MANCHESTER BIRDING MANCHESTER BIRDERS TRIP REPORTS ABROAD

Occasionally those county birders fortunate enough, manage to break free of the county boundary and go birding to destinations abroad and here you can read their trip reports and/or view their photo galleries. If you have a trip report or images from a foreign birding 'holiday' and would like them published here please consult the guidelines for submissions link here.

Pollenca, Majorca, April/May- a trip report by Iain Johnson (a very informative trip report of this popular area with four scenic photographs)

Washington State, USA, April 2008- a trip report by Henry Cook (a superb report packed with 24 stunning photos)

La Marina, Costa Brava, Spain, July 2007- a trip report by Simon Johnson (a short trip report of this popular area offering some great birding)

Olu Deniz, south-west Turkey, Autumn 2007- a trip report by Geoff Hargreaves (a short trip report with 15 photos)

Galapagos, April 2007-  a photo gallery by Pete Berry ( 41 great photos taken only with a 'snappy' camera without any additional lenses in this, Pete's long-time ambition to see Swallow-tailed gull)

Al Jarim Islands, Persian Gulf, July 2007- a trip report by Adrian Drummond-Hill (a great short trip report on these little islands, complete with many photos)

 Spring Bird Migration in Northern Cyprus 2007- a trip report by Ian McKerchar (and 38 superb photos of 24 species)         

Northern Cyprus Autumn 2006- a photo gallery by Ian McKerchar (all the photos from this late August trip)

Northern Cyprus Autumn 2006 - a trip report by Ian McKerchar (a trip report of a weeks birding in late August)

Mai Po NR, Hong Kong April 2006- a photo gallery by Ian McKerchar (a selection of   birds and habitat from this globally important bird reserve taken during a 10 day visit, which resulted in an incredible 45 species of waders alone!)

Antarctica Spring 2005-  a photo gallery of bird images by Pete Berry  (photos courtesy of Pete from a six week long trip around the southern oceans)

Antarctica Spring 2005- a photo gallery of landscape by Pete Berry (images of absolutely stunning scenery, with some mammal and cetaceans too)

Northern Cyprus Spring 2005- a photo gallery by Ian McKerchar (bird images taken from 26th March to 9th April)

Northern Cyprus April 2005- a trip report by Ian McKerchar ( a trip report covering 2 weeks in this hugely underwatched Turkish side of the island, including details of migration through a very small headland on the very north-western corner of the island)

Manitoba in May 2004- a trip report by Rob Adderley (with plenty of Rob's typically excellent photos)