| The Company - Birds & Nature Tours |
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Birds & Nature Tours is the first and only Portuguese company specifically dedicated to birds and birding tours. The company offers you a wide variety of programmes, including guided birding tours, photographic tours, bird-dedicated courses and birding trips outside Portugal. Birds & Nature Tours, the brainchild of João Jara, was born of the need for a quality birding company in Portugal, to bring people to birds, at all levels of interest and dedication. The company is owned and managed by João, who also guides the majority of the activities. João was born in Lisbon and studied biology at the Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, from where he developed his professional career in the pharmaceutical industry, as senior manager and director of various multinational companies. With 25 years of field experience, he knows the field of Portuguese birding intimately and is a member of the board of SPEA (Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves – Birdlife in Portugal), as well as coordinator of the PRC (Portuguese Rarities Committee). Author and co-author of several articles about birds, João has led many field tours (in Portugal and abroad), as well as bird identification courses for SPEA. Besides birds, he has an active special interest in amphibians, reptiles and fishes. João is fluent in English, French and Spanish. Though our company focuses on birds and birding, this activity is seen as an integral part of a greater pursuit, namely the observation of nature in all its facets, hence our company's name, Birds & Nature. Our logo is the Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus, a symbol not only of a species with an extensive distribution around the world, but also of a conservation success in Portugal, where some of its highest densities now exist within 20 minutes of the Portuguese capital. Birds & Nature is based in Lisbon, and most field trips depart from and return to Lisbon (hotel pick up and drop off). Participants are transported in company vehicles with air conditioning and a capacity for 8. The prices quoted for the tours include guide, transport (including fuel and tolls), use of optical equipment (quality binoculars and telescopes) and field guides, entrance fee in private or protected areas and participant’s accident insurance. Lunch is not included, but we are happy to arrange a picnic or restaurant lunch on request.  Birds & Nature Tours is a registered tourism company (RNAAT nº 25/2008 - Turismo de Portugal I.P.)
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