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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!

Peter Boesman – Digging deeper into the world of birdsounds
Peter Boesman is a lifelong birder who has been focussing on the voice of birds for over 30 years. He is well known as a pioneer in recording bird sounds worldwide, and has documented more than half of the world’s bird species. He has published numerous papers that deal with bird vocalizations and taxonomy, and...
Ponç Feliu – Els futurs Parcs Naturals de Catalunya i les ampliacions previstes
Ponç Feliu is currently Director of the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park and was Director of Cap de Creus Natural Park for six years. Ponç will close the Delta Birding Festival’s conference programme with this closing presentation. In the coming years, Catalonia will have new Natural Parks that are already undergoing the formal designation process,...
Israel Montiel – Fet al Parc
Israel Montiel is the technical coordinator of the “Fet al Parc” programme at the Directorate-General for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage of the Government of Catalonia. He works to link biodiversity conservation with the socio-economic development of protected natural areas through collaboration with local producers and the recognition of activities committed to the territory. This...
Antoni Hernández, Rafel Bosch, Francesc Parés, Claudi Baiges, Francesc Xavier Parellada, Ricard Gutiérrez and Ricard Casanovas – És compatible la conservació de l’avifauna amb les energies renovables?
This will be a round table proposed by the Directorate-General for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage and moderated by Ricard Casanovas, Head of the Fauna and Flora Service of the Directorate-General for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage of the DTER. The talk will include Antoni Hernández, Professor at the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity...
Marc Vilahur – Impulsant les polítiques de conservació de la biodiversitat a Catalunya: un breu estat de la qüestió i properes fites
Marc Vilahur is the Director-General for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage, and will open the Delta Birding Festival with this first conference organised by the Government of Catalonia. Over recent years, the Government of Catalonia’s biodiversity conservation policies have undergone a transformation aimed at addressing the major challenges involved in protecting species, habitats and ecological...
Maxi Díez – Descubriendo la Naturaleza Cantábrica a través de mi cámara
Maxi Díez is the youngest naturalist in this year’s edition. At just 11 years old, he is from Luanco, Asturias, and is already an accomplished nature photographer. He began exploring wildlife from a very young age alongside his father, near the coast around Cape Peñas. During his talk at DBF Júnior, he will take us...
Carles Santana – Restauració ecosistèmica de la Torre dels Budells: conservar a través de la fotografia de natura
Carles Santana is a biologist, co-founder of PHOTO LOGISTICS, and head of the company’s conservation projects. For more than sixteen years, he has led initiatives that demonstrate how nature photography can become a powerful tool for habitat restoration, land stewardship, and biodiversity conservation. During his talk, he will present the conservation project that received the...
Alfredo Scott – Quetzal y agricultura: La alianza que protege una de las aves más bellas del mundo
Alfredo Scott holds a degree in Tropical Biology and a master’s degree in Ecotourism Planning. He has devoted many years to teaching and served as curator of the Entomology Collection at the University of Costa Rica. Since 1995, he has worked as a birding guide and is the owner of Wildbird Tours, a tour operator...
Nicolás Reusens – El tiempo robado, lo que el ojo no ve
En Nicolás Reusens és un fotògraf col·laborador de SONY i realitzador de natura amb més de quinze anys de trajectòria, especialitzat en fotografia d’alta velocitat i multiflaix, amb la qual ha retratat els animals més ràpids del planeta en ple vol, salt o cursa. En els darrers anys ha traslladat aquesta mateixa passió pel temps...
Adrià Bellmunt – A la recerca d’una espècie críptica a l’illa de La Palma: la baldriga pufí
Adrià Bellmunt is a young researcher, biologist and ornithologist, enthusiastic about seabirds and their ecology. Committed to the conservation of the natural environment, he dedicates his work to generating scientific knowledge and promoting applied research with a real impact on biodiversity and ecosystems. During his talk, he will speak about how essential it is to...
Mariona Sardà – Conservació i gestió de les colònies de xatrac al llac de Lady’s Island, Irlanda
Mariona Sardà is a biologist with years of experience in seabird conservation and the use of technology applied to species monitoring. She has worked on conservation projects in Ireland, Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, and New Zealand, focusing on wildlife monitoring and habitat management. During her talk, she will introduce Lady’s Island Lake, a shallow...
Eugeni Capella – Organitzar un viatge ornitològic pel teu compte
Eugeni Capella is passionate about ornithology and travel, especially journeys that allow the discovery of new territories through birds. Over the years, he has independently organized several trips, learning both from successes and unexpected situations along the way. In this talk, he will start from the question “How do you prepare for a birdwatching trip?”...