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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

Alaska: The Pribilofs and Utqiagvik (Barrow) in Fall, Sep 29 - Oct 7 2024, with Raymond VanBuskirk -- Alaska’s Pribilof Islands lie in the Bering... (more)

Poland in Spring, 19-26 May 2024, with Stephen Menzie -- Birding in Eastern Poland in late May is magical.... (more)

Colombia: Central, Jun 28 - Jul 8 2024, with Fabrice Schmitt -- Hummingbirds galore plus sparkling tanagers, elusive antpittas and even Mountain-Toucan, all while enjoying a cup of Colombian coffee! (more)

Trinidad and Tobago, 17-27 July 2024, with Ethan Kistler -- Lying just off the coast of Venezuela, the island... (more)

See the complete list of new WINGS tours here.

Miscellany

Remembering David Fisher: It’s been almost two years since we lost David Fisher, world... (more)

See all recent Miscellany here.

Health Protocols

To view our health policies, click here.

Guaranteed Tours

Spring Migration in the Midwest with Ethan Kistler.  8-19 May. Two Spaces Remain

Mongolia with Paul French. 26 May–12 June.

CONFIRMING SOON:

Indonesia: West Papua with Susan Myers. 26 June-19 July.

Private Tours

WINGS organizes private tours worldwide. Details here.

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Rufous Antpitta is one of perhaps 15 species of antpitta possible on our tour, Colombia.

Photo: Fabrice Schmitt



From the Field

March 19: Susan Myers reports from Japan in Winter

Our winter tour in Japan this year featured the usual array of fantastic birds – the incredible numbers of cranes,... (more)

March 18: Skye Haas reports from the recent Belize tour

Belize is a beautiful gem of a country with its extensive emerald-colored forests, pastoral farmlands and sparkling Caribbean... (more)

March 11: Gavin Bieber and Stephen Menzie report from the recent Tasman Sea and New Zealand cruise:

It was a fantastic two weeks aboard the Coral Princess, with scores of seabirds during our days at sea and a host of endemic... (more)

See all recent submissions here.

WINGS Publications

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Our Leaders & Staff

John Muddeman

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John is a professional tour guide, writer, and scientific translator, with a lifelong interest in diverse aspects of natural history. He lives in the Madrid mountains and has guided organized groups on 5 continents. Concentrating closer to home, he has... (more)

Featured Tour

Guatemala

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Just a three-hour flight from the US, the highlands of Guatemala’s Pacific slope are famous worldwide for two birds: the improbable-looking Pink-headed Warbler and the bizarre and critically endangered Horned Guan. And with an expected split happening soon, one more species will be added to the list of specialties: the only true Guatemalan endemic,... (more)

AZ Birding

Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.

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BIRD LISTS and NARRATIVES

The following tour bird lists and narratives have been posted recently to the WINGS website.