DAY1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7

Maximum of 14 clients

Tour includes all flights, meals, accommodation, transport, entry fees, services of the leaders, airport taxes, and tips.

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NORTHERN ISRAEL: SEPTEMBER

The array of migrant raptors increases almost daily, with 50 to 100,000 Lesser Spotted Eagles and 20 to 40,000 Levant Sparrowhawks arriving this month. Pacific Golden Plover is now virtually annual and even Pectoral Sandpiper and Blyth's Pipit have been found in recent years. Small numbers of Sociable Plover are often present, and flocks of Black-winged Pratincole may number 50 birds. This is perhaps the best month to try for Egyptian Nightjar in the Bet She'an Valley and to observe Blue-cheeked Bee-eater passage through the Jordan Valley. Toward the end of month majestic flocks of Red-footed Falcon hunt over fields.

DAY ONE

Upon arriving at Ben Gurion airport, Tel Aviv, we will be met by our Leader, he will welcome us and take us to our minibus.We will then drive to our first hotel Kfar Macabia near Tel Aviv.

DAY TWO

Here are some of the species that can be found in this habitat:

Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Night Heron
Cattle Egret
Spoonbill
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper
Purple Heron
Great Black-headed Gull
Egret spp.,
Black Kite
White Pelican
Temminck's Stint
Marsh Sandpiper
Plus MANY other wader species

DAY THREE

Here are some of the species that can be seen in this habitat:

Pygmy Cormorant
Black Francolin
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Dead Sea
Sparrow
Desert Finch
Indian Silverbill
Social Plover
Small Skylark
Sardinian Warbler
Caspian Plover
Great White Egre
Glossy Ibi
Black StorkBluecheeked
Bee-eater
Long-legged Buzzard

We will then return to our hotel at Nir Ezion over looking the Meditranian sea. After dinner there will then be a meeting with the leader to discuss the day and talk about tomorrow’s itinerary.

DAY FOUR

Today we will be leaving our hotel and moving further North. Once we get on the road we will be driving along a number of valleys as we proceed North. This will be an ideal chance to have a general birding day stopping off at points along the road and
seeing how many species we can find on route.

We will finally arrive at our destination in the far North of Israel and will check in at our hotel at Kfar Blum which is in the Hula Valley and is overlooked by Mount
Hermon.

Once checked in we will have dinner and there will then be a meeting with the leader to discuss the day and talk about tomorrow’s itinerary.

DAY FIVE

Today we will be driving a short distance from our hotel to the Hula Lake. This stunning spot is packed full of birds. We will be spending the day exploring the
two major lakes of the area. The Hula Lake and the Agamon. We will see many species including Crane, Eagles, Harriers, Warblers, Hirundines, Waders. The list goes on. You will not want to leave.

 

Here are some of the species that can be seen in this habitat:

White Pelican
White Tailed Eagle
Long-legged Buzzard
Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Red-throated Pipit
Little Crake
Peregrine Falcon
Cattle Egret
Merlin
Calandra Lark
Black-winged Stilt
Marsh Sandpiper
Marbled Duck

We will then return to our hotel at Kfar.

DAY SIX

From our hotel today we will be travelling to Gamla Nature Reserve. This is a “must see” spot where Griffon Vultures can be watched turning and weaving from a vantage point overlooking the gorge. A spectacular sight. Of course there are also many other attractions in the area. We will then drive to the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). This is the largest lake in Israel and a beauty spot. We will be birding
on its shores.

Here are some of the species that can be seen in this area:

Griffon Vulture
Little Swift
Long-billed Pipit
Calandra Lark
Bimaculated Lark
Egyptian Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Blue Rock Thrush
Crag Martin
Pygmy Cormorant
Little Swift
Black-necked Grebe
Armenian Gull

Slender-billed Gull
Slavoian Grebe
Whiskered Tern
Alpine Swift
Woodchat Shrike
Masked Shrike
Blue Rock Thrush

We will then be driving south to our final hotel at Kfar Maccabia for dinner. There will then be a meeting with the leader to discuss the day and the tour in general, and an explanation of the arrangements for tomorow’s departure.

DAY 7

Back to the airport for the return flight home.

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