Tim Appleton MBE is the co-founder of the UK’s hugely successful annual Birdfair, the largest wildlife event in the world. In early 2016 he helped launch Blue Sky Wildlife as part of the team. Now he is embarking on a new venture, a Global Bird …
How to Get the Best From a Kruger National Park Safari or Birding Tour
Kruger National Park in South Africa is possibly the world’s most famous safari and birding tour destination. Leon Marais, a wildlife photographer and safari guide with Lawson’s Birding, Wildlife and Custom Tours, knows the park well and offers his expert tips on getting the most …
Bird Watching in Australia – Finding Endemic and Elusive Grasswrens
Australia’s endemic grasswrens are among the most desirable birds to see for local and visiting birdwatchers alike. But finding and getting good views of them isn’t easy, as Gordon Rich found out when he went on a very special bird watching tour in Australia. How …
Top Tip: Bird Watching in the Coronavirus Lockdown Is Good for Your Mental Health!
Being in nature has always been beneficial to our mental health, but it has become particularly important in the coronavirus pandemic. Ruth Miller, of Birdwatching Trips in north Wales, outlines how bird watching can contribute to our mental wellbeing. It’s pretty fair to say that …
How Wildlife Tour Operators are Adapting to Coronavirus as Travel Restrictions Ease
Europe is slowly comes out of lockdown, and the wildlife tour operators that feature on Blue Sky Wildlife are putting measures in place. They are following their governments’ guidelines to ensure the safety of their guests and changing the way they run trips. Nature lovers …
Extremadura Birding: Choosing the Best Time for Birding Holidays in Extremadura
Choosing the Best Time for an Extremadura Birding Holiday In the heart of Spain there’s a lesser-known region that should be high on any keen nature lover’s list. Twice the size of Wales (at 16,075 square miles) but with a population of just 1.1 million …
Bird Watching in Argentina: Where to Go for the Best Birding Tours
Considering it’s the second largest country in South America, and the eighth largest in the world, with the huge variety of habitat that goes with that, Argentina used to keep a low profile with bird and wildlife watchers. That’s a shame, and fortunately, it’s starting …
Spain’s Bird Watching Gems: Secrets to Some of the Best Places to Watch Birds in Spain
We let you into the secret to some of the best places to watch birds in Spain. While Spain is renowned for possessing some of Europe’s (in fact, the world’s) greatest bird watching opportunities, it also has plenty of hidden gems, to be enjoyed by …
13 Species of Hummingbirds to Spot on a Trip to Central and South America
They may not all be super-rare, but these hummingbirds are among the most beautiful sights to see if you are on a bird tour anywhere in Central and South America, from Honduras through countries such as Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and as far south as …
Taking the Northern Peru Birding Route
Hummingbirds galore and a host of other exotic species await you when birding in northern Peru. If top of your birding wish list is the chance to tick a Marvelous Spatuletail, then there is only one place in the world you can possibly aspire to …