The tour will concentrate on such mouth watering species such as Black Throated Accentor, Siberian Rubythroat, Long Tailed Rosefinch, Azure Tit, Swinhoe´s Snipe, Oriental Cuckoo, Oriental Turtle Dove, Olive Backed Pipit, Whites and Black Throated Thrushes, with an outstanding possibility of Pin-tailed Snipe, Siberian Accentor and Pallas Grasshopper Warbler.
The Urals though have so much more to offer with a host other great birds in this underwatched and undiscovered area:
Owls abound with Great Grey, Northern Hawk, Tengmalms, Ural and Pygmy on offer and then there are the waders with Terek Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Great Snipe, Dotterel all breeding.
Raptor specialities include with Spotted and Golden Eagles and there are a host of warblers with Arctic, Booted, Lanceolated, Pallas´s, Yellow Browed and Greenish.
Buntings include Pine, Little, Rustic, Lapland and Yellow Browed and then Pine Grosbeak, Two Barred, Common and Parrot Crossills. We could go on so please look at our attached list for the full possibilities.
Dates:
13-24 June 2018 (11 birding days)
Starting point: Ekaterinbourg Airport
Tour Guides: Pavel Simeonov and experienced local escorts
Group size: Limited to 12 participants + Tour leader
Cost: 1,890 Euro per person (not including flights), based on 6 to 11 participants.
Single room supplement (available in Ekaterinbourg only): €45
Be one of the few western birders to experience this brilliant opportunity and help add to what an astonishing list is of must see birds.
* We will be pleased to send you a bird checklist and day-by-day programme just after receiving the required deposit.
Trip deposit of EUR 200 is required at least two months before departure.
Payment:
Payment has to be made in either Euro or British Pound and should be made by bank transfer.
* Promotional statement:
We offer a 5 percent discount to anyone who books a place (and sends deposit) by 15 January.
Contact Pavel Simeonov at info@branta-tours.com
Air Travel:
This is entirely optional leaving you completely free to make personally your flight reservations and to pursue your travel arrangements to Ekaterinbourg with an airline company or your own travel agent.
Please ask for details regarding flight schedule to and from Ekaterinbourg: branta-tours@branta-tours.com
For more information please contact us: info@branta-tours.com
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