Hi, I’m Dave Gosney, the author of the Finding Birds in series of books. I‘ve been re-writing the books and producing DVDs to go with them to give you an even better idea of where and how to find the best birds when you go birding abroad.
“No one should contemplate their birding trip without checking to see if Dave has been there and written the booklet or made the film. If he has, buy it!”
Bo Beolens, www.fatbirder.com (click here for full review)
Together the book and DVD make the complete site guide
The “Finding Birds in ...” books give details of exactly where to go to find the most exciting species in Europe, the Middle East and further afield.
The “Finding Birds in...” DVDs give you the clearest possible idea of what it’s like to go birding in different parts of Europe and the Middle East, enabling you to get a feel for different locations and to learn about their special birds.
The free updates pages, provide updates to all the books
And don’t forget the tips and photos available in the ‘Birding Sites’ section of this website and the extra maps that weren’t included in the books.
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Birdwatching site guides for finding birds in places like Mallorca, Goa, Spain, Morocco, Turkey and Finland
Latest books and updates
2019 Finding Birds in South-east Romania. This replaces the original Finding Birds in Romania. Despite the title, it actually covers more of the country, now including some of the Transylvanian mountains as well as the Danube Delta and the Black Sea coast. Whatever species you are looking for, this book tells you what you need to know.
2019 Finding Birds in Eastern Bulgaria. This replaces the original Finding Birds in Bulgaria but concentrates on the Black sea coast, the Eastern Rhodopes and sites along the Danube including Rusenski Lom. Includes specific sites for all of Bulgaria’s most exciting breeding birds and highlights the best places to look for rare migrants and wintering geese, ducks and gulls.
2019 Finding Birds in mid-France. This replaces the original Finding Birds in Northern France, covering most of the same sites but in far more detail, making it the essential guide for anyone visiting sites such as the Champagne Lakes (including Lac du Der), the Lorraine National Park (including Lac Lindre), La Brenne, Les Dombes, Les Vosges and the Jura mountains.
2019 Finding Birds in the Gambia. This update is based on Dave’s 2019 visit to the Gambia to check the current situation at many of the sites in the earlier book. it includes new information on how to find birds like White-spotted Flufftail, White-fronted Plover, Standard-winged Nightjar, African Wood Owl, Carmine Bee-eater, Green Hylia etc
2018 Finding Birds in Catalonia is a completely new book giving specific details of all the best-known birding sites in Catalonia plus many less heralded but terrific sites. THE book to get if you want to find birds like Bonelli’s Eagle, Little Bittern, Moustached Warbler, Little Bustard, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Rock Thrush, Orphean Warbler, Spectacled Warbler Black Woodpecker and Red-billed Leothrix
2018 Finding Birds in Morocco: the deserts has new sites and improved maps with invaluable new insights on how to find birds such as Egyptian Nightjar, Maghreb Wheatear, Thick-billed Lark. Maghreb Lark, Barbary Falcon, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Lanner Falcon etc
2017 Finding Birds in Morocco: coast and mountains includes important new information on how to find species such as Andalusian Hemipode, Double-spurred Francolin, Levaillant’s Woodpecker, Marsh Owl, Maghreb Wood owl, African Crimson-winged Finch etc
2017 Finding Birds in North Spain includes new sites and more pages with substantial upgrades to the sections on the Picos de Europa, the Spanish Pyrenees and the Zaragoza plains, making it easier than ever to find birds such as White-backed Woodpecker, both sandgrouse, Wallcreeper, Lammergeier, Dupont’s Lark etc.
2016 Finding Birds in the South of France is a complete rewrite of the original book Finding Birds in Southern France. It is based largely on the author’s visit to the area in 2016 when he ‘road-tested’ known sites for species such as Wallcreeper, Lammergeier, Rock Partridge, Snow Finch, Nutcracker, Orphean Warbler, Rock Thrush, Ortolan Bunting, Black Vulture, Pygmy Owl, White-backed Woodpecker, Collared Pratincole, Moustached Warbler, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Little Bustard, Lesser Kestrel, Calandra Lark, Citril Finch, Roller, Eagle Owl, Bonelli’s Eagle, Alpine Accentor, Rock Sparrow. No other book gives you such precise information on where to look for all these species in the Alps, the Camargue, the Pyrenees and the Cevennes all based on first-hand recent experience.
New (2018) book Finding Birds in Catalonia now available. Order now
Updated (2019) book Finding Birds in The Gambia now available. Order now
New (2019) book Finding Birds in mid France now available. Order now
New (2019) book Finding Birds in Eastern Bulgaria now available. Order now
New (2019) book Finding Birds in SE Romania now available. Order now
