Naturetrek, Feb 2008



What a lovely holiday.
Thanks very much. Everything worked our really smoothly. We are planning a return visit to Sweden... Eric & Elisabet Leese




Naturetrek, Feb 2009



Just a short note to say thank you for all your hard work and making the weekend so enjoyable. It was a very special experience – and I am sure that I will return. I really enjoyed meeting you and would thank you for your professionalism. I very much hope to see you again.
Kind regards, Wilf Banfield

Bad Boys Birding, March 2009



To Daniel with thanks for making a wonderful holiday into a memorable & excellent holiday!
Joyce, Bob H, Bob C, Cliff



Hi Daniel
Dennis and I really enjoyed our visit to Sweden and are delighted to have seen so many of your birds - especially the Owls.
The performance of the Great Grey Owl will live with me forever - I could not have asked for more.
Thanks again for giving us such a good time.
Best wishes   Margaret & Dennis



Once again huge thanks to David for your excellent guiding and to Daniel for creating the whole trip.
Cheers Roger




Naturetrek Butterfly-tour, July 2009



Hi Daniel,
Thanks again for giving us such a great trip last week. I've been wanting to go on a trip to see owls in the wild for about 25 years and it was worth the wait! haven't had time to add any of the photos from the trip to that yet.
Thanks again, Phil.



We thoroughly enjoyed our few days in Sweden and thank you for making it such a good experience.


Kindest regards, Noel and Jill Lock, May 2007



Thank you so much for a great trip Daniel! Everyone went home very happy I
thought and all seemed pleased. We did get together well and it was a success!


Rebecca Nason, Avian tours, April 2007



Stort tack för Din fina och innehållsrika guidning den 1/4 2007.
Den lever vi länge på.

Glad Påsk från Kurt o Ulla-Britt., April 2007




Silvia & Javier, July 2009



Thank you for a very enjoyable stay at Sätrabrunn and two excellent excursions with a knowledgable and friendly guide. I had excellent views of two Great Grey Owls and a very close encounter with a Ural Owl. I also found a Pied Flycatcher, Wood Warbler, Tree Pipit and a Camberwell Beauty around Sätrabrunn. I will be definitely returning next year to see one of your Tengmalm's Owls!

Dave & Jane Pearson

Dear Daniel!
We really enjoyed our time with you and would like to thank you for all you did for us. The birds we saw were wonderful and plentiful and the accomodation was excellent. We would hope to be back in Sweden again some time in the future.
Kind regards/ Mary Gaunt & Alastair Newman



Probably the best five days birding I've spent, with 136 species, including 6 woodpeckers and great views of speciality owls, in glorious and peaceful scenery, with friendly people and good food.
Cheap flights and easy access make this area of Sweden the best undiscovered birding region in Scandinavia.


Brian Hill, Dave Helliar and Sarah Beavis with Martin Rydberg Hedén. May 2007



Daniel, just a quick note to say many thanks once again for showing us some
wonderful birds in your beautiful country.

James Pattinson, May -06




Naturetrek, Feb 2009



Hi Daniel,
Just a quick note to pass on our thanks from Mark, James, Marcus and myself for a fantastic three days with you. The cottage by the lake was indeed a wonderful base for our visit with the most tranquil surroundings, wonderful views and superb variety of birds. Please pass on our thanks to Elizabeth who cooked some exquisite meals and proved a lovely host. Marcus rated her meatballs as highly as his close encounter with the Capercaillie!!
Also many thanks to Mike and your two ringers for taking us to see their special birds. I have attached one extra photo of one of the Owls in the hand for you to pass on with our thanks.
Despite being very tired everyone was very excited about the success of our trip - the bird favourites were hard to choose but Great-grey Owl won it for Mark and myself, while Marcus and James enjoyed the rogue Capercaillie's close approach. I hope you enjoyed our company, despite the rather bad jokes – as much as we enjoyed yours.

Michael Buckland and friends.



Daniel
I just wanted to thank you yet again for a memorable and very successful trip to Svartadalen. Everyone was very impressed.
We will write it up and if anything is going forward to any magazines then we will let you see it first to ensure you are happy with it re. the naming of any locations .We do agree with the sensitivity of some sites and would
not do anything to damage that.
We had a good day with Nickolas with the Eagle Owls and Caper being particularly good.
On Monday on the way home we twitched a Stilt Sandpiper and a Great Reed Warbler and bumped into Rebecca Nason at the latter - birding is a small world.
The last bird I saw before getting home was a Little Owl which rounded off the trip list of Owls very nicely.

Best Wishes, Tony Armstrong



Daniel
Just a short note to say thanks for the recent trip we had to Sweden. We all had a fantastic time, saw some great birds and your company was excellent. I have no hesitation in recommending you to friends here in the U.K., in fact several expressed interest in coming in future years. I would very much like to come again also, and i will keep in touch to see when such species as Siberian Tit and Jay, Hawk and Tengmalm's Owl are available.

Richard Taylor



Johnny Barnard, skidoo-driving, March 2009

the Sherpas, Naturetrek, Feb 2009



Hi Daniel
I just wanted to say a big thank you for a great time in Sweden. It is a beautiful area, and you did a great job looking after us and finding us such fantastic birds.
Best regards
Clare



Hi Daniel,
Just a quick mail to thank you for a superb couple of days!! Peter and I really enjoyed ourselves and it was great to be included in your Crane catching activities! We were delighted to see Great Grey Owl too, particuarly so late in their breeding season, with the chicks having fledged a while ago. It was also extremely good of you to invite us round to your home for dinner and to meet your family, a lovely memorable evening (and I got to see a swift chick too!!). I hope your tour leading business continues to pick up and thrive and that maybe one day I might come over with a group and have you as our Swedish Guide.

Steve Young & Rebecca Nason



May I again express sincere thanks to you personally for your very professional approach to the visit. Your arrangements were faultless, your knowledge of your country was extensive and your 'birding' skills were outstanding. You were tireless in your efforts to make the visit a success, which I can assure you it certainly was.”
”All the hotels were perfect for our needs and we look forward to working with them in future years.”

Martin Withers FRPS, Hosking Tours


Charlie Brown & Martin Withers

”On behalf of Avian Adventures I would like to thank you for all the arrangements which made our recent tour of Vastmanland so successful. The standard of both accommodation and food was excellent and all hotels will suit our groups very well.
On a personal note I would like to thank you for arranging for your many bird watching and ringing colleagues to meet up with us and to spend the time showing us the various special birds - it all added very much to our visit and was much appreciated.”

Charles Brown, Tour leader -
Avian Adventures



We had a great trip. Visited all the places you suggested. Hornborga was beautiful although we saw no cranes. By far, our best time was with you and Elizabeth. You are two special people and we very much enjoyed getting to know you a little.

Best regards, Lucia Corell



I really had a superb time in Sweden, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and hope that you did too. You were an excellent guide and created a varied and interesting selection of locations and species on our itinerary to please both birder and photographer. Thank you again, very much!! A truly memorable experience!

Rebecca Nason, photographer



"Firstly, can I express my sincere thanks for a wonderful 10 days of birding and photography. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the 10 day visit and I hope to return again as soon as possible.Your help and organisation was first class and everyone was so helpful. It was very encouraging to meet so many kind and enthusiastic people. Vastmanland is certainly a beautiful location with plenty of good wildlife to be seen."


Best wishes Mike Read, May 2004