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Members can get some of the best birding South America has to offer through Barry Walker’s Manu Expeditions. Specializing in Peru and Bolivia, Barry’s crews can get you into and out of many of Peru’s diverse habitats with a species list limited only by the length of your stay. Whether your destination be Abra Malaga, Manu, Bolivia, Maranõn, Machu-Picchu, Paracas, Bosque Unchog, or Marcapomacocha, Barry can help you get there safely and comfortably. Manu Expeditions has invited Ornifolks members to join them for birding trips in Peru, at very reasonable prices (considering the level of service provided). Those of us who have joined Barry's trips in the Maranõn, in Manu and in Bolivia have been greatly rewarded by the experience.Manu Expeditions "Long Manu" tour is highly recommended and transects enough high Andean, temperate, subtropical, and tropical zones to make your head spin. The company e-mail address is Adventure'at' ManuExpeditions.comMANU
EXPEDITIONS
Office address: Av. Pardo 895 Cusco, Peru
Postal Address: P.O. Box 606 Cusco, Peru
Voice: 51-84-226671
Fax: 51-84-236706
E-mail: Adventure'at' ManuExpeditions.com Web
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www. ManuExpeditions.com
MANU
EXPEDITIONS BIRDING TRIPS
Manu Expeditions is the only company in Peru and Bolivia specialized in catering for serious bird watchers. We are bird watchers ourselves and we know how important it is for bird watchers to have trouble free logistics arranged for them while in country. We run bird-watching trips throughout the coast, highlands and rainforests of Peru and Bolivia and our leaders for these trips are experienced neo-tropical birders, have many years experience in these countries and know where to find the more sought after and difficult species. All guided trips are led by highly qualified neo-tropical Birders who carry the essential equipment, including ‘scopes, sound library and tape decks etc. Our aim is to provide you with excellence in birding trips with trouble free logistics whilst in country. These tours can be tailored to suit your needs and be as intense or relaxed as you like. ABOUT
OUR BIRDWATCHING GUIDES
BARRY WALKERBarry Walker, was born near Manchester, England and started bird watching at the age of 13. After birding extensively in Europe and the Middle East , Barry switched his attention to the neo-tropics and has extensive birding experience in Ecuador, Colombia and particularly Peru and Bolivia. He has participated in several ornithological expeditions and contributed to many scientific and general publications concerning birds in Peru. Living in Cusco, Peru for 15 years, Barry has visited every corner of the country as a trekking guide, natural History guide and specifically as a bird tour leader, and he is embarking on a major field guide. He has been leading bird tours for private groups and well known bird tour companies for the last 12 years. Having seen 1450 species in Peru alone he is well known for his field craft when leading tours. He is married with a baby daughter and with his wife Charo, is owner of Manu Expeditions a pioneer eco-tour operator in Manu specializing in natural history, archeological and cultural trips, as well as bird watching tours. EUSTACE BARNES
Eustace, was born in southern England and after, birdwatching extensively in Europe , has spent the last 7 years extensively birding in Peru and Bolivia, including a 9 month stint on the Tambopata river in Peru where he learned his ample knowledge of lowland birdsong. Eustace is a bird artist and has completed the plates for the forthcoming " Cotingas and Manakins" and " Pigeons and Doves" monographs. He is the major artist for a new annotated and illustrated checklist of Peruvian birds and has completed plates for volume 5 of The Handbook of the Birds of the World. He has a particular interest in Bolivian birds. Eustace is constantly exploring new birding localities in Bolivia and has extensive experience within the Manu Biosphere Reserve and the Marañon. He spends his time between his base in Cusco, Peru and Kent in Southern England. COLIN BUSHELL
Colin started bird-watching on the lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits of Hertfordshire, England. After birding in Europe, Nepal, Thailand, Morrocco and the Gambia his attention turned to the neo-tropics. He served as a member of the launch committee and meetings officer of the Neo-tropical Bird Club and amongst other projects hi is co-author of a forthcoming handbook to to two neo-tropical bird families “ Cotingas and Manakins”. Over the last decade Colin has traveled widely in Central and South America including Venezuela , Brazil, Ecuador, the Galapagos, Bolivia and Chile. Colin has a particular interested in the birds of Peru fueled by lengthy stays in that country at Explorers Inn, Machu Picchu, Manu, the arid littoral, the Marañon Valley and Tumbes. He has participated in expeditions to remote areas in search of Orange-throated Tanager and Ash-throated Antwren. In between stays in the neo-tropics, Colin runs the operational side of a British based bird tour company specialized in neo-tropical birding – Toucan Tours. HUW LLOYD
Huw was born in South Wales and began bird watching at the age of 11 with the local branch of the Young Ornithologists Club based at his school. His interest in tropical bird communities began in 1992 when he participated in the Manchester Metropolitan University expedition to Sumba Island, Indonesia, which won the 1993 BirdLife International/ BP Conservation expedition award. In 1996 Huw obtained his Masters Degree in Conservation Biology studying the ecology of lowland Tinamou species in Peru. He has recently completed a two-year research program on the conservation of forest bird communities in Tambopata, SE Peru, developing recommendations for conservation and tourism in the region. Huw has led many tours and field courses in SE Peru and Costa Rica and has recently published research on Neo-tropical bird species such as the Rufous-headed Woodpecker and the Black-faced Cotinga.You are hit number
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