Ibisbill has been one of my must-see species since I was a teenager. I had long considered travelling to Kazachstan just to see it but when my girlfriend suggested Bhutan as a potential holiday destination I immediately thought Ibisbill and the answer was a resounding yes. This was one of the first species we saw in Bhutan and, for me at least, worth the trip in itself. Ibisbill are an enigmatic wader which I first found in the Helm's Shorebirds book - something I recieved for a birthday present after it became clear that waders were going to be a large part of the rest of my life.

We saw more Ibisbill very close to the capital city Thimphu.