Paul Holt on the completion of his tour to Goa, India
Highlights of this year's tour, our 16th to this balmy South Indian paradise, were many and varied but included regional specialities such as Black-capped Kingfisher (voted ‘Bird of the Tour’), Indian Pitta, Sri Lanka Frogmouth and Brown Wood Owl; a large number of gorgeous south Asian species such as Indian Roller, Green Bee-eater and Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher and even a few local rarities such as a Red-headed Merlin.
Bird of the tour - Black-capped Kingfisher
Sri Lanka Frogmouth
Brown Wood Owl
Indian Roller
I love this tour. The birding is superb and we stay a remarkable, stress free, 14 consecutive nights in the same hotel! Can any other bird tour anywhere say the same? With comfortable, well-appointed rooms, an immaculately clean swimming pool, great food and superbly friendly, attentive service, it was all the more remarkable that we did as much birding as we did! Combine all this with Goa’s gorgeous weather, and one has the ingredients for a fabulously successful tour.
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