Birding the Amazing Beit Shean Valley

Event Details:

Date: November 10-12, 2024

Address: Jordan Valley Birding Center, Kfar Rupin

 

November is one of the best months for birdwatching, and the best place to witness the variety and quantity of resident and migranting birds is the Valley of the Springs! We will search the fields for a wide variety of raptors as well as such as wagtails, pipits and seedeaters. We will explore the Amud Reservoir and Safa Reservoir – the first rewilding nature sites in Israel – that attract waterfowl and shorebirds – ducks, herons, Pygmy cormorants, kingfishers and many more. We will also devote time to for resident species unique to the Valley of the Springs – Desert Finch, Dead Sea Sparrow, Namaqua Dove and more

 

Three days full of good things, including accommodation and half board at the Jordan Valley Birding Lodge in Kfar Rupin

 

Guided by: Alena Kacal and staff of Birdlife Israel

Package includes professional guides, accommodation and half-board meals (morning coffee and pastries, brunch and dinner (dairy/veg)

Appropriate for birdwatchers of all levels, age 13 to adults

 

Travel by private cars. Carpooling possible

 

The workshop is subject to a minimum number of participants

 

Cost:

Per person – double room: 1865 NIS

Per person – single room: 2630 NIS

 

Per person – double room (Member of the Society for the Protection of Nature/ Birding Club): 1675 NIS

Per person – single room (member of the Society for the Protection of Nature/ Birding Club): 2365 NIS

There are apartment rooms available – 2 bedrooms with shared bathroom – max 4 people. If you are interested in this option please contact us.

 

We do not guarantee to find roommates***

 

For more information: call 0523-869488 or email reg.jbo@gmail.com

 

This workshop is run by Birdlife Israel, a unit of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Israel’s pre-eminent environmental non-profit organization. By joining the Jerusalem English Speakers Bird Club or choosing to join one of our trips you are supporting Israeli conservation initiatives that protect these birds and their habitats.

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