WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide

Scotland

The Scottish Highlands are one of the last truly wild places in the United Kingdom. The imposing Grant Arms Hotel, home to The Birdwatching and Wildlife Club with its own Club room, wildlife information center, bookshop and natural history library, is ideally placed to explore the region. From this comfortable...

Maryland and West Virginia

Birding the American Civil War: Gettysburg, Antietam, and the Appalachians

General Robert E. Lee made two forays north into Union territory, the first in September 1862 and the other in late June of the following year. Lee had multiple reasons for both invasions, but a primary goal was to relieve pressure on the beleaguered South, especially in the West. By...

Belize

Belize is quite simply a birder’s paradise. Formerly known as British Honduras, this small Central American country is a popular destination for tourists. Bordered on its western side by Mexico and Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea (and the second-longest barrier reef in the world), Belize forms...

Indonesia: Sulawesi and Halmahera

The Indonesian province of Sulawesi, formerly known as the Celebes, is the large, odd-shaped island, variously described as resembling a spider or orchid, to the east of Borneo and west of New Guinea. It has the highest number of endemic bird species of any of the Indonesian islands—arguably, more than...

Argentina: The North

High Andes, the Chaco and Iguazú Falls

Northern Argentina combines the best of our previous short tours to this wonderful country—the High Andes in the northwest and Iguazú Falls in the northeast—and adds a visit to the dry chaco in the lowlands, home to a group of very special birds. We’ll pass through spectacular scenery such as...

Cruise: Around Cape Horn

Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile (or reverse)

Have you dreamed of taking an extended pelagic trip along the Humboldt Current or traveling to such legendary places as Cape Horn, the Beagle Channel, the Strait of Magellan, and the Falkland Islands? What about seeing 30 to 35 species of tubenose, 8 species of albatross, 4 species of penguin,...

Portugal

Birds and Culture

Portugal offers a fantastic diversity of habitats and birds in a relatively small area, which enables visiting several species rich areas in this lovely country without traveling long distances.  Within  a half hour’s drive from Lisbon’s International Airport, two remarkable protected wetlands, the Tagus Estuary and the Sado Estuary Natural...

Morocco in Spring

As early spring touches Morocco, the country bursts into life, offering the visiting birdwatcher some truly memorable experiences. We’ll begin in Marrakech before heading into the dramatic mountains of the High Atlas. Here we’ll seek out a variety of mountain birds, and in particular the elusive African Crimson-winged Finch, a...