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Tours in Northern & Eastern Europe (excluding Britain & Ireland)

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Arctic Lapland: Birds & Butterflies

• Superb summer birding at Europe’s final frontier - the Arctic! • From the special birds of Ivalo’s taiga forests, north to Varanger’s bustling seabird cities • Siberian Tit, Pine Grosbeak, Bohemian Waxwing and Siberian Jay to look for • White-billed Diver, King and Steller’s Eiders, Gyrfalcon, Long-tailed Skua... • Peak time for scarce Arctic butterflies such as Arctic Ringlet and Arctic Fritillary • Boat trip to Hornöya island for Brünnich’s Guillemot • Tour devised and led exclusively for Limosa by the remarkable Dick Forsman

Arctic Norway PhotoTour: The Arctic Experience!

• Winter Phototour at Europe’s final frontier - the Arctic! • Limited to a maximum of 8 participants • Five-day trip centred on wonderful Varangerfjord • Superb photo opportunities - winter birds and scenery • Flocks of King, Common and Steller’s Eiders, Gyrfalcon, White-tailed Eagle • Siberian Tit, Pine Grosbeak and Siberian Jay to look for • In April, chance of Snowy Owl • Good possibilities to see the Northern Lights on clear nights • Devised and led exclusively for Limosa by Dick Forsman

Austria: Lake Neusiedl in Autumn

• Delightful single-centre holiday based around famous Lake Neusiedl • Specialities include Great Bustard, Black Stork, Alpine Chough and Eurasian Nutcracker • Many exciting spring and autumn migrants • Rack-and-pinion railway trip up the Schneeberg Alp • Day trips to Marchegg’s riverine forests and the Hohe Wand • We’ve been returning to the same excellent four-star hotel for 20 years • Our longest-running overseas tour - not recommended for birders in a hurry!

Austria: Lake Neusiedl in Spring

Bavaria (Germany): The Bavarian Alps

• A wonderful week of alpine birds and wildlife set in the glorious Bavarian Alps • Water Pipit, Ring Ouzel, Alpine Accentor, Common Rosefinch, Black Woodpecker, Eurasian Nutcracker and Alpine Chough among specialities to look for • The famous lakes of Zellsee, Ammersee and Starnbergersee • Red-crested Pochard, European White Stork, Black Kite, Marsh and Icterine Warblers • Rail and cable car excursions, including day trip up the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest peak • Seven nights at an excellent family-run hotel overlooking Kochel See • All in the company of our own German-speaking guide, Stephen Daly

Bulgaria in Autumn: The Secret Flyway

• Terrific autumn birding, without the crowds • Two-centre tour focusing on the bird-rich Black Sea coast • Timed to run over the peak period for raptors migrating along the ‘Black Sea corridor’ • Pelicans, herons, ibises and storks also on the move • Around 20-25 species of wader seen most trips • Migrants include European Bee-eater, European Roller, Common Hoopoe and Eurasian Wryneck • Plus Pied Wheatear, Red-breasted Flycatcher and lots of passerine migrants, too • Our 20th, 21st and 22nd visits to Bulgaria

Estonia: Arctic Migration in the Baltic

• One of Europe’s newest and most exciting birding destinations • A hot-spot for migrants, yet barely known in the West • Vast numbers of Arctic bound wildfowl and waders • Past trip highlights have included Lesser Spotted and White-tailed Eagles • Common Crane, Western Capercaillie, Hazel Grouse, Eurasian Nutcracker • Great Snipe at the lek • A cracking mix of northern and eastern species amid forest, wetland and coast

Finland & Arctic Norway: Northern Owls & the Arctic

• It’s THE northern owls and Arctic tour! • All the key Scandinavian specialities - from rare divers and buntings to exotic eiders and owls • Great Grey, Northern Hawk and Tengmalm’s Owls, Gyrfalcon, Long-tailed Skua • Siberian Jay, Red-flanked Bluetail, Bohemian Waxwing, Siberian Tit, Pine Grosbeak • White-billed Diver, King and Steller’s Eiders, White-tailed Eagle, Brünnich’s Guillemot • Boat trip to Hornöya seabird island • Expect to see upwards of 160 species • Led by the legendary Dick Forsman

