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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!

The age of image
The advent of digital photography can possibly be considered one of the great changes in how we perceive the reality that surrounds us. Barely 20 years ago, the number of images that each one of us received and produced from our environment was negligible compared to today. And this change has also affected ornithology. It...
The importance of listening well to birds!
It has always been known that when we go out into the field to see birds it is almost as important to see them than to hear them. Of all the fauna that we can spot, birds are the group with which it is most important to have the ear attentive. Certainly most of the...
The role of conservation photography on Balearic Shearwater populations
The Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is undoubtably the most globally endangered bird species that lives among us, to the point that it is one of the few European species that are listed as ‘critically endangered’ on the IUCN red list. Its world population is estimated at around 2,500 pairs and all of them breed in...
Creation of a reserve of Owls in la Plana de Vic (Osona)
According to the data from New Atlas of breeding birds in Catalonia, three of the seven species of Owls that breed in Catalonia have suffered a decline in terms of distribution, from the period 1975-83, when the field work of the 1st Catalan atlas was carried out. The most affected species is the Barn Owl...
DBF22 conferences: mythical, diverse and complete
Cada edició del Delta Birding Festival s’ha caracteritzat per un programa de conferències sobre ornitologia, conservació i altres temes vinculats a la Natura que ha despertat un gran interès gràcies als autèntics mites de l’ornitologia europea que han acceptat la nostra invitació. I enguany no serà menys, ans al contrari, serà més! David Sibley, l’autor...
Weaknesses of bird identification experts
The great experts in bird identification necessarily have to be ornithologists with a lot of experience in the field, whether doing scientific research, monitoring for the management or conservation of species, bird ringing, as professional guides or for the sheer pleasure of learning as much as possible in this field. All of them must have...
Get your cameras ready, DBF Photo Contest will start soon!
Do you like bird photography? Do you think your photos could win a prize? So keep reading because this may interest you… As every year, DBF Photo Contest returns with a new edition of dbf. This bird and wildlife photography contest is for both amateur and professional photographers who want to promote the beauty of...
Be part of the dbf22 fair!
Exhibitors, booking is open! Just like every year, the festival offers you the opportunity to book your space as an exhibitor to those companies, institutions or organizations related with nature and birding. In the commercial fair, there are three zones determined by type of exhibitor. So, If you are an artist inspired by nature, you...
This September…fly to Delta!
The most birder festival in the Mediterranean will celebrate its eighth edition on September 23, 24 and 25 in the emblematic space of the Ebro Delta. Birdwatchers and nature lovers will enjoy a wide offer of nature tours and workshops guided by highly qualified guides ad experts. You also will discover the latest novelties about...
An incredible Back To Birding
The seventh edition of the Delta Birding Festival was held on September 24, 25 and 26 after a year of mandatory stoppage. An edition that will be remembered as one of the most expected, the Back To Birding edition. A very special return to birding in which more than 2,400 visitors enjoyed a large fair...
Les activitats guiades #dbf21, novament un èxit!
Our guided outings are one of the most successful activities of the festival. And this is the reason that edition after edition, the organization of the festival aims to offer quality activities with expert guides so that all birders, from the most knowledgeable to beginners, can enjoy. In this year’s edition, tickets sold out quickly...
DBF on media
The seventh edition of the festival has been a very special edition where we met again with birders and friends after a long time. And the media have talked about it. Various radio stations such as Rac1, Cadena Ser or El Prat Radio have talked about the festival. For example, the journalist Txell Bonet spent...