John's birding trip reports
Reports of our birding trips with info about birding sites and logistics
John van der Woude, Holland www.jvanderw.nlThis is the smaller version for mobile phones.
Trip reports marked 'M' have been specifically adjusted.
Be careful with remaining photo sections: many MB.Old World New World France South June 2012
- photo report and species list
Germany Brandenburg June 2012
- photo report and species list, sounds
Philippines March 2012 M
- report & species list
China Sichuan May/June 2011 M
- report
- species list
Ethiopia Feb/March 2011 M
- report
- species list
Madagascar Nov. 2010 M
- report
- species list
Australia Southwest Sep. 2010 M
- intro & maps
- species list
Germany Northeast April 2010
- report with photos and species list
South India & Sri Lanka Feb 2010
- report with maps and species list
- photos of birding sites South India
- photos of birding sites Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates 7-9 Feb 2010
- report with photos and species list
Vietnam (South) and Malaysia (West) Dec 2009 M
- report
- species list
Gabon (Gamba area) Sep. 2009 M
- report (+GPS)
- species list
Poland West (& E Germany) July 2009
- Report (site photos)
- Species list
Morocco/Marokko April 2009 (not M)
- Birding sites - Vogelplekken
- Bird photos - Vogelfoto's
- Species list - Soortenlijst
Kenya Feb 2009 M
- Report
- Species list
Spain Extremadura - Picos April 2008
- Report with site photos
India North Jan 2008
- Report text
- Photos of scenery etc.
- Bird photos
- Species list
Short trips 2007
- France SE Bretagne & Vendée May
- Poland West (Warta) June
- Germany northern Eifel July
- France lower Doubs August
Finland Feb 2007
- Report with photos
South Africa (West & Kalahari) Nov. 2006
- Report text
- Photos of sites and birds Cape to Karoo
- Photos of birds and mammals in Kalahari NP
- Species list
Sweden South Sep/Oct 2006
- Report: photos + text
- Species list
Turkey (South-Central) March 2006
- Report text
- Photos of sites
- Species list
South Africa (East) Nov. 2005
- Report text
- Photos of sites
- Bird pictures
- Species list
Hungary (+ E Austria) May 2005
- Report (with maps & GPS)
- Photos of sites
- Species list
Sweden South Sept. 2004 (migration)
- Report (with maps)
- Photos of sites
France (SE and SW) May/June 2006
- Photos + intro and species list
France (South-Central) May 2004
- Report text with links to photo sections;
general birding & orchids
South Africa (West)
+ Namibia Oct./Nov. 2003
- Summary and logistics
- Photos of sites:
a. South Africa (2 MB),
b. Namibia (South and West) (1.3 MB),
c. Namibia (Central and North) (1.3 MB)
- Species list (Excel file, with itinerary)
Northern Scandinavia May/June 2003
- Summary, logistics, itinerary and GPS
- Photos of sites and birds:
a. North Sweden and North Finland (2 MB),
b. Varanger peninsula (2 MB)
- Species list (without annotations)
Thailand North Feb./March 2003
- Introduction and summary
- Logistics, maps and GPS
- Daily report
- Photos of sites renewed
- Sound recordings
- Species list
Gambia (West Africa) Nov. 2002
- Report text
- Photos of sites: directly or via thumbnails
- Species list
- 21 bird photos by other birder
Malaysia West March 2002
- Report text
- Maps
- Photos of sites renewed
- Sounds
- Species list
Poland West May 2001
- Text, photos, maps, species list
Spain Northeast (+France) 1999
- Text, photos, species list
Spain Extremadura 1998
- Text, photos, map; in 2 parts
France (Lower Doubs, Jura) June 2000
- Text, photos, map, link, species list
France North - Cranes Febr. 2002
- Maps, text, species list
Israel March/April 2000:
- Summary, logistics
- North
- South
- Species list
- All maps again
Yemen 1992
- Text, photos, species list
Sweden tundra '80s
- Short note
Eclipse birding N France 1999
- Story
Clipon zeetrek-hotspot (in Dutch)
Michigan & Ontario May/June 2008
- Report with site photos and species list
Venezuela Northwest March 2005
- General + maps
- Daily report
- Photos of sites
(more Venezuela: below)
Brazil (Bahia) March 2004
- Itinerary, maps, GPS
- Photos of sites (2.5 MB)
- Species list
Brazil Southeast Oct/Nov 2001 M
- Summary & itinerary
- Logistics & addresses
- Birding sites with maps & GPS
- Species list
- Sound recordings (43 regional specialties; in mp3)
Bolivia Sep/Oct 2000 M
- Introduction and summary
- Logistics and sites with maps & GPS
- Photos of sites
- Species list
- 50 sound recordings from this trip (mp3)
Argentina Buenos Aires province Oct. 2000 M
- Logistics and sites
- Species list
Chile North Oct. 2000 M
- Logistics and sites
- Pictures of sites
- Species list
Peru South 1999 M
- Logistics & GPS
- Tambopata rainforest, Andes of Cuzco, coast
- Species list
- bird sounds from Tambopata
Ecuador South 1998 M
- Text, with 20 site maps
- Species list
- Sound recordings (in mp3)
- Photos of sites (1 MB in total)
Ecuador North 1995
- Text, photos, species list
Venezuela NE & NW 1998
- Northeast
- Northwest
(latter including species list of both areas)
Venezuela 1997 M
(Junglaven Amazonas, Henri Pittier NP SE Falcon)
- Text with photos
- Species list
- Sound recordings (in mp3).
Venezuela 1995 (Bolivar state):
part 1, part 2 (latter including species list)
Venezuela 1994 (Rancho Grande, Llanos, Andes):
part 1, part 2 (latter including species list)
Curacao update Jan. 2006
- text, photos, GPS
Colorado state USA Sep. 2002 M
- Report text
- Photos of sites: directly or via thumbnails
- Species list
Cape May USA Sep. 2002 M
- Report text (with map)
- Photos of sites: directly or via thumbnails
- Species list
Cuba March 2001
- Overview
- Itinerary, sites, GPS
- Photos of sites etc.: part 1 and part 2,
or all via thumbnails
- Species list
Mexico West 1999
- Text, photos, species list, 4 sounds
Mexico Southeast 1996 M
- Text with photos
- Species list
Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) '90-s
- Text, photos
Costa Rica 1993 (Northern forests)
- Text, photos, species list
Arizona 1997 (+ High Island, Texas)
- Itinerary with photos, annot. species list
California 1991
- Trip list only
Texas 1992
- Trip list only
Florida south 1999
- Short note
Collection of links for trip preparation (world birding; including logistics).
Quick indexes to put on the back of your foreign field guides
Tips & Tricks for birding in South and Central America (and beyond).
Birds of Tomsk (West Siberia), with sounds and landscape photos.
For reactions and questions, please mail me: jvanderw at worldonline.nl (for ' at ' use @).
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