Tour itinerary - 1999:

• 8-10 Sept: travel London to Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi via Singapore
• 10 Sept: birding Karaente Forest near Ujung Pandang, travel to Lore Lindu via Palu
• 11-15 Sept: birding Lore Lindu NP - Kamarora, Anaso track and Dongi Dongi Rd
• 15 Sept PM: birding Ujung Pandang fishponds
• 16 Sept: birding Ujung Pandang fishponds, travel to Halmahera
• 17-20 Sept: birding Kali Batu Putih, near Sidangoli, Halmahera
• 20 Sept: birding Sidangoli mangroves, ferry to Ternate
• 21 Sept: travel to Dumoga-Bone NP, Sulawesi
• 22-23 Sept: birding Dumoga-Bone NP - Tambun and Torout
• 24 Sept: birding Dumoga-Bone, travel to Manado
• 25 Sept: birding (and snorkelling) Manado to Bunaken Island, travel overnight from Manado to London via Singapore.

Site guides

• Wheatley, N. (1996): Where to Watch Birds in Asia. Includes site descriptions with brief access details and maps for almost all the sites visited on this trip.
   
• Jepson, P. and Ounsted, R. (1997) Birding Indonesia: a Birdwatcher's Guide to the World's Largest Archipelago. Beautifully illustrated travel guide to Indonesia's top birding locations with details of most sites visited on this trip.

Field guides

• Coates, B.J. and Bishop, K.D. (1997): A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea (Sulawesi, The Moluccas and Lesser Sunda islands, Indonesia). Essential field guide for this region.
   
• Beehler, B.M., Pratt, T.K., and Zimmerman, D.A. (1986): Birds of New Guinea. Covers many Wallacean species.

Taxonomy

• White, C.M.N. and Bruce, M.D. (1986): The Birds of Wallacea: Sulawesi, The Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Standard reference on taxonomy, status and distribution of Wallacean birds.
   
• Inskipp, T., Lindsey, N. and Duckworth, W. (1996): An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region. Most up-to-date and detailed checklist to birds of the oriental region, available from Oriental Bird Club.

Addresses

• Birdquest Ltd, Two Jays, Kemple End, Birdy Brow, Stonyhurst, Lancashire, BB7 9QY, UK.
  Tel 01254 826317. E-mail birders@birdquest.co.uk.
  Find out more at Birdquest.
   
• Oriental Bird Club, c/o The Lodge, Sandy,
  Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, UK.
  Oriental Bird Club is a UK registered charity established to promote understanding and conservation of the region's wild birds. OBC's publications regularly include items on Wallacean birds. Find out more at Oriental Bird Club.