Richard Thaxton

Richard is a principal Limosa guide who joined us in the early ‘noughties’ at the urging of our American friends Field Guides - who clearly know a good thing when they see one! Recently retired as warden at the RSPB’s Loch Garten reserve, where he worked for 30 years, Richard was charged with the welfare of some of Speyside's rarest inhabitants, including Capercaillies and the world famous Ospreys.

He is a first-rate guide with exceptional people skills and leads for Limosa in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Various sabbaticals during his time with RSPB included extended visits to Brazil and West Africa. In 2011, he spent 4 weeks at REGUA in Brazil, advising on the development of sustainable tourism there - and is now a regular visitor there with Limosa groups!

Richard will be leading on the following tours:

• Malaysia
  THE MALAY PENINSULA
  
  Tue 19th February - Sun 3rd March 2019
  
  
  
• Georgia
  EDGE OF EUROPE
  
  Sat 27th April - Sun 5th May 2019
  
  
  
• Bulgaria
  RHODOPE MOUNTAINS & BLACK SEA
  
  Sun 12th - Tue 21st May 2019
  
  
  
• Colombia
  NEW! WESTERN ANDES
  
  Mon 1st - Mon 15th July 2019
  
  
  
• Sicily | Italy
  WESTERN SICILY & MADONIE MOUNTAINS
  
  Tue 17th - Tue 24th September 2019
  
  
  
• Brazil
  THE ATLANTIC RAINFOREST
  
  Fri 11th - Sun 20th October 2019
  
  
  
• Thailand (North)
  NEW! NORTHERN THAILAND & SPOON-BILLED SAND
  
  Sat 16th - Thu 28th November 2019
  
  
  
• Malaysia
  THE MALAY PENINSULA
  
  Sun 16th - Fri 28th February 2020
  
  
  
• Georgia
  EDGE OF EUROPE
  
  Sat 25th April - Sun 3rd May 2020