England and the United States. In 1995 he opened his own travel agency, “Rainforest Expeditions”, which specializes in attending small groups of people interested in nature and birdwatching, being the most experienced specialized agency that offers these kinds of tours. Daniel has recorded the calls and songs of over 380 different bird species of the region, many of them unique and even indispensable for the identification of certain species of antshrikes or a number of flycatchers that look very alike. The company owns 4x4 vehicles specially adapted for birdwatching.
Trip reports/Recommendations: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 |
Daniel
Somay, graduated as a Park Ranger, has always had an
inclination for bird and fauna research, participating in the
largest project of bird banding in the Iguazú National
Park between 1981 and 1985.
Also available to Guide in: Argentina.
Guy Kirwan
Contact details:
e-mail: GMKirwan@aol.com
or biatas@bol.com.br
Tel: (55) (0) 21 9875 9860
Fax: N/A
Link: http://freewebs.com/guykirwan/index.htm
Profile:
| I am a freelance ornithological editor and tour-leader, based part in the UK and part in Brazil. I was one of the original founders of the Neotropical Bird Club (http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/) and have served as the Managing Editor of its journal, Cotinga, since 1997, as well as on the editorial board of its recently launched birding magazine, Neotropical Birding. Since 2004, I have also been the incumbent editor of the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (http://www.boc-online.org/), one of the world's premier ornithological journals specialising in taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution. Together with Ron Demey, I am also involved in editing the Bulletin of the African Bird Club (check their website, http://www.africanbirdclub.org/, for information about the journal and birds throughout the African continent). Between 1996 and the end of 2004 I was the editor of Sandgrouse, the journal of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (http://www.osme.org/). I retain a strong interest in the Middle Eastern avifauna and continue to publish on the taxonomy and distribution of the birds of this region. The main focus of my current field work is South America and the Caribbean. In particular, I have been visiting Brazil regularly since 1995, spending up to six months per year there since 1998, both guiding birdwatchers and conducting research. Thus, for part of the year I am based in Rio de Janeiro, where my partner and I have a house in São Conrado. I have also travelled extensively elsewhere in the Neotropical region, especially to the Greater Antilles (over one year in the field in Cuba alone), Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela. I am a regular contributor to the periodical literature on Neotropical birds, and have published papers on distribution, taxonomy and biology. During the past 15 years, I have gained extensive field experience of most taxa in Brazil. Although available to guide trips throughout the country (and elsewhere, see 'Tour-leading'), my specialty is in the birds of the Atlantic Forest and the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes. For more information see the outline and some recent trip reports at http://www.freewebs.com/guykirwan/tourleading.htm. I lead both scheduled trips (see, for instance, www.ornifolks.org) and privately organised groups, particularly in SE Brazil, but also elsewhere in Latin America, as well as in the Western Palearctic, where I am one of the foremost experts on Turkish birds. |
Also available to Guide in: Cuba and Turkey.
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Contact details: e-mail:
birdingSEbrazil@yahoo.co.uk
Profile: |
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Richard aims to continue offering custom made tours to Birders wishing for that extra personal touch where they get directly involved in choosing the Itinerary of localities to be visited and also pick their travel dates. Choice and preferences of bird species/families to be targeted is also addressed right from the initial planning stages. At present Richard spends the British summer months here in England and attends the Birdfair annualy. His long term plans are to retire to Brazil leading full time custom made Birding Tours. |
Richard
is a lifelong birder and Naturalist. English by birth he had
travelled extensively through work in the Drilling Industries
for many years prior to setting down roots in South East Brazil(in
1987). He is now a bona-fide brazilian resident, fluent in Portugues
and knows this area better than many locals, having spent much
of his spare time there exploring national parks, reserves and
many still unprotected tracts of the regions natural habitat. Above the treeline, Teresopolis (grey-winged Cotinga country) |
 Lodge site at Marica Lagoon |
 Tijuca Nat. Park, Rio de Janeiro city |
For more information please contact rrabybrasil@yahoo.com
Also available to Guide in: Brazil Only.
Ignacio "Kini" Roesler
Contact details:
e-mail: ignacioroesler@ciudad.com.ar
or kiniroesler@yahoo.com
Tel: 54 221 4531482
Mobile: 0221 1557422643
Link: N/A
Profile:
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He is interested in all ornithological issues, but his main interests are biogeography and systematics. He has already published some notes about general ornithology and also several scientific papers besides ornithology. With other naturalists, he created the Grupo FALCO-LP which is developing several conservation projects and also a new public ornithological library. Due to his interest in bird sounds he has several hours of recordings of neotropical birds and also of some mammals and amphibians. Kini started ornithological guiding at the age of 17. Because of this, and a great fanatism about birds and natural history, he has much experience across Argentina and sorrounding countries including Paraguay, Uruguay, south-central, south-eastern and southern Brazil, central and southern Bolivia and Chile. He speaks fluent English and enjoys every day of bird watching! |
"Kini"
(24) born and lived all his childhood in a small town in central
Argentinean Pampas where at a young age he was fascinated with
the wilderness that was just one step from his house. At 11
years old he started birdwatching. At present, he is coursing
his last year of Biology in the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.Also available to Guide in: Argentina & Chile.
| Serra
dos Tucanos Lodge Contact details: e-mail: serradostucanos@hotmail.com
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Andy now owns and manages Serra dos Tucanos Lodge in the Atlantic forest. Situated only one and a half hours drive from Rio de Janeiro the lodge caters specifically for birders and naturalists. Andy has specialised in the birds of this area and has spent considerable time guiding groups and individuals who stay at his lodge. His good knowledge of the local area and avi-fauna helps in finding some of the more difficult and sought after endemic species. During the past few years he
has recorded |
Andy
is originally from Sussex in the UK but has had an interest
in the birds of the Atlantic rain forest ever since his first
birding visit to Brazil in 1995. Since then he has been returning
every year until 2001 when he decided to make the move permanently
and buy a property in south -east Brazil. 
over 400 species (100+ endemics) in the local area and now offers
a range of guided birding excursions and packages based from
the lodge. The lodge offers very comfortable accommodation for
up to 16 people and over 160 species of birds have been recorded
in the grounds alone! To make your visit easier, airport or
hotel transfers can be arranged from Rio de Janeiro.
Also available to Guide in: South - east Brazil Only.
Barry Walker Contact details: e-mail: |
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Profile:
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He has participated in many ornithological expeditions and contributed a variety of scientific and general publications concerning birds in Peru. Living in Cusco in the Andes for 20 years, Barry has visited every corner of the country as a trekking guide, natural history guide and specifically as a bird tour leader. He is the author of "A Field Guide to the Birds of Machu Picchu". He has been leading bird tours for private groups and well known bird tour companies for the last 15 years. Having seen 1640 plus species in Peru alone he is well known for his field craft when leading tours. His company Manu Expeditions is the leading quality service provider for birders in Peru. |
Barry
Walker MBE, owner of Manu Expeditions, was born near
Manchester, England and started birding at the age of 13. After
birding extensively in Europe and the Middle East, Barry switched
his attention to the neo-tropics and has extensive birding experience
in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and particularly Peru Bolivia and
Chile. Also available to Guide in: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.