Holiday reports
We hope these reports of previous Honeyguide wildlife holidays give a good feel of the style of our holidays and the wildlife to be enjoyed on them. They are listed in alphabetical order in each year, rather than in date order.
Included here are reports from some destinations not in the current Honeyguide programme. These may return to the programme in a future year, or could be arranged for RSPB local groups, natural history societies or other groups. Please contact the Honeyguide office for more information.
Most reports are in PDF format which needs Adobe software to enable you read, download or print reports. You can download this from here.
Reports from local walks with Honeyguide from 2020 onwards are on the Honeyguide blog. They are listed in the right hand column.
2024
Bulgaria's Western Rhodopes June-July
Crete April
Danube Delta & the Carpathians (Romania) May-June
Extremadura February
Falsterbo September
Lesvos April
Picos de Europa June
Valencia March
2023
Algarve & Alentejo November
Corsica May
Crete April
Extremadura March
Menorca October
Morocco March
Mull June/July
North Norfolk break October
Picos de Europa June
South of Salamanca May
2022
Crete April
Extremadura March
Iceland June
Falsterbo September
Lincolnshire Wash June
Menorca October
Mull, July
North Norfolk break February
North Norfolk break October
The Gambia December
Picos de Europa June
2021
Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, September/October
Norfolk break (mostly the Broads), May
Norfolk break (mostly the Broads), May/June
Norfolk break (mostly the Broads), September
North Norfolk break May
North Norfolk break October
Wild Essex (an extended blog by Chris Gibson) May
Wild Essex (an extended blog by Chris Gibson) October
2020
Norfolk break no 1 September
Norfolk break no 2 September
Norfolk break no 3 September
Norfolk break no 4 September/October
South Africa's Garden Route January-February
Valencia March
2019
Algarve & Alentejo November
Camargue May
Crete April
Danube Delta June
Dordogne September
Estonia June
Extremadura March
Falsterbo September
La Mancha May
Morocco March
Picos de Europa June
Serranía de Ronda February
2018
Bulgaria The Western Rhodope mountains, June
Crete 10-17 April
Crete 17-24 April
Dordogne May
Fuerteventura March
The Gambia December
Istria May
Latvia May
Madeira October
Menorca April
Namibia November
Poland May
Spanish Pyrenees May
Valencia March
2017
Algarve & Alentejo November
Cévennes May/June
Crete April
Danube Delta & Carpathians (Romania) June
Estonia June
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees September
Fuerteventura March
Hungary May
La Mancha May
Pantanal Brazil Oct/Nov
Poland May
Slovenia May
South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains & Zululand Jan/Feb
Tarifa & Morocco Feb/March
2016
Bulgaria June
Crete April/May
Dordogne May
Estonia June
Extremadura September/October
Hungary May
Menorca October
Morocco March
Northeast Portugal partly Salisbury & District Natural History Society, May
Peloponnese April
Poland May
Spanish Pyrenees June
Valencia February-March
Wallcreeper break Istria, March
2015
Algarve & Alentejo October/November
Bulgaria The Western Rhodope mountains, June
Camargue May
Crete partly Salisbury & District Natural History Society, April
Extremadura February
French Pyrenees June
Fuerteventura March
Istria May
Italy/Slovenia 'From the Alps to the Adriatic',
September
Latvia May
Namibia November
South Africa's Southwest Cape October
Tarifa & Gibraltar March
2014
Bulgaria The Western Rhodope mountains, June
Central Portugal partly Salisbury & District Natural History Society, April-May
Cévennes May-June
Crete April
Danube Delta (Romania) June
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees September
La Mancha October
Latvia May
Spanish Pyrenees April-May
Tarifa & Gibraltar March
2013
Algarve & Alentejo November
Camargue May
Crete April
Danube Delta (Romania) June
Dordogne May
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees June
Hungary June
Istria May
Languedoc partly Salisbury & District Natural History Society, April-May
Menorca October
Namibia (plus
Namibian safari) September
Peloponnese April
South Africa's Garden Route November
Spanish Pyrenees April
Tarifa & Gibraltar February
2012
Bulgaria The Western Rhodope mountains, June
Central Portugal April
Crete April
Danube Delta and the Carpathians (Romania) June
Dordogne May
Extremadura February
French Pyrenees September
Fuerteventura March
Kruger National Park, South Africa October
Madeira November
Peloponnese, Greece and Peloponnese plant record April-May
Picos de Europa June
Tarifa & Gibraltar September
2011
Bulgaria June
Camargue May
Cévennes mostly Salisbury & District Natural History Society, June
Crete April
Danube Delta and the Carpathians June
Dordogne May
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees June
Istria May
Madeira November
Menorca April
Poland May
South Africa's South Western Cape October
Spanish Pyrenees private group holiday, April/May
Tarifa & Gibraltar September
2010
Bulgaria June
Central Portugal April
Cévennes June, and additional photos here.
Danube Delta and the Carpathians (Romania) U3A Cambridge Bird Club, June
Dordogne May
Eastern Greece Salisbury & District Natural History Society, April/May
Extremadura March
Kruger National Park, South Africa October/November
Lesvos
September
Madeira February
Menorca May
Poland May
2009
Algarve March/April
Bulgaria
September
Cévennes June (two reports in one)
Crete U3A Cambridge Bird Club, April
Danube Delta and the Carpathians (Romania) May/June
Dordogne May
Eastern Greece May
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees partly Salisbury & District Natural History Society, June
Lesvos April
Madeira February
Menorca April
South Africa's Garden Route October/November
2008
Crete April
Danube Delta and the Carpathians
(Romania) May/June
Dordogne Salisbury & District Natural History Society, May
Eastern Greece U3A Cambridge Bird Club, April/May
Extremadura March
Istria May
Madeira
February
Madeira
March
Menorca April
Northern Cyprus April
South Africa's Western Cape October/November
Spanish Pyrenees May
2007
Algarve Salisbury & District Natural History Society
Camargue May
Crete April
Dordogne May
Eastern Greece May
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees June
Italy / Slovenia June (wildlife checklists)
Lesvos September
Menorca U3A Cambridge Bird Club, April
South Africa's Western Cape October/November
2006
Algarve March
Crete April
Danube Delta (Romania) June
Dordogne May
Eastern Greece
Extremadura March
Hungary
–
June Salisbury & District Natural History Society
Hungary
–
September
Italy / Slovenia June
Lesvos April
Menorca April
Spanish Pyrenees May
2005
Algarve March
Crete April
Danube Delta (Romania) June
Dordogne U3A Cambridge Bird Club (mostly), May
Extremadura (1) March
Extremadura (2) Colchester Natural History Society, May
French Pyrenees June
Hungary September
Lesvos April
Menorca April
Italy / Slovenia Salisbury & District Natural History Society, June
South Africa's Western Cape September/October
2004
Crete April
Danube
Delta (Romania) June
Dordogne
(1) Cambridge RSPB Local Group, May
Dordogne (2) May
Eastern Greece May
Extremadura March
French Pyrenees June
Lesvos (1) April
Lesvos (2) Salisbury & District Natural History Society, April
Menorca April
Spanish Pyrenees May
Earlier holiday reports: click on the link for an additional web page. Holiday reports 1991-2003