Birding Tours

Early spring birding, excellent for owls including Western Screech, Northern Pygmy and more.

Visit Canada's premier spring migration hotspot, where dozens of species of brightly colored wood warblers dance through the trees. Great time for migrant shorebirds as well at Hillman Marsh. A visit to Rondeau Park is also a must.

Explore Newfoundland, excellent for seabirds like Atlantic Puffins and Northern Gannets at their breeding colonies. Expect to see shearwaters and other seabirds as well as whales. In addition to wildlife, enjoy the local culture and cuisine.

Explore British Columbia's incredible South Coast, where we will look for migrant birds like shorebirds, warblers, raptors and more.

Visit Alberta's wintery wonderland, home to sought after owls like Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl and Northern Hawk-Owl.

Early spring birding, excellent for owls including N. Saw-whet Owl, Boreal Owl, W. Screech-Owl and more.

Visit Canada's premier spring migration hotspot, where dozens of species of brightly colored wood warblers dance through the trees. Great time for migrant shorebirds as well at Hillman Marsh. A visit to Rondeau Park is also a must.

Join us on this week long tour of Southeastern Newfoundland, where we spend several days on the Avalon Peninsula, in search of birds around the historic capital of St. John's. Enjoy a boat trip to Witless Bay, home to numbers of nesting seabirds, such as Atlantic Puffins, Razorbill and Thick-billed Murre. In Terra Nova National Park, explore spruce forests home to boreal bird species, and to top if off, we'll finish with a visit to the famous Northern Gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's.

Short tour to Canadian prairie province where we hope to find migrating Whooping Cranes, amongst thousands of Sandhill Cranes and thousands of southbound geese. Day trip to boreal forest also for additional species.

Visit Colombia, the country with the most species in the world, with with Avocet Tours' own Colombia expert, Avery Bartels.

With over 930 species recorded in Costa Rica, this small country is a must visit for any serious birder. Expect loads of colorful hummingbirds, tanagers, toucans, Jabiru, Sungrebe, and more with our expert guide, Diego Quesada.

An exciting birding expedition to Belize and Guatemala, including Tikal. See Ocellated Turkeys, King Vulture, Orange-breasted Falcon, Black-throated Bobwhite, Black Catbird, Azure-crowned Hummingbird and much more!

Visit Southeastern Brazil, where there are approx. 150 species of birds found nowhere else on earth. Highlights include Diademed Tanager, Brazilian Laniisoma, Black-and-gold Cotinga, Saffron Toucanet, and Green-crowned Plovercrest, amongst many others.

Search for up to 33 endemics of the tropical island of Hispaniola, on our Dominican Republic tour, including Hispanolian Trogon, Palmchat, White-fronted Quail-Dove, La Selle Thrush, Narrow-billed Tody and Golden Swallow, amongst others.

Explore Southern Spain, thought by many to be the best birding area in all of Europe. Watch raptors migrate en masse from Africa to Europe at Gibraltor. Many exciting birds like Northern Bald Ibis, White-headed Duck, Great Bustard, Black Stork, Bluethroat and White-throated Dipper possible.

Visit Mongolia, one of the least populated countries in the world, home to spectacular birds like Black-billed Capercaillie, Siberian, Hooded and White-naped cranes, Oriental Plover, Asian Dowitcher, Mongolian Lark, Mongolian Ground-Jay and more. Look for the elusive Snow Leopard!