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Bird Photo Tours by Destination

3rd - 8th Dec 2025 6 Days
Group Size 2 - 4
Activity Level Easy
Price Per Person US$4,500
Tour Leader Jiangxi

Introduction

Bird-Photo-Tours Asia has selected the most important wintering grounds in China for cranes namely Jiujiang Prefecture in Jiangxi Province. This area is home to four crane species including the Hooded Crane, Common Crane, Siberian Crane and White-naped Crane. Our main target will be to obtain portraits of all four crane species. The supporting cast of birds is also fabulous including, amongst many others, the critically endangered Baer’s Pochard, the near endemic Reed Parrotbill and a chance of a close photographic encounter with the rarely seen Tawny Fish Owl.

Photographic Highlights

Cranes: Common Crane / White-naped Crane / Hooded Crane / Siberian Crane

Geese: Tundra Bean Goose / Greylag Goose / Swan Goose / Tundra Swan / Brown Crake

Others: Marsh Grassbird / Chinese Penduline Tit / Oriental Stork / Eurasian Bittern / Baer’s Pochard / Mandarin Duck / Eastern Spot-billed Duck / Reed Parrotbill / Vinous-throated Parrotbill / Tawny Fish Owl



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Pricing

Price Per Person US$4,500
Single Supplement US$250
Deposit US$1,125
Bird-Photo-Tour Asia Inclusions:

Guiding Fees / Ground Transportation / Accommodation / Meals / Entrance Fees / Tipping for Drivers, Boatsmen, Hotel and Restaurant Staff.

Bird-Photo-Tour Asia Exclusions:

International Flights / VISA Fees / Travel Insurance / Tips for Local Guide / Alcohol / Laundry / Items of a Personal Nature

Itinerary

Days 1-6, Jiangxi Province [5N / 4D / 9S]. Arrive Jiangxi Province. Photographic Targets: Common Crane / White-naped Crane / Hooded Crane / Siberian Crane / Baer’s Pochard / Mandarin Duck / Eastern Spot-billed Duck / Tundra Bean Goose / Greylag Goose / Swan Goose / Tundra Swan / Brown Crake / Tawny Fish Owl / Marsh Grassbird / Chinese Penduline Tit / Oriental Stork / Eurasian Bittern.

[Key: N=Night, D=Full Day, S = Session / Half-Day]

Nick Ludovic Green

Nick has been living in Asia for over 15-years and in this time has conducted over 125 bird photography trips across the whole of the Asian continent ranging from Kazakhstan in the west, through India and China to Japan in the east, and from the Kamchatka coastline in the north to as far south as Indonesia. In China alone Nick has photographed to portrait-quality standard over 1,200 of China's bird species taking him to all of China's provinces as well as most of those nations bordering China. These bird photography trips have ranged in length from a few days to many months, including a three-month bird photography expedition to China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, becoming quite possibly the most travelled foreigner in this region over the past decade. Nick has also conducted a four-month bird photography trek across the Himalayas, ranging from the Indian States of Ladakh and Kashmir in the west, into the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, then onto the Indian States of West Bengal and Sikkim, ending in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the eastern Himalayas. Nick has had his images published across numerous media channels including the BBC and Chinese state-owned media outlets, various bird magazines and journals including the Oriental Bird Club's BirdingASIA. He has his own website on the Birds of China at www.BirdingInChina.com and his book 'Portraits of the Birds of China' is due for publication in 2025. Furthermore, Nick has presented films on photographing birds both in Asia and Europe, has his bird images published across many social media platforms within and outside Asia, and has led a number of bird photography lectures and walks, particularly targeted at children.

Consequently, Nick has accumulated significant experience of photographing birds within the Asian continent and this expertise has formed the backdrop to setting up Bird-Photo-Tours Asia, trips designed by bird photographers for bird photographers.

Easy Activity Level

(i) The guesthouses are all in close proximity to the bird photography locations (ii) Walking is at a light pace (iii) There is no requirement to hike nor climb. (iv) None of the locations are at altitude (v) There is no camping. Summary: for these five reasons this trip has been graded as 'Easy'.