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• Saturday Saturday morning

  The Delta’s noble pen shells

  Have you heard of noble pen shells? They are the largest mollusk in the Mediterranean and the second largest on the planet, and can exceed a meter in length. It is an emblematic species as it can only be found in the Mediterranean. However, its drastic reduction due to a parasite has led scientists to...

• Saturday Saturday morning Sunday

  The pelagic birds of the Delta – 1st shift – SOLD OUT

  Boat trip 10 or 15 miles offshore to observe the seabirds that inhabit the Mediterranean coast: storm petrels, Balearic shearwaters, seagulls, terns, occasionally an skua and perhaps a cetacean. Recommended age: over 10. Private vehicle: only to get to the activity departure point. Walking distance: om. Other vehicles: boat (included in the activity). Suitable for reduced mobility:...

• Saturday Saturday morning Sunday

  The pelagic birds of the Delta – 2nd shift – SOLD OUT

  Boat trip 10 or 15 miles offshore to observe the seabirds that inhabit the Mediterranean coast: storm petrels, Balearic shearwaters, seagulls, terns, occasionally an skua and perhaps a cetacean. Recommended age: over 10. Private vehicle: only to get to the activity departure point. Walking distance: om. Other vehicles: boat (included in the activity). Suitable for reduced mobility:...

• Saturday Saturday morning

  The river birds -SOLD OUT

  Outing on a solar-powered boat along the stretch of the Ebro River that runs from Amposta to Sapinya Island, enjoying both the river scenery and the endemic flora and fauna of this habitat. Recommended age: all ages. Private vehicle: only to get to the activity meeting point. Walking distance: 0m. Other vehicles: boat (included in...

• Saturday Saturday morning

  The Search for Lost Birds: Rediscoveries, Extinctions, and the Race Against Time

  Alex works for BirdLife International as a Senior Red List Officer, leading the organisation’s IUCN Red List assessments for Asia. He is the BirdLife lead for Search for Lost Birds, helping each year to curate the updated list of lost bird species. He has published extensively on avian conservation, extinction risk and taxonomy, with a...

• Saturday Saturday morning

  Un aguait a prop de casa

  Pere Ustrell i Plata is 12 years old, lives in Sabadell, and is passionate about birds and birdwatching. He is largely self-taught, learning from field guides and books, and uses his binoculars whenever he gets the chance. At school, he and several classmates help maintain nest boxes and improve habitats for birds by looking after...

• Sunday

  Visiting Vilacoto – LAST SPOT SATURDAY

  We will visit with the Plegadis Foundation the site of Vilacoto, a large lagoon managed exclusively for hunting purposes, closed to the public, and therefore not accessible to ornithologists. We’ll discover it from the hand of the ornithologist Sergi Sales. It is one of the few breeding sites in the Delta of the common reed...

• Friday Saturday Saturday afternoon Saturday morning Sunday

  Watercolour exhibition

  From 18 to 20 September, you can enjoy an exhibition of watercolours featuring birds and mammals, displayed on the first floor of the Mirador Building and created by nature illustrator Bruna Roqué. The exhibition will feature 14 original watercolors in a variety of formats, based on first-hand field experiences and created between 2017 and 2026.

• Saturday Saturday afternoon

  Who Can Bird?

  If you are passionate about birds, chances are you have come across videos on social media of people mimicking gull calls or whistling the songs of songbirds. Belgium, with its famous European Seagull Screeching Championship, and the United States, with its duck calling and turkey calling contests, have long been pioneers in this fascinating art...

• Saturday Saturday morning Sunday

  Wildlife tracking in the Delta

  Outing to detect animal tracks in nature, identify bird feathers and discover many secrets that nature hides from us, with expert tracker José Carlos de la Fuente. IMPORTANT: The activity will be complemented by a theoretical part (included in the price of the activity) that will take place on Saturday at 16:00 in the Aula...