Island Tours
The Canaries 31 Aug-06 Sep 08 
- A last minute decision, to use up some outstanding leave and get a bit of sun after the depressing UK August. The sole intention being to see the Canary Island endemics that I had not seen during a previous visit to Gran Canaria – this was achieved with some aplomb...Mark Easterbrook reports
Wild Canaries ~ Birds & Landscapes 1st-7th February, 2008
- High in Garajonay National Park the sky is peppered with dozens of zooming Plain Swifts, with the hint of a swallow tail, while the dense laurel forest allows great views of Tenerife Kinglet, African Blue Tit, with a black and white face more reminiscent of our Great Tit, and a stunning male Canarian race Chaffinch, with air force blue back and flanks...Chris Hall reports.
Wild Canaries ~ Birds & Landscapes (Tenerife, Fuerteventura and La Gomera) 2nd
to 9th January, 2005
- A cloudless cobalt sky and freshly
chilled crisp clean mountain air, in the pine forest crown,
which encircles Mount Teide. The perfect setting, for watching
Blue Chaffinches, the first bird of our trip. Happy with
the 'blues', we were soon into close encounters with Great
Spotted Woodpecker, Raven and lovely yellow-green wild Canaries....Chris
Hall reports
The Canary Islands (Tenerife
, Fuerteventura, La Gomera) Oct
27 - Nov 3, 2001
- First to be identified was the Tenerife
race of Blue Tit followed by up close and personal looks
at more Canary Island Chiffchaff. Another unfamiliar voice
turned out to be the gaudy and conspicuous Blue Chaffinch
(another life bird and another endemic). Once I learned
its voice I found them very commonly in the Canary pine
forest no matter where I stopped....Craig Faanes
reports.
Canary Islands (Tenerife and
Fuerteventura with an overview of the other Islands.)
Dec/Jan 1999/2000
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The Canary Islands are well-known
amongst ornithologists for their handful of endemic landbirds
that are more or less confined to this archipelago, complemented
by a few so-called Macaronesian endemics which can otherwise
only be found on the Azores and on Madeira to the north
of the Canaries. In addition, these islands boast scores
of seabird colonies...Henning Fedders & Frank
Rheindt report. (Photographs too.)
Tenerife, Fuerteventura and
La Gomera 7th
- 20th July 1997(Rod Ward)
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An enjoyable and rewarding trip.
The islands have much to offer, birding and otherwise.
Even in summer there are plenty of good ticks, and the
endemics can all be found fairly easily with patience
(and good planning!).
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