Birding Guide

Submitted by Martin on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 13:19
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I am an experienced birding guide, now chiefly leading private birdwatchers to Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong.

Believing nature tourism can help protect wildlife and wild places, I was instrumental in making Beidaihe in east China a hotspot for travelling birdwatchers. After leading and co-leading migration surveys at the town from 1985 to 1990, I helped launch birding tourism there, initially through planning and co-leading Sunbirder tours (through these, did much to discover Happy Island as a migration hotspot); also organised and co-led a tour for Ornitholidays.

I also promote nature tourism in Hong Kong. Here, I have co-led birding tours with companies including Limosa, Ornitholidays and Sunbirder. Became director of a small nature tour company, FirstStep Nature Tours (focused on Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve; company closed partly thanks to silly red tape from government); and since began leading private birding tours to Mai Po in association with WWF Hong Kong - also sometimes taking people to other birdwatching sites, including Tai Po Kau Forest Nature Reserve.

Please contact me if you are interested in a birding tour to Mai Po or other Hong Kong sites.