Gerard Gorman
Gerard is a very experienced birding and wildlife guide having led over 600 tours. He began in the late 1980s, soon after finishing a scholarship in Budapest, with pioneering trips around Hungary, Romania and the then Czechoslovakia. Since 2005 he has organised and guided many tours for Heatherlea in Central and Eastern Europe, including Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. Gerard has unrivalled experience in the region and is the author of The Birds of Hungary, Birding in Eastern Europe and Central & Eastern European Wildlife.
Gerard is also very well-travelled globally, and regularly leads for us in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America. Gerard’s favourite bird family is the woodpeckers. Indeed, he is regarded as an authority on these popular birds and has written numerous papers and the books Woodpeckers of the World: The Complete Guide, Woodpeckers of Europe, The Black Woodpecker and most recently Woodpeckers for the RSPB’s Spotlight series. He also has a keen interest in animal tracking: his book Tracks & Signs, which deals with European wildlife came out in 2014. When not leading tours, writing books or studying woodpeckers, Gerard likes to record bird songs and sounds. Originally from Merseyside Gerard is based in Budapest.
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Belarus
- 04 May - 11 May 2019
£2395 pp, £195 single supplement. Deposit £500
Exciting eastern birding in the marshes and forests of 'White Russia'
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Austria
- 12 Jun - 18 Jun 2019
£1895 pp, £160 single supplement. Deposit £300
Brilliant summer birding with an optional Vienna extension
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NEW! Northern Peru
- 02 Oct - 14 Oct 2019
£4795 pp, £545 single supplement. Deposit £1000
Fabulous birding from the Peruvian Pacific to the Andes, with optional Machu Picchu extension
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Uganda
- 25 Jan - 08 Feb 2020
£6795 pp, £795 single supplement. Deposit £1200
A wonderful East African safari, combining top birding with big game, Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees.
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NEW! Ghana
- 07 Feb - 22 Feb 2020
£3795 pp, £310 single supplement. Deposit £800
Excellent birding in a part of West Africa which boasts a big birdlist!
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NEW! Czech Republic - South Moravia
- 27 Feb - 01 Mar 2020
£1195 pp, £95 single supplement. Deposit £300
A special Wallcreeper and Woodpecker short break!
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Belarus
- 02 May - 09 May 2020
£2395 pp, £195 single supplement. Deposit £500
Exciting eastern birding in the marshes and forests of 'White Russia'
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Austria
- 10 Jun - 16 Jun 2020
£1895 pp, £160 single supplement. Deposit £300
Brilliant summer birding with an optional Vienna extension
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Hungary in Autumn
- 01 Oct - 08 Oct 2020
£1895 pp, £140 single supplement. Deposit £300
Spectacular Crane migration and the best of Autumn birding
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Southern Peru - Birding and Machu Picchu
- 16 Oct - 31 Oct 2020
£5495 pp, £545 single supplement. Deposit £1000
A relaxed pace birding tour of Peru - with a spectacular visit to Machu Picchu!
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NEW! Vietnam
- 23 Nov - 12 Dec 2020
£4495 pp, £450 single supplement. Deposit £800
A comprehensive first time tour covering endemics, near-endemics and other speciality birds of southern and central regions