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Trip Report Regions		Japan
Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia Australasia Caribbean Central America Europe Middle East North America Pacific South America		The Melbourne Birder - Steve Davidson The Melbourne Birder offers a range of tours and guiding services to interstate and international visitors and local birders alike. We operate in Melbourne and southern Victoria and offer specifically designed trips to suit experience or amateur birders visiting Melbourne for a short stay. Steve Davidson, aka The Melbourne Birder, has been birding in Melbourne his entire life and has an extensive knowledge and a comprehensive picture of birdlife in the Greater Melbourne region... For further information click here... Bird Guides Directory in assocation with GuidedBirding.com List yourself in the Directory of Bird Guides and reach an audience of over 50,000 birders every week! A profile inclusion costs only £75.00GBP ($110.00 US Dollars) per entry. This price entitles you to five* separate entries for the countries in which you are available to offer your services. Profile updates (as and when you wish) are also included within the price plus any additional photographs. How much is this in my local currency? Japan Chris Cook Contact details: e-mail: japanbirdguide@hotmail.com Mobile: 090-1100-4286 Fax: (+81) 3-3453-5265 Link: N/A Profile:   Chris -- for almost 20 years a news editor/fashion writer at The Japan Times in Tokyo -- has had an active interest in bird-watching and natural history from childhood. He is a longtime member of Portland Bird Observatory in England, and also a life member of the Dorset Bird Club. His primary interests in ornithology encompass seabirds, migration and banding, and he has written many articles on nature and wildlife for publications in England, Japan and Korea. Chris, who used to live in Hong Kong and Seoul, has traveled and birdwatched in many Asian countries, and has assisted Dr. Mark Brazil in Japan on several occasions. He has also led Japan birding tours for the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the American Birding Association, has participated as a leader in Japan for the "Snow Monkeys and Cranes" tour organized by Seattle-based Eco-Expeditions, and has guided in Hokkaido for U.K.-based Ornitholidays. In April 2003 he led the ABA-endorsed "Birding in Wild China" tour to search for the rare Crested Ibis in central China. He is available to lead individuals or groups throughout Japan - for one-day trips out of Tokyo, for a few days or a week or two in Japan - and also to prepare itineraries. Chris looks forward to welcoming overseas birders to Japan. For more information please contact Chris at japanbirdguide@hotmail.com or puncknowle2000@hotmail.com Also available to Guide in: Japan Only.