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E-mail: font@focusonnature.com
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Website:  www.focusonnature.com



Focus On Nature Tours
for Birding & Other Nature 
in Europe in 2012 and 2013




Focus On Nature Tours has been conducting birding tours in Europe for nearly 2 decades, in places as diverse as
Bulgaria, Iceland, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, and Romania.

Iceland, one of the most scenic places on earth, is simply put a fascinating place to visit, and a great place to bird -- either in early June (when birds are nesting) or in the Fall (when not only are there birds, migrants & lingering summer-residents, but also good displays in the night-time sky of Aurora Borealis). 
Among the birds we see in Iceland, either along the coast and in the interior of the island, are: White-tailed Eagle, Gyrfalcon, and Ptarmigan.  
Our Icelandic birding in June has also included breeding sites for many seabirds, such as Great Skua, and various species of alcids, notably Puffin. 
Our next late Spring
Spring Iceland Tour is scheduled for
June 2012. 
Our annual Fall Tour in Iceland can be done either in conjunction with our tour in Sweden, the preceding week, or apart from it. 
That tour is scheduled for
September-October 2012.
 

     
The fall
Sweden tour is among the best anywhere for experiencing an outstanding bird migration. We did our first such tour there in 1996. We'll be doing this enjoyable tour again in September 2012. 

In
Spain, there have been 25 FONT tours, with birding from southern locations, such as Coto Donana, Gibraltar, and Grenada, north to the French border. During those tours, 288 species of birds have been recorded. 
Last year, we went to Spain again, including the 
Canary Islands
in late June, and had a great time experiencing the bird-life, 
other nature, and the culture & cuisine of the country. 

Other FONT European birding tours have been conducted in
Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, and adjacent Romania & Slovakia
Since 1991, there have been 55 FONT birding tours in Europe (with, as noted, 25 in Spain, & 17 in Iceland).  
Click below to upcoming itineraries and a list of the 440 birds that have been found during FONT tours in Europe, noting subspecies and the latest taxonomy.         

 

Atlantic Puffin (above, photographed in Iceland) and 
Razorbill and  Common Murres
(below) are among alcids seen in ICELAND during the FONT Late-Spring Tour.
(In Europe, Common Murres are called Guillemots.)
  

 

Aurora Borealis in Iceland in October

 

Note that some of the FONT European birding tours below can be done in combination as indicated.

 

2012 & 2013 Itineraries with prices (click-on underlined tour numbers/dates):

 

(Tour IC-1)
Jun 6-18, '12


Iceland


A Late-Spring 
Birding & Nature 
Tour 


For Oceanic Birds,
Marine Mammals, 
& Other Nature

 

(Tours SP-1 & 2)
Jun 17-24 & 
Jun 24 - Jul 1, '12

SPAIN

SP-1: Extremadura 
& Gredos Mountains


SP-2: 
Pyrenees Mountains 
& Ebro Delta 

Tours SP-1, SP-2, 
& SP-3 can be done 
individually
 or in combination


 

(Tour: SP-3)
Jul 1-6, '12

Canary 
IslANDS

for endemic & 
specialty birds

including 
islands of
Lanzarote, 
Fuerteventura,
& Tenerife  

Spain Tours SP-1, SP-2, 
& SP-3 can be done 
individually 
or in combination

(Tour SW-1)
Sep 22-28, '12


sweden 

For a fabulous 
Fall Migration  

Can be combined 
with Iceland Tour IC-2:
Sep 28 - Oct 6


 

(Tour IC-2)
Sep 28 - Oct 6, '12

Iceland

in the Fall 
for Birds & 
the "Northern 
Lights"



to be our 
19th Iceland tour!

Can be combined 
with Sweden Tour SW-1:
Sep 22-28

(Tours SP-1 & 2)
Jun 16-23 & 
Jun 23-30, '13

SPAIN

SP-1: 
Extremadura & 
Gredos 
Mountains


SP-2: 
Pyrenees 
Mountains 
& Ebro Delta 

Tours SP-1, SP-2, 
& SP-3 can be done individually
 or in combination


(Tour: SP-3)
Jun 30 - 
Jul 5, '13

Canary 
IslANDS

for endemic & 
specialty birds

including 
islands of
Lanzarote, 
Fuerteventura,
& Tenerife  

Spain Tours SP-1, SP-2, 
& SP-3 can be done 
individually 
or in combination

 


Lists of Birds during FONT tours:
Iceland

Spain & Canary Islands
Sweden
 
 
A Complete List
of Iceland Birds

(376 species)
A Complete List
of Canary Islands Birds
(407 species)

Photo Galleries:

Iceland: Nature & Culture
(during our June 2009 tour)

Iceland: Birds & Scenery
(during our June 2006 tour)

Some Iceland Photos
(during our earlier tours)


Sweden: Nature & Culture
(during our Sept 2007 tour)

Narratives:

The Nature of  Iceland 
& the Plight of the Puffin
ICELAND: JUNE 2011

3 Gyrfalcons, an all-white fox, avian vagrants, and dancing lights in the night-time sky

ICELAND: Sep/Oct 2008 

A fascinating archipelago 
with endemic & specialty birds

CANARY ISLANDS: June 2009

A Wonderful Bird Migration
in the Land of Linnaeus

SWEDEN: SEPT 2007 


A BIRD-LIST & PHOTO GALLERY
of European Birds (in 2 parts):
  

Part #1: Grouse to Puffin
Part #2: Sandgrouse to Buntings

 



 
List of European Mammals
(with some photos)

List of European Butterflies & Moths
(with some photos)
 

Butterflies of the
Canary Islands

List of Icelandic Wildflowers
(with photos)

List of Interesting Plants
of the Canary Islands,
many endemic
 

Mammals
& Marine Life
of the Canary Islands

Amphibians & Reptiles
of the Canary Islands

Some Highlights of Previous Tours:     Iceland    Spain & Canary Is.    Sweden

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