What Are Birdwatching Enthusiasts in Catalonia Like?

Enric Pàmies, better known in the birding community as Birding Catalunya, spends his free time enjoying birds and sharing knowledge about these beautiful animals through social media, podcasts, digital newspapers, or leading beginner birdwatching outings.

It seems that interest in birdwatching is growing in Catalonia; more and more people are eager to learn about the wildlife around them, especially birds. But can we confirm this with numbers? Can we know their ages, genders, where they go birding, and what equipment they use?

To better understand Catalan birdwatchers, Enric created two complementary surveys —one in February and another in June—each answered by nearly a thousand people.

In this presentation, we will explore the main results from all this data collected directly from you, to understand who you (we) are and to provide a starting point for studying the evolution of the sector.