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Bird Migration Nature Festival of Huertagrande
27 March, 2014 @ 4:00 pm - 30 March, 2014 @ 1:00 pm
$5The Bird Migration Nature Festival of Huertagrande (Cádiz) will held from 27 to 30 March 2014. It will take place lectures and discussions, guided tours, photography workshops, banding, bird and whales watching and many other activities.
Bird Migration & Nature Festival Huerta Grande
Program
| Thursday, 27th March | Lectures |
|---|---|
| 16,00 h | Opening Lecture. Joaquín Araujo Ponciano Journalist, writer, naturalist and environment communicator |
| 16,30 h | Gibraltar. John Emmanuel Cortés. Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) |
| 17,00 h. | “Short Introduction RSPB” “Turtle Dove migration & conservation in the western flyway”. Operation Turtle Dove Simon Tonkin. Royal Society for Protection of BirdsCoffee Break |
| 18,00 h. | “Towards a common vision and approach for the Mediterranean as an ecotourism destination” Carla Danelutti. IUCN |
| 18,30 h. | “Science and Environmental Education associated with the activity of whale watching” Ezequiel Andreu & Andre Anciaes. Turmares. |
| 19,00 h. |
Photo Expedition: “Belice” WINE & TALKS |
| 20,30 h. | Dinner |
| Friday, 28th March | Lectures |
|---|---|
| 8,00 h | Breakfast |
| 9,00 h | FIRMM Whale Watching |
| 12,00 h. | Opening of stands, workshops, banding, bird watching, sculptures, painting and photos exhibition, shop. Launch nature material by ORYX |
| 16,00 h. | “Environmental education in prectice: Ökowerk Berlin as an example for opportunities and limits. Some clues for the area of tarifa” Andreas Meibner-Ökowerk |
| 16,30 h. | “Rare birds in the Strait of Gibraltar” Javier Elorriaga. Rarities Committee Member of SEO/Birdlife |
| 17,00 h. |
“Ornithological Trips: Destination, preparation and equipment” Coffee Break |
| 18,00 h. | “Doing birding for 55 years” Ernest García Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) |
| 18,30 h. | Photo Expedition: “When Birdwatching in Galicia?” Antonio Sandoval |
| 19,00 h. | WINE & TALKS “Strait Coastal Wetlands” Alberto Vega |
| 20,30 h. | Dinner |
| Saturday, 29th March | Lectures |
|---|---|
| 8,00 h | Breakfast |
| 9,00 h | Field trip with… Ramón Navarro & Martín Iglesias Photografy Workshop Inscription Necessary. Limited places available |
| 12,00 h. | Opening stands, workshops, banding, bird watching, scultures and photos exhibitions. European launch optical material Martín-Iglesias, Canon and Nikon |
| 16,00 h. | “SPEA’s work regarding conservation of endangered species in Portugal” Luis Costa. Chairman Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudio das Aves. |
| 16,30 h. | “Winged Sentinels. Why is it important to study the migration of birds through the Strait?” Alejandro Onrubia. Migres Program Coordinator. |
| 17,00 h. |
“Crossroad of migrations, birds, fishes and whales?” “Conservation of migrants on breeding grounds in upland England” Coffee Break |
| 18,00 h. | “Migrating birds revealed: the MIGRA Program from SEO / Birdlife” Javier de la Puente. SEO/Birdlife |
| 18,30 h. | Photo Expedition: “New Zeland” Beltrán de Ceballos |
| 19,00 h. | WINE & TALKS “What kind of Natural Park of the Strait we want?” Miguel Ángel Maneiro |
| 20,30 h. | Dinner |
| Sunday, 30th March | Lectures |
|---|---|
| 8,00 h | Breakfast |
| 9,00 h | Field trip with… MIGRES Camorro / Punta Carnero / El Cabrito Observatory Inscription Necessary. Limited places available. |
| 12,00 h. | Conservation Project 14 KM |
| 12,15 h. | Tribute to Fernando Barrios PartidaFarewell and ClosingFarewell LunchLive Music Concert |
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