Holland (Feb): Eagles, Geese & Eagle Owls

• Our famous short winter break, with a twist • A Dutch ‘Wild Goose Chase’... with hills! • Red-breasted Goose, White-tailed Eagle and Eurasian Eagle Owl seen on our last tour • Visits to Black Woodpecker and Long-eared Owl roosts • Chances of Lesser White-fronted Goose • Wildfowl, waders, European White Stork, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Northern Grey Shrike, Firecrest • 2 nights beside the Belgian border, 2 nights in coastal Zeeland • Led by our own Dutch birding expert, Arnoud van den Berg

Holland (Jul): Noord Holland & Texel

• Superb summer birding within an hour’s flying time of home • Oodles of passage waders and terns - can include mind-boggling numbers of Black Terns! • Breeding Great Egrets and Eurasian Spoonbills • White-tailed Eagle, Kentish Plover, Long-eared Owl and Bluethroat also possible • Boat trips for Grey and Common Seals, and across to the famous ‘bird island’ of Texel • Led by our own Dutch birding expert, Arnoud van den Berg • Based at one good hotel throughout • Small group, limited to 8 participants

Holland (Nov): Wild Goose Chase!

• Our famous short break, packed with exceptional winter birding • Immense flocks of geese - we’ve seen all of Europe’s species here over the years • White-tailed Eagle, Hen Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard, Northern Goshawk • Visits to winter roosts for Long-eared Owls and Black Woodpeckers • Usually one or two surprises (but no guarantees of a Nutcracker on your head!) • Led by our own Dutch birding expert, Arnoud van den Berg • Four nights at a fine hotel - and all within an hour’s flying time of home

Hungary & Romania (May): Birds & Brown Bears

• Superb bi-country tour for birds and Brown Bears • Spectacular spring birding in the Hortobagy, with its displaying Great Bustards • Eastern Imperial and White-tailed Eagles, Long-legged Buzzard, Saker and Red-footed Falcon • Waders on migration, with Marsh Sandpiper and Great Snipe possible • Whiskered, Black and White-winged Black Terns, Little Bittern and Ferruginous Duck • Aquatic, Marsh, Moustached, Savi’s, Icterine and Barred Warblers • Romania’s beautiful Carpathian Mountains • Brown Bear watching from hides in Transylvania’s montane forests • Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, Wallcreeper, Common Rock-thrush, Eurasian Nutcracker • And an opportunity to see Dracula’s Castle!

Hungary (Aug): Little Crakes & Long legs!

• Look no further for great summer birding that’s amongst the finest in Europe! • Birds of forest, marsh and steppe on this two-centre tour of Eastern Hungary • Two nights in the lovely Zemplen Hills, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty • Black Stork, birds of prey, owls, woodpeckers and Hawfinch • Four nights exploring the famous Hortobagy National Park • Steppe specialities, plus wetland birds and raptors in abundance • Prime time for Red-footed Falcon, passage waders, gulls, terns and passerine migrants

Hungary (Mar): Red breasts & Lesser White-fronts Weekend

• Action-packed short break in early spring • Four nights in the Hortobágy National Park• Red-breasted and Lesser White-fronted Geese • Astounding numbers of White-tailed Eagles • Rough-legged and Long-legged Buzzards, Merlin and Saker • Great Bustards in full display plumage • Black, Middle Spotted and Syrian Woodpeckers, Short-toed Treecreeper and Hawfinch • Good chance of Greater Spotted Eagle... and hundreds of Long-eared Owls

Hungary (Oct, 2010): Carnival of Cranes!

• Spectacular autumn birding • The peak of Hungary’s annual Crane migration... now topping 100,000 birds! • Daily arrivals of Taiga Bean, Eastern Greylag and Russian White-fronted Geese • Chances of the endangered Lesser White-fronted Goose, too • Four nights in the Hortobágy National Park • Eastern Imperial and White-tailed Eagles, Saker, Eurasian Stone-curlew and Dotterel • Two nights in the Zemplen Hills for Ural Owl, woodpeckers and Hawfinch • Great Bustards, great birding, great fun!

