China Birding Tours - Small Group Tours for Endemics and Specialties
Welcome to one of the world's most thrilling destinations for global birders. While China only has approximately 70 truly endemic birds, it is most constructive to add that there are an additional 70 specialties which are best seen in the country and may as well be endemic for the purposes of global birding!
Our three flagship bird tours (these being Sichuan, the Tibetan Plateau, and Winter Specialties) between them cover about 110 out of these 140 birds. The trio of itineraries are carefully-timed based on peak migration and breeding seasons, and our small-group tours ensure an exciting birdwatching experience supported by local guides. Our other two regular birding tours, Eastern and Borderlands, between them allowing participants to see anther 20 of the country specialties.
We also sometimes set up expeditions and custom-modified itineraries for those tricky remaining 10 birds! Join us for an unforgettable journey into the heart of Asian birding.
China: Borderlands
Search swamps and grasslands for Swinhoe's Rail, Band-bellied Crake, Schrenck's Bittern and Jankowski's Bunting, while the surrounding boreal forests host Great Grey Owl plus a wealth of Siberian passerines. Then at the edge of the vast Taklamakan Desert we will be looking for Xinjiang Ground Jay and Tarim Babbler.
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China: Eastern
Focused on the widely separated but spectacular specialties from Guangzhou to Beijing! Silver Oriole, Fairy Pitta, Cabot's Tragopan, Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Reeves's Pheasant, Brown Eared Pheasant, Zappey's Flycatcher and Reed Parrotbill are all in the script.
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China: Sichuan
Taking in the best birding sites of Sichuan. Expect some superb species like Chinese Monal, Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Sichuan Jay, Firethroat, Three-toed Parrotbill, Crested Tit-warbler, Przevalski’s Finch, and much more!
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China: Tibetan Plateau
Stunning wide-open landscapes with the world's most exciting high-altitude birding! From Tibetan Eared Pheasant and Lord Derby's Parakeet to Przevalski's Finch and Tibetan Bunting, with the mega Sillem's Rosefinch now included.
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China: Winter Specialties
See Siberian Crane and the wintering waterbird spectacle of Poyang Lake, along with Baer's Pochard, Scaly-sided Merganser, Nonggang Babbler, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, the endemics of Hainan, plus wintering passerines like Japanese Waxwing, Siberian Accentor, and Pallas's Rosefinch.
