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Nominated as a Top Ethical Birding Ecotour Company in 2020!
We’re honoured to be nominated as a Top Ethical Birding Ecotour Company in 2020! We’re more than just a birding company. We care about the birdlife you see on our tours and work hard to contribute to conservation, local communities and education when you travel with...
Covid 19 UPDATE – No deposit needed on all future birding tours 😊
Magical Kenya Huge flocks of Lesser Flamingo are waiting for you at Lake Bogoria National Reserve We're still OPEN for business! Due to these uncertain times with Covid-19, we are NO LONGER asking for an immediate deposit on all future birding tours in...
Happy Birthday to Susan, our awesome bird guide in Uganda!
Happy Birthday to Susan, one of our incredible women bird guides in Uganda. Keep being awesome and we all wish you well on this special day! #WomenBirders #WomenBirdGuides #PioneerBirders #Sustainability #SustainableBirding
We will meet again
We are still unsure on when flight restrictions will be lifted, but in these tough times be reassured that the beautiful birds and wildlife of East Africa will be here waiting for you. Stay safe everyone #WeWillMeetAgain 😊🦜
Introducing Seedballs Kenya as our new birding eco-partner!
Check out what we have planned for our upcoming birding tours! “Seedballs Kenya has pioneered a method of mass-producing seedballs for low cost and efficient reintroduction of trees and grass species into degraded areas in Africa. Simply put, we are giving Mother...
PRICE DROP on all 2020 Group Birding Tours! 🤠
We've reduced our Group Tour Prices in Kenya and Uganda for 2020! Click on the link below for further information 👇💚 https://mailchi.mp/0118aa5041e0/price-drop-on-all-2020-group-birding-tours?fbclid=IwAR3jdpLwNmZgj0-UuUF8le1emf4jALlQpFHfR_VuN1oCQenZK-tu_lt0F9o
Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary to Scott and Marsha!
Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary to Scott and Marsha! We're so glad we could play a tiny part of your incredible journey together. Here's to many more years guys 💚🥂🦜
Bird Photography Tours in Uganda & Kenya!
Join us in 2020 on an unforgettable Bird Photography Tour in either Uganda or Kenya! There's simply no place like East Africa! 🙂 Photo credits to the extremely talented Bob Longhorn for these impressive photos taken on our 28 Day Magical Kenya Birding Tour. Please...
Dan enjoying his 2 Day Kenya Birding Tour!
Dan had a great time on his 2 Day Nairobi National Park & Gatamaiyu Forest Birding Tour 🙂 Fancy a day or two birding with us? Then get in touch TODAY to go on our one of incredible birding tours in Kenya and Uganda! https://sustainablebirding.com/...
RIP Tusker Tim
I'm sad to say that we've lost a gentle giant today. Tim, who was one of Kenya's last remaining big 'tuskers', sadly died today of natural causes. As anyone lucky enough to encounter him in Amboseli National Park knows, Tim was a true legend and a symbol of hope for...
Secretarybird seen on our Uganda Birding Tours!
It never gets old coming across the amazing and well sought-after Secretarybird on our Uganda Birding Tours! Unlike most birds of prey, the Secretarybird is largely terrestrial, hunting its prey on foot. Adults hunt in pairs and sometimes as loose familial flocks. The...
Good morning folks!
Good morning folks! Just a quick post to show you this gorgeous African Paradise Flycatcher (white morph). Never a dull day birding in East Africa 🙂 Get in touch TODAY to join us on one of our incredible Uganda or Kenya birding tours! https://sustainablebirding.com/...
Zanzibar Red Bishop seen on one of our Kenya Bird Photography Tours!
The beautiful Zanzibar Red Bishop seen on our recent 2 Week Best of Kenya Bird Photography Tour at the iconic Tsavo East National Park! If you're a bird photographer or an aspiring bird photographer, then get in touch TODAY to go on one of our Once in a Lifetime Bird...
A great start to 2020!
Hope everybody is a having wonderful start to the decade. Peter and Sue have certainly started off with a bang on their 2 Week Best of Kenya Bird Photography Tour! Join us in 2020 for Birding Tour of a Lifetime in Kenya and Uganda! https://sustainablebirding.com/...
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays from everyone at The Sustainable Birding Company! Let your holidays be full of joy, and hopefully a spot of birding along the way...🎄🎁🏝🦜🦅🐦🇺🇬🇰🇪 Photo credit to the extremely talented Bob Longhorn for this impressive photo taken on our 28 Day Magical...
#FactFriday – Shoebill!
It's time for #FactFriday! Did you know that the Shoebill can grow as tall as 5ft, with a 9-inch beak? It can also live to a ripe old age of 35 years old! Have a great weekend everyone 🙂 Get in touch over the weekend to go on one of our INCREDIBLE Uganda birding...
Beautiful Purple Grenadier seen on our Kenya & Uganda Birding Tours
Awww the beautiful Purple Grenadier - never gets old 😊💜 Come and join us on an unforgettable Birding Tour in Kenya and Uganda - there's no place like East Africa! https://sustainablebirding.com/...
A stunning photo by our lead guide of a Black-shouldered Kite!
A truly stunning capture of a Black-shouldered Kite by our lead guide, Sammy at the beautiful Olpejeta Conservancy! Join in on the magic and get in touch TODAY to book your DREAM Bird Photography Tour in Kenya & Uganda 🙂 https://sustainablebirding.com/...
The beautiful amber-eyed Brown Snake-eagle
The beautiful amber-eyed Brown Snake-eagle is always an exciting find out in the open bushland and savannah of Kenya & Uganda. As the name suggests, it's an exceptional snake hunter! Come and join us on a 'Once in a Lifetime Birding Tour' in Kenya and Uganda -...
Dr Rosenthal and his colleagues enjoying their Uganda Birding Tour!
Dr Philip Rosenthal and his plucky colleagues enjoying their 3 Day Mount Elgon Uganda Birding Tour! So, what are you waiting for? Join the flock and come on one our incredible Uganda Birding Tours in the 'Pearl of Africa'!
A Beautiful Red-headed Weaver seen on our 27 Day Kenya Birding Tour
Set your eyes on this beautiful Red-headed Weaver captured by Bob on our epic 27 Day Magical Kenya Birding Tour! Get in touch TODAY to book your 'Birdwatching Holiday of a Lifetime' in Kenya and Uganda! https://sustainablebirding.com/ Photo credit to the extremely...
#FactFriday – Great White Pelican
It's time for #FactFriday folks! Did you know that the Great White Pelican has the second largest wingspan in the world? Second, only to the mighty Wandering Albatross, and can be readily seen on our Sustainable Uganda and Kenya Birdwatching Trips! Photo credits to...
Breeding plumages!
Oh how we love the 'short rains' in East Africa! These short downpours last between November and early December, and is an incredible time to see species in their full breeding plumages - just like this beautiful Red-collared Widowbird! Come and join us on one of our...
A lovely way to end our 2 Week Best of Kenya Bird Photography Tour!
No better place to end this epic 2 Week Best of Kenya Bird Photography Tour, than at the iconic Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya! It was a pleasure guys. Get in touch this week to join us on one of our incredible Sustainable Birding Tours!...
Book with us today and contribute to Bird Conservation!
By booking with us you are not only going to be actively helping the fight towards ethical and sustainable tourism but also having the best possible birding tour imaginable. It's a win-win!
Book today and have the time of your life!