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Do you want to be up to date with the news of the tenth edition of the Delta Birding Festival? Here you can find new information about presentations, exhibitions, documentaries and much more!

Custody and monumental olive groves. An opportunity to protect biodiversity and revitalize sustainable agricultural activity (conference in catalan)
One of the most important and spectacular heritage elements that we have in Catalonia is the monumental olive trees of the Terres de l’Ebre. The largest concentration is found around the Sénia river, in the Montsià region. Together with these monumental olive groves we find a unique heritage, housing a great and important biodiversity with...
Second edition of the DBF Junior!
The DBF Junior was a 2022 discovery during the festival’s last edition giving rise to a great willingness of the young public to participate in the event. After the difficult decision of the DBF organising team to select only 6 of the many stimulating projects presented by underage boys and girls, we consider that the...
The Marbled Teal LIFE project: actions for the recovery of the most endangered duck in Europe (conference in spanish)
The marbled teal is one of the seven species of ducks that are in a critical situation in Spain and the most threatened duck in Europe. Since 2021, the Marbled Teal LIFE project has been carrying out actions in critical areas for the species in Andalusia, Valencia and Murcia with the aim of restoring at...
What do birds get sick from? (conference in catalan)
Bird diseases, and wildlife’s in general, have in recent years become a threat to the conservation of biodiversity. Not only viruses, bacteria and parasites, but also human infrastructure, toxins and even medicines that we use for people and domestic animals, are the cause of mortality for many animals. These diseases can even become a pandemic....
Eyes with wings (conference in spanish)
Kiko Arcas is a Galician photographer passionate about birds and a Fujifilm ambassador. He is a scientific bird ringer, collaborates in ornithology courses taught at the University of Vigo and has participated in several scientific works on the species ecology such as the common sandpiper or the red-backed shrike. He is currently a collaborating photographer...
L’Ovella Verda: Podcast and divulgation from the beginning (conference in catalan)
The expression “black sheep” refers to that different person within the family and often considered a rebel because he or she does not follow the family customs. That’s where the idea of the “green sheep” or “Ovella Verda” came from, also representing, within the family, that person most sensitized by the environment. This is how...
Healthy places, healthy people: how protected areas contribute to the society well-being? (conference in spanish)
National parks and other places subject to protection figures were originally conceived as areas for the health and well-being of people, under a humanist and internationalist philosophy. Although for many decades this vision has been relegated to the background, in recent years it has been “rediscovered” along with aspects related to health, culture, spiritual values,...
Oceanic birds in the Estaca de Bares (conference in spanish)
The Estaca de Bares cape, in the extreme north of Galicia, is one of the best Europe’s vantage points to study and watch the passage of oceanic birds. Hundreds of thousands of specimens of dozens of species turn this Iberian corner every autumn to move and migrate. From the Estaca de Bares ornithological station, they...
A Seabird Summer (conference in english)
Rachel Bigsby is a young wildlife photographer, internationally known by her artistic work photographing seabirds. Rachel’s talented profile became popular when she was a finalist in the World’s top five wildlife photography contests, as well as through National Geographic publications. As a key spokesperson for Nikon Europe, Rachel is participates in public speakings at a...
Overexploitation impacts on tropical birds: defaunation and cascading effects on the tropical ecosystems (conference in spanish)
Overexploitation and trade is one of the tropical birds decline and extinction main causes. In fact, hunting pressure, the destruction and fragmentation of habitats, pollution and overexploitation are currently causing a serious decrease in the number of species that inhabit the tropics. Ana Benítez López is an ecologist from Córdoba who currently works as a...
Birds in African agricultural habitats: risks and opportunities for sustainable management (conference in catalan)
Crinan Jarrett is a post-doctoral researcher at the Swiss Ornithological Institute where she currently works on agricultural management and bird conservation in the African tropics. These tropics contain a very high birdlife diversity and also serve as wintering habitat for many migratory species. In these regions, the agriculture expansion and intensification is making natural habitats...
Wild journeys: tracking long distance migration (conference in english)
Long-distance migration is widespread among birds to exploit seasonal resources. Individuals of many species travel between continents and negotiate vast barriers of sea and desert. Only recent developments in tracking technologies has allowed tracking of even the smallest songbirds. Such trackings has revealed complex and narrowly-defined species-specific routes and non-breeding staging sites in the longest-distance...