Our guiding services are personalised to meet your needs and are based upon a long-established reputation and unrivalled experience.

If group tours are not your thing then Probirder can arrange the very best local birders and naturalists guides to guide you in Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia. From half a day to as long as you require. All styles and kinds of birder are catered for from hard-core target birders, twitchers, life-listers and photographers, to those with a more ornithological approach. Previous clients have included a few famous names, birders with over 7,000 species on their world lists, others for whom a lifer seems a matter of life & death, all-round naturalists, numerous beginners, disabled birders and almost everyone and everything in between! Truth is, all are most welcome! You name the birds you wish to see and/or the habitats you wish to explore, the period you are able to visit, and let us do the rest. A wealth of experience goes into planning your itinerary and finding those "wanted" species. See the selection of tour ideas below or email us at Probirder

	Bogey Birds Have you a so-called bogey bird? A bird that always seems to escape you? We have unrivalled experience in staking out and showing birders the species they have regularly missed, the birds they "need". In fact, we pride ourselves upon it.
	Difficult Birds Some birds are said to be "difficult". Though they may be common their behaviour makes them tricky to find or they may just be rather rare or localized. Some crakes, raptors, owls and warblers fall into this category. We get a real kick out of finding and showing such birds to our clients!
	Photography Group tours are not always suitable for photographers. With this in mind we arrange guided and unguided trips for those who wish to devote their time to getting good shots of birds, butterflies, amphibians, flowers, habitats, landscapes, whatever!
	Sound Recording We now make arrangements for amateur and professional sound recordists in Hungary. Groups or individuals are welcome. We know the most suitable sites for woodpeckers, owls, crakes, warblers, dawn-chorus, amphibians, etc.
	Wildlife Art Join award-winning artist Szabolcs Kokay on a painting and drawing holiday in Hungary. Professionals and hobbyists welcome. Szabolcs work appears in Woodpeckers of Europe, La Nature Sous Son Toit and Birding in Eastern Europe.
	Bird Study If there is a bird, bird family or group of birds that you particularly like? A favourite species you wish to study or simply spend more time observing? We arrange guided (with local specialists) and unguided trips to this end.
	Shorebirds Are you a shorebird freak? Large passage flocks and rarities occur in Eastern Europe, e.g. Ruff, Broad-billed, Curlew & Marsh Sandpipers, Temminck's Stint, Spotted Redshank & Dotterel. Species like Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover & Great Snipe breed.
	Owls A range of owls occurs in Eastern Europe: Eagle, Ural, Tawny, Tengmalm's, Pygmy, Short-eared, Long-eared, Little, Scops & Barn Owls are all here. Let Probirder guide you to them! The Czech Republic & Slovakia are particularly good destinations.
	Woodpeckers Join the Picidae experts to see all ten European species in Eastern Europe: Black, Green, Grey-headed, Great Spotted, Syrian, Middle Spotted, White-backed, Lesser Spotted, Three-toed & Wryneck.
	Birds of Prey Some of Europe's rarest raptors are in Eastern Europe, e.g. Griffon & Black Vutures, White-tailed, Eastern Imperial, Lesser Spotted, Short-toed & Booted Eagles, Montagu's Harrier, Long-legged Buzzard, Levant Sparrowhawk, Red-footed & Eleonora's Falcons, Saker & Lanner.

Flying visits

Many birders on city-breaks or attending conferences in Budapest, Vienna, Prague and other cities have often "escaped" work (or their sight-seeing non-birding partner) and found a day's guided birding most productive. Flexible arrangements, from a few hours to as long as you wish. Did you know, for example, that there are seven species of woodpecker in Budapest and Great Bustards within an hour's drive of the city centre!

Target Birding - Do you "need" any of these birds?

Dalmatian Pelican, Pygmy Cormorant, Tundra Bean Goose, Red-breasted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Ferruginous Duck, Black Vulture, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Levant Sparrowhawk, Saker, Hazel Grouse, Rock Partridge, Great Bustard, Little Crake, Corncrake, Dotterel, Great Snipe, Caspian Gull, White-winged Black Tern, Eagle Owl, Pygmy Owl, Ural Owl, Tengmalm's Owl, Pallid Swift, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, Syrian Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, Pied Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Barred Warbler, River Warbler, Aquatic Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Sombre Tit, Rock Nuthatch,Wallcreeper, Masked Shrike...

With a Probirder guide you can see them in Eastern Europe!

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