WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide
Welcome to WINGS
If you’re an old hand, we hope our program is of interest. If you’re new to birding tours, you might find our essay “Choosing a Birding Tour” helpful.
Booking from the UK
If you are from the United Kingdom, we appreciate that you may have some questions about the whole process from contacting the WINGS office, to booking, payment, flights, and joining the tour. Click here for detailed information on these points.
What's New
South Africa: The East, 9-27 November 2023, with Ethan Kistler and Steve Rooke -- South Africa has long been considered a prime birding... (more)
The Solomon Islands, 1-19 October 2024, with Ryan Chenery -- The Solomon Islands are one of the few remaining places... (more)
Zambia, Nov 26 - Dec 26 2023, with Ethan Kistler -- Zambia is a wonderfully scenic country in the middle... (more)
COVID 19 Updates
To view our covid protocol and policies, click here.
Guaranteed Tours
Senegal with Ethan Kistler - 28 January-13 February.
Honduras with Steve Howell - 23 February-4 March.
Cruise: Around Cape Horn with Fabrice Schmitt and Fernando Diaz - 5-19 March.
Vietnam with Susan Myers - 20 March-11 April.
Panama: Canopy Tower in Spring with Gavin Bieber - 27 March-2 April (Lodge extension to 7 April).
CONFIRMING SOON:
Texas Upper Coast with Jon Feenstra - 13-20 April. One space remains.
Private Tours
WINGS organizes private tours worldwide. Details here.
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Khao Yai is especially noted for its forest birds, among them the dramatic Banded Broadbill, seen on Jon Dunn’s Southern Thailand tour.
Photo: Pinit Saengkaew
From the Home/From the Field
January 26: Jake Mohlmann reports from Argentina
We just wrapped up another WINGS tour through southern Argentina covering several distinct habitats like the vast wind-swept... (more)
January 25: Jared Clarke reports from our recent Newfoundland in Winter 2023 tour
The first of two “Newfoundland in Winter” tours this year was held January 7-13, with five excited birders braving... (more)
January 17: Steve Howell reports from the completion of his ever-popular San Blas, Mexico, tour.
Cloudless blue skies every day and warmer than usual temperatures made for a wonderful remedy to the cold and rain across... (more)
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Our Leaders & Staff
James Wolstencroft
A native of the UK, James Wolstencroft made his first East African safari in 1976 while he was a student at Cambridge; before that, his pursuit of birds had already taken him around Europe, across North America, through Russia, and to Turkey, Iran,... (more)
Featured Tour
Guatemala
Just a three-hour flight from the US, the highlands of Guatemala’s Pacific slope are famous worldwide for holding a host of regional endemics. The improbable-looking Pink-headed Warbler might top the list, but it’s hardly outdone by other gems like Blue-throated Motmot, Blue-and-white Mockingbird, and Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo. With an... (more)
AZ Birding
Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.
