A few years ago we had the surprise that an Iberian lynx released at the other side of the Iberian Peninsula was able to cross it and come to roam in the Baix Llobregat region, among large infrastructures, but well fed by the abundance of rabbits that were in the area. Obviously, this spontaneous colonization […]
A high flying dictionary
There is a well-known phrase by the French philosopher George Steiner that says: ‘what cannot be named, does not exist’ and that was precisely what Raül Aymí, Rafel Cebrian († 2021), Jordi Clavell, Manuel-Enric Giménez and Àlex Mascarell might have thought when in 2012, all of them coming from different areas of knowledge of nature, […]
The journey of birds
Eloïsa Matheu has created, for this edition of the Delta Birding Festival, some beautiful soundscapes that aim to cover the migration of birds from their Scandinavian breeding quarters, through the mountain passes of the Pyrenees, to the stopover areas in wetlands of the Catalan coast, until finally reaching the Bank d’Arguin on the Mauritanian coast, […]
Citizen science and weather radars to study bird migration
Nadja Weisshaupt currently works at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and is specialized in the study of large-scale animal movement, including birds, insects and bats, through weather radar. Thanks to the network operation of 70 of these radars, unprecedented data on aerofauna can be obtained, both at a regional and continental level. Although the use of […]
At DBF Junior, we give voice to the future!
One of the most stimulating novelties that will be presented at the 2022 Delta Birding Festival is the creation of the DBF Junior, a space in which the new generations of birders will be able to present their vision of this world and explain their projects. For this edition we have looked for people who […]
Embut and IIla de Mar, two wetlands full of life
The Embut and Illa de Mar wetlands are two purification wetlands in the Ebro Delta built by ACUAMED (Ministry for Ecological Transition) and managed by AQUAMBIENTE (AGBAR), which have become, since their formation, privileged spaces for migration and nesting of many birds, making it possible to enjoy more than 150 different species in recent years. […]