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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 release of recovered birds is back
On Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM, at the end of Zone C of Optics and Photography (near the Ágora tent), there will be a release of birds recovered by the Agents Rurals, the Xarxa per a la Conservació de la Natura, and the Centers for Recovery of the Generalitat...
Estela I. Farías-Torbidoni, Víctor Dorado and Vanessa Teles da Mota – The Profile of Birdwatching Tourists in the Ebro Delta Natural Park: Motivations, Uses, and Visitor Preferences
Estela is a professor at INEFC Lleida, teaching in both undergraduate and master’s programs in Environmental and Forestry Sciences at the University of Lleida. She is the principal investigator of the GISEAFE subgroup at the Institute for Social and Territorial Development (INDEST) of the University of Lleida. Specialized in the management of sporting events in...
Marc Illa – Shedding Light on the Darkness: Unveiling the Secret Life of Red-billed and Alpine Choughs in the Cadí-Moixeró
Marc holds a degree in Biology and has extensive experience in the field of ornithology, with a strong focus on fieldwork ranging from bird surveys to scientific ringing. Since 2012, he has been a certified ringer for the ICO (Institut Català d’Ornitolgia) and also takes part in the Sylvia project in Catalonia, as well as...
DBF25 books signing
Saturday 20 at the Oryx Tent, you can enjoy book signings by the following authors: Ricard Gutiérrez with the book “Vamos a la playa” from 11:00 to 12:00. Per Alström with the book “Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America” from 11:00 to 12:00. José Luis Cortés Montesinos with the book “Entre esparveros...
Jordi Palau – Rewilding, an opportunity for the rural economy
Jordi Palau is a Forest Engineer with a Master’s degree in Protected Natural Areas. He has mainly worked in the fields of planning and management of natural areas, biodiversity conservation, management of large domestic and wild herbivores, rural development, ecotourism, and environmental education. He actively contributed to the creation of the only three protected areas...
The Embut and Illa de Mar: two purification wetlands full of birdlife
The Embut Wetland and the Illa de Mar Wetland are two purification wetlands in the Ebro Delta built by ACUAMED (Ministry for Ecological Transition) and managed by AQUAMBIENTE (AGBAR group) that have become, since its formation in 2013, privileged places for the migration and nesting of a large number of birds, coming to identify more...
Exhibition – II SEABIRD IL·LUSTRA Competition
The second edition of Seabird Il·lustra has recently taken place, and the selected artworks will be showcased to the public during the eleventh edition of the Delta Birding Festival. This is the marine bird illustration contest organized by the Seabird Ecology Lab of the University of Barcelona and the Biodiversity Research Institute. The artworks depict...
Elena Abella and Irene Álvarez de Quevedo – The Emerging Nesting of Sea Turtles in Catalonia: the Case of the Ebro Delta Natural Park
Dr. Elena Abella and Dr. Irene Álvarez de Quevedo are researchers at the Department of Applied Ecology and Global Change, at the BETA TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER (UVic-UCC). From CT BETA, they work for the conservation of sea turtles and marine ecosystems, leading research projects at both national and European level, and have recently inaugurated a new...
Ricard Casanovas, Ricard Gutiérrez, Jacinto Antón, Evelyn Segura and Xavier Riera – Nature and Journalism
The roundtable will explore the relationship between journalism and environmental issues, analyzing how the media play a crucial role in dissemination, raising awareness, and reporting on nature-related challenges. Joining us will be Ricard Casanovas, biologist and veterinarian, head of the Wildlife and Flora Service of the Generalitat de Catalunya, who will act as moderator. Also...
Oscar Díez – The Recovery of the Bearded Vulture, a Conservation Model in Harmony with Rural Development
Oscar Díez defines himself as an “ornithologist by birth,” with a deep passion for birdwatching since his early days in his hometown of Aínsa, in the heart of the Aragonese Pyrenees, where he lives and works. Thirty years ago, together with a group of passionate naturalists, he founded the Fundación para la Conservación del Quebrantahuesos,...
Virgilio Beltrán and Luis Frechilla – Improving Birding, Photography and Wildlife Art Services. Birdeo and Untamed Spain
BIRDEO is a network of experiences rooted in the landscapes we inhabit. A platform that allows you to take part in activities, getaways and trips for all audiences, connecting nature, observation and local culture, while contributing to a positive impact. Through nature tourism, awareness-raising, the recovery of rural memory and respect for biodiversity, BIRDEO offers...
Carlos Lozano, Juan José Ramos, Yanina Magiotto, Sara Álvarez, Ainhoa Lekuona, Lourdes Berzas, and Nacho Sevilla – Presentation of the Book “Biometría de un Encuentro”
Biometría de un Encuentro is neither a treatise on birds nor an identification guide. The book contains 31 stories, the result of the same number of days spent by the author alongside 40 birdwatchers in their natural environment, in which he seeks to capture the essence that fuels the passion of bird observers and their...