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GUIDED BIRDING

GUIDED WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

IN LOVE WITH NATURE

I’m a birder and nature lover who found a home between Greece and Cyprus. The Aegean’s wild beauty and incredible birdlife captured me from the start. Now I spend my days exploring, guiding, and sharing the magic of these islands with others.

WHY TO CHOOSE AEGEAN BIRDING

Guided by Experience

Aegean Birding is run by local ornithologists with deep field experience across Greece and Cyprus. Whether you’re seeking rare species, migration spectacles, or quiet wetlands full of life, you’ll benefit from first-hand expertise and insight gained through years of observation and research..

Local Knowledge, Personal Touch

Aegean Birding is a local, independent initiative built on passion, experience, and respect for nature. We offer authentic, flexible, and friendly birding experiences, far from crowded routes and generic tours. Our goal is simple: to help you discover the beauty of Aegean wildlife — naturally, ethically, and memorably.

Tailored Birding & Photography

From short morning outings to full-day explorations, every experience is designed around your interests, pace, and season. Birders, photographers, and nature enthusiasts alike enjoy custom itineraries, small group sizes, and access to lesser-known hotspots ideal for both watching and photographing birds.

Local Hospitality & Cultural Touch

Combine birding with authentic Greek life — traditional villages, local cuisine, and friendly hospitality. Our tours often include insights into local culture, landscape history, and traditional livelihoods that shape the region’s biodiversity.

Birding with Purpose

Aegean Birding supports sustainable, conservation-minded tourism. Your visit contributes to ongoing local biodiversity projects. We believe in enjoying nature responsibly — and protecting it for the future.

Passion, Not Just Profession

Aegean Birding was born from love for birds, nature, and the Aegean landscape. We don’t aim to be the biggest — only the most dedicated, authentic, and conservation-focused birding experience in the region.

We were very lucky to be guided around by Stelios from Aegean Birding, who was recommended to us by Eleni Galinou. His knowledge of the birds of Lesvos was superb, but it was where to find them and when that he excelled. We wanted to see a Golden Oriole; he found three. Short-toed Eagle? Stelios found us one eating a huge snake in mid-air.Rock Nuthatch? He found us not one, but several families of 6-8 birds. And so on and so on. He was also very good company to be with on our days out. Highly recommended.

Gary & Pippa Burnett

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

I arranged a 3 full day birding trip middle of may 2024 with Stylianos at Lesvos Island to especially see the special species. We managed to see over 120 different species, including all the birds I had in my priority list. Stylianos is not only an excellent guide with very profound knowledge of birds, he is also a very friendly and welcoming person. I really enjoyed the 3 days and it will definitely not be the last time I have been there.Here are some more information about the admistrative topics: he reacted very quickly to e-mails, he was also reacted very open and flexibel to specific needs. The trip itself was very well planned, the locations were chosen perfectly to see the birds.

Ilker Aycicek