10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2011

For these stunning birds are not easily found outside of the Guianas which includes Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. On a trip to Suriname to find and film some of these spectacular species I was blown away by the birding. Suriname has approximately 735 recorded species, with many more to still be added to its total list.

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Suriname Guyana Birds South America 210

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

“My Big Year is such a succession of new experiences that there is simply no time to think of other things. When Arjan reached Suriname, his count stood at 3,646 species, with just under half a year left. I’ve had so many incredible experiences.

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Papua New Guinea Guinea Suriname Brazil 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

And what I am saying here doesn’t only apply to his Sri Lanka guide, but to all the others as well (these include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Suriname).

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Sri Lanka Malaysia Suriname Malawi 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Those large international agencies use reputable local ground agents, and in my experience this creates a safety cocoon around the travellers. In recent years he authored the first English-language guidebook to Suriname and an overhauled 600-page guidebook to Sri Lanka, both published by Bradt.

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