Nick Bray

Nick is the owner and Senior Tour Leader of Zoothera Birding. He has been birding from a very young age, when his dad pointed out the different birds in his garden on the edge of Plymbridge woods in Devon. Since then he has birded all over the Western Palearctic before outgrowing his twitching instincts to explore further afield. Nick has been guiding birdwatching groups for the past 25 years on a full-time basis all over the world and spending the last 15 years running Zoothera Birding. He has led numerous tours all over North America, as well as, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador & Galapagos, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, Madagascar, Namibia & Botswana, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Australia,  and over a dozen tours to the Gambia amongst other destinations. For many years he specialised in Asia and has built up an enviable knowledge of that regions avifauna. He led the first British commercial birding tours to Eaglenest, Nagaland & Mishmi Hills and was among the first Brits to see Naga & Mishmi Wren-babblers. He has led over 50 tours to the Indian Subcontinent, as well as leadng groups in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Mongolia and China. Current 'hot' destintions (on several levels!) include leading our Oman tours, where he has now led 12 trips and found many new birds & rarities. His love for Oman has led him to create the new Oman Birding website where he has passed on his knowledge in the hope it helps fellow birders and ultimately inspire budding local birdwatchers to enjoy the amazing birding on offer in the Sultanate.  He also has an interest in mammals & cetaceans and is always willing to pass on his knowledge to fellow travellers.