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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!
Pipe Nebreda and Nacho Sevilla – The Province of Ávila: A Birdwatcher’s Paradise to Discover
The province of Ávila holds a surprisingly rich yet little-known ornithological heritage. This region features a remarkable variety of ecosystems, from the high peaks of Gredos to the cereal plains, including all kinds of forest formations, wetlands, lush riverside woods, and mid-mountain areas… all providing shelter to numerous wildlife species. Recently, institutional efforts have focused...
Helenia Salazar (Namaterra), Laura Camón (Bio+), Manuel Mojarro (Wild Doñana), Roger Sanmartí (Photo Logistics), and Ignacio Torres – Nature trips: photographic, birdwatching, and/or educational
We are currently living in a time when trips dedicated to discovering the natural environment and observing wildlife have become enormously popular, possibly thanks to easier access to flights, proficiency in different languages, and greater economic accessibility. What used to be “all-inclusive” trips has diversified according to the type of audience. Today we can find,...
Enric Pàmies – What Are Birdwatching Enthusiasts in Catalonia Like?
Enric Pàmies, better known in the birding community as Birding Catalunya, spends his free time enjoying birds and sharing knowledge about these beautiful animals through social media, podcasts, digital newspapers, or leading beginner birdwatching outings. It seems that interest in birdwatching is growing in Catalonia; more and more people are eager to learn about the...
Open-air Cinema: Presentation and Screening of the documentary Rancho Quemado by Marc Casas
Before the screening of Saturday night’s feature film, we will show the documentary Rancho Quemado, a 20-minute audiovisual piece presented by its director, Marc Casas. Marc Casas is a Spanish videographer with experience in documentaries, advertising, and event production. He began in wildlife photography and visual storytelling, refining his audiovisual vision. In Rancho Quemado, he...
Eneko Leonor (DBF Junior) – Growing up among Harriers
Eneko Leonor García is an 11-year-old young ornithologist who lives in Ávila. In his first few months of life, he was already accompanying his parents into the countryside, and from the age of 5 he began birdwatching. During the pandemic, he set up his own bird observatory on his home terrace, and since then he...
Ivet Franch (DBF Junior) – La Palma d’Ebre: A Village That Once Relied on Dry Farming
Ivet Franch Garcia is a 17-year-old young ornithologist who has just completed her second year of high school. She describes herself as a curious person with an interest in local history. In her talk, she will present her research project, which aims to study the changes in bird species following the creation of the Palma...
Juan José Ramos Melo – The Migration of Seabirds from the Buenavista Lighthouse (Tenerife)
Juan José Ramos is a naturalist, specialist in biodiversity outreach and conservation, and a nature and travel photographer. The “Buenavista Lighthouse Migration Observatory” is a project by the company Birding Canarias that combines research, conservation, environmental volunteering, and citizen science. Its main objectives are to document the migratory phenology and status of seabirds in the...
Enric Carrera and Jordi Baucells – Catalan Institute of Ornithology (ICO). A look at the 50 years of its history.
Enric Carrera holds a PhD in textile engineering, has been a bird ringer since 1975, and is a founding member and the first president of the ICO. Jordi Baucells is a biologist, agricultural technical engineer, and has been a bird ringer since the mid-1980s. He is currently the president of the ICO. To mark the...
Katarina Kostić – Regenerative Agriculture for Biodiversity: Restoring Ecosystems by Growing Healthy Food
Katarina Kostić is a consultant in regenerative agriculture and biodiversity, with over 20 years of experience in restoring agricultural and urban ecosystems. She collaborates with Granja San Francisco, EIT Food, and the European Commission on projects focused on the most effective strategies to mitigate climate change and conserve biodiversity. In this talk, we will explore...
Managing a High-Density Barn Owl Area: The Osona Experience of 30 Years of Species Conservation
Jordi Baucells is a biologist, agricultural technical engineer, and bird ringer since the mid-1980s, and he is currently the president of the ICO (Catalan Institute of Ornithology). In this talk, he will present a scientific analysis of the monitoring of a large barn owl population in Osona after thirty years of monitoring and safeguarding nests...
Francesco Rovedo and Laura Núñez – Podcast El Guardabosques
Francesco Rovedo is an environmental scientist and Laura Núñez is a biologist, and both are guides for wildlife tracking trips in the Arctic. They share a passion for wildlife photography, responsible travel practices — such as the Ecology and Conservation of Arctic Ecosystems course in Svalbard that they run every year in collaboration with the...
Ricard Gutiérrez – AI or Is It Overhyped? Technological Tools for Modern Ornithology
Ricard Gutiérrez is a biologist specialized in zoology with a postgraduate degree in economics and environmental management. He works in wildlife conservation for the Catalan Government and has been involved for over 17 years in rarities committees and their study. In addition, he is the author of several scientific articles and nature books. In this...
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