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Birdwatching on a budget – see more for less. Guided family walks, 1-2-1’s and groups.
Proudly providing bird and wildlife watching trips for over 10 years.
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WELCOME TO
Bargain Birding Club
Based in Kent, the Garden of England, Bargain Birding Club was set up in 2012 to run value for money bird watching trips for birders on a budget. So, if you have been inspired by nature programmes on TV, but then frustrated by the prices in the glossy ornithological holiday or nature trekking magazines, then ‘Bargain Birding Club’ is for you!
As well as our main itinerary on the Home page, we are available most Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays for guided walks or mini-breaks. Tell us when and where you would like to go birding.
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UK and overseas trips
There's something for everyone
GREAT Trip itineraries
We maximise our time in the field to see birds and other wildlife
DISCOVER BIRDS IN …
THE GAMBIA
One of our most popular destinations.
See over 200 bird species in 1 week!
Bee-eaters, rollers & sunbirds.
Kingfishers, woodpeckers & flycatchers.
Birds of prey, owls & nightjars.
BARGAIN BIRDING CLUB TRIPS
Places go fast so book early to avoid disappointment
Birds & Butterflies in the Spanish Pyrenees
£1695 per person
1 - 5 July 2026
Winter in the West Country
£895 per person
14 Jan - 18 Jan 2026
Gambia & Senegal
£2,295 per person
Tue 16 Dec - Tue 23 Dec 2025
Morocco Mountain & Desert Birds
£1,795 per person
Sun 21 - Sat 27 Sept 2025
Spain Mountain & Steppe Birds
£1595 per person
Fri 2 May - Wed 7 May 2025
southern cyprus in spring
£1,795 per person
Wed 26 March - Wed 2 April 2025
Storks & Bustards
£TBC per person
Fri 25 - Sun 27 Apr 2025
southern spain – gibraltar & tarifa
We may run this trip again. Please ask for details.
£TBC per person
SOUTH AFRICA – KRUGER MAMMALS & BIRDS
We may run this trip again. Please ask for details.
£TBC per person
CAMARGUE, NARBONNE & THE FRENCH PYRENEES
We may run this trip again. Please ask for details.
£TBC per person
COSTA RICA – BIRDS & WILDLIFE TOUR
We may run this trip again. Please ask for details.
£TBC per person
WHAT OUR bargain BIRDERS HAVE TO SAY…
“Just wanted to say a big thank you to you for a great long weekend birding trip to the Forest of Dean and Slimbridge.”
“Everything was so well organised and we couldn’t have squeezed more in!”
“Great value for money!”
“I really enjoyed chatting to other people who have the same passion for birding”.
“I will definetly be booking again with you for another trip!”
Margaret Scourse
February 2023
“Excellent weekend birding in the Forest of Dean. The hotel was just fine, the rooms were comfy, quirky is good in my book!”
Carole Conquest
February 2023
“”Thank you so much for a great birding trip to the Somerset Levels”.
MAGGIE WARD
January 2023
“My family and I have been blown away by the superb photographs! They’ve reminded me of all the ‘wow’ moments in an incredible adventure! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with my last minute decision to join you for the African trip but, it was so much more than I could have hoped for”.
Maggie Ward
November 2022
“Thank you for organising such a wonderful 4 days in France. Argoules with its old buildings, wild flower meadow and family run Auberge was a perfect spot. You’d got together a great bunch of friendly, knowledgeable people and I learnt a good deal from them. The highlights for me would have to be our trip to Marquenterre, first sighting of a Crested Tit ,the confident Water Rail and my early morning walks by the river surrounded by bird song. Enjoyed every bit of it”.
Liz Mason
May 2022
“Thank you once again for another enjoyable holiday in the East Midlands. Plenty of nice birds and lots of them had young. For us the best were the grey wagtail with four youngsters on the river Bradford, with a dipper as the encore”.
“We also enjoyed the prolonged views of Pied flycatcher together with the Redstarts. Many of the locations were new to us, but there were some familiar favourites as well. Thank you for all your hard work”.
Warren & Elizabeth Mann
May 2022
“What a brilliant action-packed trip to The Gambia. So many wonderful birds. Can’t wait for the next trip!”
Nigel Trower
November 2021
“My second trip to Gambia with BBC and it just gets better and better!”
Tim Rea
November 2021
“Thanks Rich for such a great week in Scotland. We couldn’t have asked for more. Superb birds, fabulous scenery and great company. Just perfect.”
Tracy & Scott Mantle
July 2021
“Thanks again for an enjoyable and memorable trip to Scotland. Loved the boat trip, the eagles & Troup Head”.
Tim Rea
July 2021
“Thank you so much for such a great holiday in Scotland, really enjoyed it!”
James Taylor
July 2021
“Thank you for all your efforts in making it such a super holiday in Norfolk, with lovely birds, nice weather and good company. The feeding terns seen on the boat trip at Blakeney were a terrific spectacle”.
Warren & Elizabeth Mann
May 2021
“Organisation and leadership were good, as was the hotel accommodation &
food – good value. We were taken to all the premier bird reserves and the
boat trip from Morston Quay was especially memorable seeing the diving
terns, red breasted merganser and seals resting up on the shore.”
Selwyn Dennis
May 2021
“Thank you Richard for another well organised, enjoyable trip. As well as
seeing so many birds, I enjoyed the other aspects of natural history – flowers,
insects, butterflies and damselflies.”
Pamela Goode
May 2021
“Many thanks for a great trip to Norfolk. It was so good to get away after all this awful time.”
Pamela Goode
October 2020
Christine Baker
October 2020
Liz Gregory
May 2019
Lesley & Ed Woodhouse
February 2019
OUR GALLERY
A collection of photos and video clips taken on our trips.
