Reviews
“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 a 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
“Report is it’s usual high standard with info on all the places we visited in the East Midlands. Lovely reminder of a great trip. Looking forward to the next one”.
Pamela Goode
May 2022
Maggie Ward
November 2022
“Can I say what a great trip it was, and you guided it brilliantly. The guests were very friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. They too helped to make it a great weekend. The accommodation helped too. I would certainly recommend you use the Auberge again. For me the highlight of the trip was, of course, Marquenterre – what an excellent site! Thank you once again, and I look forward to further trips with you in the not to distant future.”
Geoff Bakewell
May 2022
“We just wanted to say how much we enjoyed the holiday. The weather, the people, the hotel, and the itinerary were all great. Many thanks for all your hard work and effort, which resulted in us having four terrific days and seeing some wonderful birds. We are looking forward to seeing you again in a few weeks time.”
Warren & Elizabeth Mann
May 2022
“We had a lovely trip to France staying in pretty Argoules, courtesy of Bargain Birding Club. Marquenterre was the highlight of our stay for me where I got my first good sightings of Crested Tit as well as a great heronry with White Storks, Spoonbill and Egrets”.
Tracey & Scott Mantle
May 2022
“Thank you very much for such a wonderful trip! It was very well organised, the hotel was fantastic, the people were friendly and great fun to be with and we saw such an amazing array of birds. We even had 4 species that were new to us. It was a great pleasure to go on a birding holiday again. Thanks again for a fantastic trip. We look forward to the next one”.
Rob & Lorna Reid
May 2022
“Many thanks for the trip report and wonderful pics of what we saw. I would like to add my thanks for a splendid weekend and for all your hard work in ‘finding’ so many lovely birds for us to see. The highlights for me were seeing kingfisher, so many mandarin (male and female) and pintail at Slimbridge.”
Judith Brown
March 2022
“Fantastic pictures capturing a really great Storks & Bustards weekend! Great organisation and perfect birding locations! Thanks also to everyone for their lovely company!”
Maggie Ward
April 2022
“Thanks Richard for a very enjoyable Storks & Bustards weekend. Looking forward to the East Midlands trip next month.”
Pamela Goode
April 2022
“Great Storks & Bustards trip, we really enjoyed it. To finish with the Dartford Warbler was our highlight”.
Robin & Jan Cansfield
April 2022
“Thank you so much for a terrific weekend amid storm and tempest we barely got damp. So many birds! Well done for driving in such conditions, you must be exhausted. God bless. A brilliant trip!”
Carol & David Conquest
March 2022
I am just drawing breath after a fabulous trip to Norfolk! Thank you once again for putting together such a diverse and well managed programme in my favourite part of the country. I really enjoyed the whole trip. Here’s to the next time.
Christine Baker
May. 2019
Just to tell you how much Elizabeth and I enjoyed the Norfolk trip and to say thank you for all your hard work. We managed to cover a good number of reserves, saw some lovely birds, had a great time and all at a relaxed pace.
Warren & Elizabeth Mann
May. 2019
Thank you for organising a wonderful five days in France. Not only was the trip a lot of fun but we saw some wonderful birds. The Ruff in full breeding plumage was amazing
Liz Gregory
May. 2019
Thanks for a great trip. It was good to be back in Africa again with all its surprises. Very many thanks for a great report and photos. I look forward to another trip assuming I can persuade Mrs F. to look after the dogs!
Tim Freeman
Feb. 2019
I just would like to say what a wonderful trip this was! Amazing birds found and great company too! Thank you both very much for all your efforts to make this such a memorable trip and look forward to joining you again in the future.
Chris Crickmore
Sept. 2018
Thank you for organising a wonderful five days in France. Not only was the trip a lot of fun but we saw some wonderful birds. The Ruff in full breeding plumage was amazing
Lesley Frizell & Ed Woodhouse
Feb. 2019
Thank you for a memorable stay in N. Ireland. I couldn’t have chosen a pleasanter bunch of folk to spend time with if I’d picked them myself. My break was wonderful. The weather was glorious, I had fun, learned a great deal and enjoyed being back in the country I was brought up in. You make an excellent team. All the very best.
Elizabeth Mason,
July. 2018