Iceland: Arctic Birds & Atlantic Whales

• Boat trips for Red Phalarope and White-tailed Eagle • Whale-watching cruise off Husavik • Barrow’s Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Gyrfalcon, Great Northern Diver, Brünnich’s Guillemot • Incredible Lake Myvatn with more than 10,000 pairs of breeding ducks • Some of the most dramatic landscapes in Europe • Volcanoes, mighty waterfalls, geysers and glaciers • Full day crossing Iceland’s remote interior • Accompanied throughout by a top Icelandic naturalist • Our 12th year for this popular tour

Iceland in Winter: Harlequins & Northern Lights

• FOUR EXTRA DEPARTURES ADDED! (dates shown above) • Exciting late winter break • The coast: Harlequin Duck, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Glaucous and Iceland Gulls • The interior: Ptarmigan and Snow Bunting, Geysir and Gullfoss • Chance of White-tailed Eagle and Gyrfalcon • Some of the most dramatic landscapes in Europe • Lava fields, craters, waterfalls, geysers and glaciers • Led by one of Iceland’s foremost naturalists

Poland (May): Primæval Forests & Biebrza Marshes

• Two-centre tour rated as one of Europe's finest birdwatching and wildlife experiences • Springtime in Poland’s primæval forests and bird-rich marshes • 4 nights at the immense Biebrza Marshes • Great Snipe, Aquatic Warbler, Crane, Corncrake, White-tailed Eagle, White-winged Black Tern • 4 nights at the wild ancient forest of Bialowieza • Black Stork, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Thrush Nightingale, Collared Flycatcher • Up to 9 species of woodpecker, including Three-toed and White-backed • Chance of seeing the endangered and elusive European Bison

Romania (Nov): Red breasted Goose Chase!

• Top-drawer winter birding break! • Two-centre tour centred around Europe’s greatest wetland - the Danube delta • It’s the trip to look for Red-breasted Geese • Plus Pygmy Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-necked Grebe, Rough-legged Buzzard, Merlin • Grey-faced, Syrian and Middle Spotted Woodpeckers, Calandra Lark, Sombre Tit • Visit to Long-eared Owl roost (80 birds present on our Nov 2009 tour) • Three nights on the Black Sea coast, based at Mamaia • Two nights at Tulcea, exploring the Delta’s hinterland of marshes and fields • Dalmatian Pelican, White-tailed Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard and Ruddy Shelduck among last year’s highlights

Romania (May): Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast

• The Danube Delta - Europe’s greatest wetland wilderness • 3 nights exploring the Delta aboard a superior ‘hotel-boat’, with all cabins en suite • Plus 4 nights at hotels in the bird-rich Black Sea coastal region • White and Dalmatian Pelicans, Glossy Ibis, Pygmy Cormorant, Levant Sparrowhawk, Sombre Tit • Great Black-headed Gull, Pied and Isabelline Wheatears, Paddyfield Warbler among past tour highlights • Migration in full flow

Romania (Sep): Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast

Spitsbergen Cruise: The High Arctic in Summer

• A wonderful wildlife cruise in true High Arctic waters • One of the very best times of year to circumnavigate Spitsbergen • Polar Bears and pack ice, Ivory Gulls and ice caps... and a sun that never sets! • Countless breeding seabirds, wildfowl and waders • Whales, Walruses, Ringed and Bearded Seals, Reindeer, Arctic Fox • Join us for another voyage aboard the ice-strengthened Antarctic Dream • Zodiac landings on-shore led by experts from Oceanwide Expeditions

Switzerland: The Swiss Alps in Summer

• Easy-paced tour amidst idyllic Swiss ‘chocolate-box’ landscape • Specialities include White-winged Snowfinch, Eurasian Nutcracker and Alpine Accentor • Chances of Rock Partridge and Wallcreeper... we have seen both here! • 50-70 species of butterfly possible too - from Peak White to Swiss Brassy Ringlet • Mountain railway journey from Zermatt, up to 3000m for views to the Matterhorn... and lunch with the Alpine Choughs! • Based at one small hotel in the beautiful Val d’Herens

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