Trip report UAE (14 February to 4 March 2000)

If you are planning to go to the United Arab Emirates you should first purchase the book "The Birds of the United Arab Emirates" by Richardson and Aspinall (available from Hobby Publications P.O. Box 50394 Dubai United Arab Emirates Fax: +9714 472276) You get the main information to plan your trip. You should look upon this report as a supplement to the book. If we mention nothing else the name of the spots are those used by the authors; we just added some changes occurred after publishing the book and some areas which are not described. >>

Trip report Tunisia (22nd February to 5th March 1999)

Tunisia provides excellent birding opportunities and can be recommended to every birder! Most breeding species of northwestern Africa can be seen and the country hosts many northern migrants (especially waders) in winter. Travelling is quite cheep and safe and as not so many birdwatchers travel to Tunisia, there are probably still some hot spots to be discovered... >>