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UK Tour Operators offering limited destinations

Escorted Bird Tour Operators based in the United Kingdom offering a more limited range of destinations, or a specific destination, as indicated. Contact the operator for more details. If you are phoning, or faxing, one of these from outside the UK remove from the number the first 0 and replace with +44.

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Visit Birdtour for your Norfolk birding Birdtour, tours of Norfolk and beyond
Oenanthe Birding Adventures Oenanthe Birding Adventures - tours in Norfolk and further afield
Oriole Birding Oriole Birding - formerly Oriole Adventures and Celtic Bird Tours

Avocetcruises, offering in conjunction with the RSPB, avocet birdwatching cruises on the River Exe, Devon throughout the winter and subject to weather. http://avocetcruises.co.uk/avocet-bird-watching-cruises.html

BirdBreaks, Wallsend House, Bowness on Solway, Cumbria CA75 AF, UK; phone 01697352233; e-mail: birdbreaks@emgroup.org.uk (destinations: north England)

Birding Ethiopia, The Ethiopia Specialist in Bird Watching Holidays. Birding Tours for the Most Ardent Lister, Individual or Group. Holidays to see the Speciality Birds of Ethiopia’s: Bale & Simien Mountains, Jemma Valley, Awash National Park, Southern Highlands, Great Rift Valley & The Blue Nile. Please contact us by: Website http://www.jennerexpeditions.com/BE/ Email: info@BirdingTours.info +44 (0) 1342 713858 OR +44(0) 1494 721692. Post to Jenner Expeditions. PO Box 764, Crawley, RH10 0WL, UK. Reservations: PO Box 628, Amersham, HP6 9AD, UK

Birdtour, The Bird ID Company has a variety of tours that offer bird watchers the opportunity to see a wide range of bird species in and around Norfolk. Birdtours specialise in helping bird watchers get more from their hobby by teaching them bird identification skills in the field. Contact The Bird ID Company, 40 Woodland Drive, Old Catton, Norwich NR6 7AY. T: 01603 440967 M: 07824 705343 e-mail stuart@birdtour.co.uk website www.birdtour.co.uk

Cambrian Bird Holidays, Rhydlewis, Llandysul, Dyfed SA445SP, UK; phone 01239851758; www.cambihols.co.uk (destinations: Wales, Ireland)

Celtic Bird Tours, 84 Coity Road, Bridgend CF31 1LT, UK; phone 01656 645709; web: www.celticbirdtours.com (destinations; Wales and Europe)

Company of Whales present cetacean adventures of whale, dolphin, seabird and shark watching mini-cruises from Portsmouth to northern Spain through the Bay of Biscay. Contact 01950422483. E-mail info@companyofwhales.co.uk Web www.companyofwhales.co.uk

Cygnus Bird Tours, leading tours in the UK, Spain, Iceland and Holland. Contact Kevin Spindloe through www.cygnusbirdtours.com

Focus on Birds, Ilex House, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk NR23 1DH, UK; phone 01328710556;e-mail: tommcjay@aol.com (destinations: Norfolk)

Heatherlea Scottish Birdwatching Centre, Mountview Hotel, Nethybridge, Inverness-shire PH253EB, UK; phone 01479821248; fax 01479821515; www.heatherlea.co.uk e-mail: hleabirds@aol.com(destinations: Scotland)

Hebridean Island & Wildlife Cruise, Northern Light Charters (www.northernlight-uk.com) Small ship cruises from Oban (max 12 guests) throughout the Hebrides to St Kilda, North Rona etc. Cruises from four nights onboard. Cetaceans, walks, great food. Eagles year round. Seabirds all season but mostly seen May through July.

Hebridean Wilderness Tours - MV Chalice (www.mvchalice.com) Chalice is a small purpose-built cruise ship that sails from Oban on the west coast of Scotland between May and September. Cruises range from between four to nine nights. Seabirds are present all season, but most prolific between May and July.

Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays, 36 Thunder Lane, Norwich NR7 0PX, UK; phone 01603300552; www.honeyguide.co.uk e-mail: honeyguide@tesco.net (destinations: Europe)

Hungarian Bird Tours is run by Roy Adams, a retired police wildlife crime officer who served almost thirty two years with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. Staying at the newly opened Villa Volgy Hotel in Eger, birders are ideally placed to see Hungary's spectacular bird life. Hortobagy, Lake Tisza, Bukk Hills, Bodrogzug and Tisza Floodplains are within an hour of Eger. http://www.hungarianbirdtours.com/home.htm or call 07774 574204

Mid-Wales Birdwatching, Hafod Lodge, Cwmystwyth, Wales SY23 4AD, UK; phone 01974282247; www.midwalesbirdwatching.co.uk e-mail: johndavis@midwalesbirdwatching.co.uk (destinations: Wales)

Norfolk Birding, Guided birdwatching holidays & wildlife tours in Norfolk & around the UK. Guided wildlife photography workshops. Tours for all levels of birdwatcher. Customised tours both for private individuals and specialist groups. All tours are personally led by Chris Mills who has over 20 years of experience with watching & photographing birds & wildlife. Tel: 01362 683520 or 07876 357677; e-mail: chrismills@norfolkbirding.com web: http://www.norfolkbirding.com/

North West Birds, Barn Close, Beetham, Cumbria LA7 7AL, UK; phone 01539563191; www.nwbirds.co.uk e-mail: nwbirds@nwbirds.co.uk (destinations: NW England)

Oenanthe Birding Adventures, guided birding in Norfolk and tours to Europe, North Africa and the Middle-east. Contact Chris Lansdell, Director, Oenanthe Birding Adventures. Telephone 01603 870536 Mobile 07979 823800 Email info@oenanthe.co.uk Web www.oenanthe.co.uk

Oriole Birding (formerly Oriole Adventures), 84 Coity Road, Bridgend CF31 1LT 01656 645709 E-mail: info@oriolebirding.com Website: www.oriolebirding.com

Redwing Tours Contact Mark Dawson for more information Email: mark@redwing77.freeserve.co.uk Or Phone: +44 (0) 151 281 4410 Redwing Tours

Romney Marsh Birdwatching Breaks, bird tours throughout Kent and bed and breakfast. Contact Pat and Paul Trodd at troddy@plovers.co.uk or visit their website at www.plovers.co.uk. Paul is a well known author of a number of bird finding guides and magazine articles. Phone 01797 366935 or 07920 197535

Shetland Wildlife, Longhill, Maywick, Shetland ZE2 9JF, UK; phone 01950422483; fax 01950422430; www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk e-mail: info@shetlandwildlife.co.uk (destinations: Shetland Isles)

Speyside Wildlife, phone 01479812498; www.speysidewildlife.co.uk; e-mail: enquiries@speysidewildlife.co.uk (destinations: Speyside, Scotland)

Suffolk Birdwatching Breaks, 3 Grange View, Westleton, Suffolk 1P17 3EJ, UK; phone 01728648482 (destinations: Minsmere)

Tanager Birding Holidays, tanagerbirding@yahoo.co.uk or call Steve Elliott on +44 1759-303093/ +44 7722-956672 (destinations: Argentina, Belize, Finland, Panama, Peru, Sweden, Venezuela)

The Bird I.D. Company, 37 Westgate, Warham Road, Binham, Norfolk NR21 0DQ, UK; phone 01328830617; fax 01328830020; www.birdtour.co.uk (destinations: Norfolk)

Western Isles Wildlife, offering wildlife and bird tours in the Outer Hebrides. The website (www.western-isles-wildlife.com) also doubles up as a local information service for recent wildlife news. Contact Steve at: steveduffield@hebrides.net or phone: 01870 620241 or 07733 026 663. Home address: 5 Drimsdale, Isle of South Uist, Western Isles, HS8 5RT.