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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!

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....
The creations of new pilgrimage site
It is well known that the formation of a river delta depends on the sediments that the river to which it belongs drags along its entire length. In the case of la Tordera, despite the fact that it does not have any reservoir to retain these sediments, there is an intense activity of extracting aggregates,...
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...