The southern Chinese province of Guangdong offers much to the bird photographer and one of our main objectives will be on achieving portraits of the stunning Cabot’s Tragopan, arguably the most attractive of the world’s five Tragopan species. This 7-day bird photography workshop will also focus on enjoying close photographic encounters with other endemic Chinese birds including White-necklaced Partridge, Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler and also Chinese Bamboo Partridge. With a supporting cast of species that also includes Silver Pheasant, Chinese Bamboo Partridge and Fork-tailed Sunbird this Bird-Photo-Tour to the under-visited Guangdong Province provides a great opportunity to achieve portrait-quality images of endemic, near-endemic and also range-restricted birds.
[For those photographers wanting a longer Bird-Photo-Tour to this part of China, Bird-Photo-Tours Asia does offer a 7-day bird photography pre-tour and also a 5-day post-tour extension to Guangxi and Hainan Provinces respectively where our main photographic objectives are to obtain portraits of many of the endemic species from this region of China including the recently discovered Nonggang Babbler, White-winged Magpie, Hainan Peacock-Pheasant, White-necklaced Partridge and Hainan Leaf Warbler].
Tragopans / Pheasants : Cabot’s Tragopan / Silver Pheasant
Partridges: White-necklaced Partridge / Chinese Bamboo Partridge
Babblers: Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler
Mergansers: Scaly-sided Merganser
Guiding Fees / Ground Transportation / Accommodation / Meals / Entrance Fees / Tipping for Drivers, Boatsmen, Hotel and Restaurant Staff.
International Flights / VISA Fees / Travel Insurance / Tips for Local Guide / Alcohol / Laundry / Items of a Personal Nature
Days 1-7, Guangdong Province [6N / 5D / 10S]. Arrive in Guangzhou International Airport and drive 4-hours to Shaoguan Prefecture. Photographic Targets: Cabot’s Tragopan / Silver Pheasant / White-necklaced Partridge / Tawny Fish Owl / Chinese Bamboo Partridge / Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler / Scaly-sided Merganser / Collared Finchbill / Chestnut Bulbul / Fork-tailed Sunbird / Red-whiskered Bulbul.
Days 7, Guangdong Province [0N / 0D / 0S]. Depart Guangzhou International Airport [END].
[Key: N=Night, D=Full Day, S = Session / Half-Day]
Taiping was born and raised in western Guangdong province in Shaoguan Prefecture and has an expert knowledge of the birds in this area. With speciality birds to photograph including Cabot’s Tragopan, Silver Pheasant, White-necklaced Partridge, Tawny Fish Owl, Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler and Scaly-sided Merganser, Taiping is well-placed to provide guidance and support to ensure close photographic encounters of Guangdong's birds are enjoyed.
(i) The guesthouses are all in close proximity to the bird photography locations (ii) Walking is at a light pace (iii) There is no requirement to hike nor climb. (iv) None of the locations are at altitude (v) There is no camping. Summary: for these five reasons this trip has been graded as 'Easy'.
: Sichuan
