Lyn Mair

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Lyn has traveled extensively in Africa searching for rare and endemic birds in all the major habitat regions, from Ethiopia to East Africa, the equatorial forests of West Africa to the dry, Sahelian areas of Mali. She first visited Madagascar in 1994 and has been leading birding and natural history expeditions to this fascinating island since then. She has also explored most of the western Indian Ocean Islands, leading travelers into Mauritius, the Comoros, Zanzibar, and many of the islands off Tanzania and Mozambique. Lyn lectures on board ships about the natural history of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Antarctica, and Africa and has spent time plying the waters of the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean. She is senior author and photographer of Seychelles: The Bradt Travel Guide, a contributor to Mali: The Bradt Travel Guide, and contributes articles to various wildlife and travel magazines. Lyn lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Upcoming Expeditions

No scheduled expeditions.