Looking for....Banded Stilt....Malleefowl....Black-eared Miner....Red-lored Whistler....Chestnut-breasted Whiteface.....4 Grasswrens.....2 Quail-thrushes....14 Honeyeaters....White-browed Treecreeper....Gibber Chat....etc etc????

I have 15 years experience birding in South Australia (and far afield) and have also been involved with the establishment and ongoing management of Birds Australia's Gluepot Reserve.

Through my company Southern Birding Services I offer bird guiding within most areas of South Australia, as well as all-inclusive bird tours.

Whether you are anticipating a few days of birdwatching around Adelaide, a day at Birds Australia's Gluepot Reserve, or planning a more comprehensive birding tour in South Australia, I offer bird guiding at competitive rates.

Tours or day trips can be booked for individuals or groups and the possibility of teaming up with an existing party is there too in order to save money. On all tours the pace is set according to your needs and we cater for birders of ALL levels, designing a personalised tour around your target species.

Guiding services can be tailored to client's needs - there are many flexible options to suit a range of budgets!

Please inquire as early as you can: the Australian spring season (Sept - Dec) is always very busy.

I have been conducting professional bird guiding trips to Gluepot Reserve since 2000 and good birding sites around Adelaide, the Flinders Ranges and Outback since 2005. Your safety is important: I hold a current Senior First Aid certificate and Advanced 4WD certificate and carry a satellite phone, GPS and up-to-date first aid gear on all trips. More about your guide

"Thank you for the bird guiding. Both days were both very enjoyable and extremely productive. We really appreciated the trouble that you took to ensure that we saw as many (virtually all in fact!) of our 'wanted' species!" (R Brace, UK, Dec 2009)

"Wow! An amazing experience" (B Dieterich, USA, Dec 2009)

"I've never been to a site with so many top quality birds in such a short time anywhere in Australia" (M Lord, Australia, Nov 2009, Five Grasswren tour)

"Great trip! Thanks" (Don Roberson, USA, Nov 2009, Five grasswren tour)

"Your Highlights tour was great with such a hardworking and keen guide as yourself I had a really happy and exciting time" (Ruth Brozek, Australia, Oct 2009, Highlights of SA 6-day tour)

"Thank you again for the great South Australia birding trip - it was certainly the highlight of our entire Australian adventure" (J Roche, USA, Oct 2009, Highlights of SA 6-day tour)

"Many thanks for a really excellent day's birding" (Dick Gilmore, UK, Oct 2009)

"A fabulous day's birding. We all agree Peter's fee was well worth every penny. No way we would have seen even a tiny fraction of what he showed us. None of the birds was obvious from the roads. Peter clearly knows Gluepot like the back of his hand. Highly recommended! (Sue Kosianski, Australia, October 2009)

"Thank you for a wonderful trip and for all your hard work. We all thoroughly enjoyed it" (Edward Cawley, Australia, Sept 2009, Highlights of SA 6-day tour)

"Thank you for a fascinating week, which was a real eye-opener. There was just so much to take in - birds, scenery, geology, plants... Thank you for all your efforts" (Irena Henderson, UK, Aug 2009, Highlights of SA 6-day tour)

"Thanks again for the great trip. If any of my birding friends plan of visiting Australia, I will be sure to give them your contact information" (M Ribaudo, USA, July 2009)

"Thanks again for a great and very successful day!" (Richard Fenner, New-Zealand, May 2009)

"Thank you for the wonderful birding trip you provided. It was the best" (Kathy Colston, USA, March 2009)

"We would never have found these grasswrens, or visited some of these places, by ourselves" (Robert Wynands, Germany, December 2008, Highlights of SA 6-day tour)

"A very well designed tour" (Ulrike Bischler, Germany, December 2008, Highlights of SA 6-day tour)

"Thanks very much for showing us South Australia and its unique birds" (Earl Rathbun, USA, October 2008, 6-day private tour)

"It is difficult to find sufficient superlatives to describe the trip!" (Sue & Peter Jenkins, UK, October 2008, 4-day private tour)

"Very good birding" (Robert Norton, USA, July 2008)

"Great work Peter - fabulous views of all our main target species" (Pete Morris, BirdQuest, UK, October 2007)

"Absolutely fantastic - all my targets seen, and great views!" (Arjen Brenkman, Netherlands, October 2007)

"Stunning!" (John Hornbuckle, UK, 8300+ species worldwide, October 2007)

"Thanks for some of the best birding I've ever done - Gluepot beats the Daintree!" (Wayne Twydle, NZ, September 2007)

"Thanks for doing such a good job of guiding us - yes, I do know who to recommend as a bird guide in South Australia!" (Stephen F. Bailey, Birding tour guide, USA, December 2006)

"Many thanks for a great day birding, 22 trip ticks including 12 lifers, it will take some beating! The most pleasurable thing was being able to get great views of all the birds" (Richard Banham, UK/Spain, November 2006)

"Peter's knowledge of the birds and the sites is excellent and I can thoroughly recommend his services" (Mike Catsis, UK, August 2006)

"I enjoyed Gluepot and your knowledge of it made it a very successful day" (John Rogers, Australia, November 2005)

"We'd been to Gluepot twice before, but despite three days of searching and following tips, we missed a number of crucial birds. Peter did an excellent job of finding all five lifers on our list, and then found us another 4 lifers we hadn't expected to see!" (Neil Boyle, Canada, November 2005)

"Great value for money, I would never have found these species myself" (Jules Bos, Netherlands, September 2005)

"A fabulous day with excellent species!" (Dick Holworth, UK, November 2004)

"Peter is a good guide, and knows his species" (Pieter van der Luit, Netherlands, October 2002)


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