A Partner Friendly Birding trip to Bhutan 17 - to 31 May 2004

• The day was spent birding in the Mo Chhu valley along the road from Punakha to Tashitang.  On the way we picked up Ram, a Forest Guard and friend of Tshering's.  Ram had a wonderful knowledge of the plants in the forest and we thoroughly enjoyed his company.  The road passed through some very beautiful scenery along the banks of the fast-flowing Mo Chhu...John McAllister reports.

A Birding trip to Bhutan April 7-26, 2005

• Just as certain bird species tend to appear again and again on birders’ most-wished-for lists, so special parts of the world have become widely coveted dream destinations.  An example of a country that has emerged relatively recently to fire birders’ imaginations in this way is Bhutan...Paul Prevett reports

Bhutan trip 13th April - 1st May 2001

• It was an early spring. This meant we missed some wintering birds, and it was noticeable with some species that we saw only females. The males had presumably gone up earlier to the breeding territories. On the other hand, we also benefited from finding some early summer breeding migrants...John Penhallurick reports

Birds of the Indian subcontinent Carol Inskipp, Richard Grimmett, Tim Inskipp: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk This highly recommended field guide covers all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. The plates face the descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates have been repainted for this edition and a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches.

Where to watch birds in Asia Wheatley, Nigel: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk This guide to birdwatching in Asia deals with over 250 sites in detail, and more in passing, from Turkey to Thailand and India to Indonesia. It is designed as much for pre-planning birding trips as for use in the country or countries on the itinerary. The countries are dealt with alphabetically and after a general introduction, there are site details, which include a list of birds to be seen, organized under the headings "Endemics", "Specialities" and "Others"; a list of "Other Wildlife" is also included where there is something of particular interest.

A Photographic guide to India (including Nepal and Bhutan.) Bikram Grewal: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk This is the most comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of India and the Indian subcontinent. Never before have so many of the region's species been illustrated in one book. This is an essential volume for all birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts as well as for anyone traveling to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Bhutan.

Birds of Bhutan
Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp, Richard Grimmett : Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• A guide to the ornithology of Bhutan, a country of great physical beauty and, unusually, one with much of its primary forest intact. It covers all 555 species regularly recorded in the country and includes a list of vagrants.

A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives
Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• A comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide to birds of the Indian subcontinent. The first 300 pages is comprised of facing pages of color illustrations and short articles of the several birds shown, with page references to the fuller articles further in the volume.

Recommended travel books for Bhutan:

Lonely Planet : Bhutan
Stan Armington : Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

• This travel guide to Bhutan includes a chapter on trekking by one of the region's most experienced trekkers. There is an illustrated section on Bhutan's ancient Buddhist culture, and special features on national parks and the environment.