Kolka Cape, Liepāja and Pape - all those places are located on Western part of Latvia at the Baltic sea coast line and are on White sea/Baltic sea flyway.

Therefore during Autumn migration all of them offer amazing opportunities for birding.

Depending on place, we can see migration waterfowls, raptors, small passerines and also numbers of rare species as well. 

Kolka Cape is an important migration hot spot also in Autumn. Cranes, small passerines, raptors are moving out of the Sea over the Cape. 

Liepāja is a capital of birdwatching of Latvia! Because of its location between Baltic Sea and Lake Liepāja it offers excellent options for birding with its harbour, piers, seashore lake side and surrounding fields.

Pape - legendary rarity forge of Latvia. A lot of new bird species are recorded in this place, probably the best place for Autumn migration in the country. 

Selected species:

Geese, Steller's Eider, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Pallid Harrier, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Red-footed Falcon, Whimbrel, Purple Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Boreal Owl, Dusky Warbler, Pallas's Leaf Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-troated Pipit, Parrot Crossbill, Two-bared Crossbill.

Depending on place, we can see migration waterfowls, raptors, small passerines and also numbers of rare species as well.

Number of species possible to see during this tour - 120 and more.

Guide: 

ornithologists - Karlis Millers, Gaidis Grandans

The tour: 8 days

Dates: 

any time from September to middle of October

The tour can be made in five to ten days depending on request, please contact us.

Group size: 6 - 9

Price for 8 day tour:

for 6 pax - 1120 EUR (820 GBP)

for 9 pax - 1100 EUR (805 GBP)

or depends of the group size, please contact us info@dabastures.lv

Price includes:

Transport expenses within the programme

Birding guide - full time services

Expenses of the group coordinator from your company

Accommodation - double-rooms with conveniences

(single-room for extra payment – 60 EUR/50GBP)

All meals, coffee/ tea breaks and soft drinks included

Entrance fee in the nature parks and/or services of the local guides

Price does not include:

Airline tickets and airport taxes

Insurance (of all sorts)

Other your personal expenses not mentioned in the part “Price includes”

Itinerary: 

Rīga - Kolka Cape - Liepāja - Pape - Rīga

Day 1 - arrival, transfer to Kolka. Overnight stay in guest house Pītagi for two nights.

Day 2 - Cranes, small passerines, raptors are moving out of the Sea over Kolka Cape. Birding near Sea cast and in old boreal forest.

Day 3  - nice walk through forest in Slītere NP. Visit of Dundaga manor park. After Lunch - transfer to Ventspils, overnight there.

Day 4 - fields and lowlands near Ventspils for Cranes, raptors, waders, ducks and geeses. Transfer to Liepāja for two night staying there.

Day 5 - Visit of Ornithological center in Pape - birds ringing station. Autumn migratory bird watching. In the best migration days you can be a witness to an unfergettable view - continuous stream of migrating birds. They move to South as live river over your heads! 

Day 6 - full day birding in Liepāja city and surrounding, where we can check for variety of gulls, waterfowl, waders or other species. Steller's Eider could be seen from pier or Red-troated Pipit passing over the dunes as well as other interesting and rare species. And for sure you have to look for Liepāja specialty - the only place in Latvia, where the breeds of Crested Lark and are present year round.

Day 7 - transfer to Skrunda fish ponds area - waders, waterfowl, raptors. After Lunch we continue our way back through Abava river nature park. Overnight in Jaunmoku pils.

 

Day 8 - early birding in old manor park near Hotel and on the way to Rīga International airport.

 

 

Important!

 

Please take the warm clothes with you, gloves, caps and warm neck, waterproof boots or other pair of boots for wetland areas.

Collins edition "Birds of Europe and North Afreica" could be useful.

For any personal needs please contact us in advance.