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| The showground - all set for Global Bird Fair (photo: Discover Rutland) |
A FASCINATING schedule of talks has been lined up for Global Birdfair at Rustland Showground, Oakham, between July 15-17.
These will be held in three separate lecture theatres - Avocet, Curlew and Plover.
The programme is below.
AVOCET
Friday 15 July
9.30 Dominic Couzens: July - A dull Birding Month?
10.00 Steve Lovell: From Clowns to Cuckoos. A personal account of Nature living in a Covid world
10.30 Jan Stannard: How rewilding helps birds
11.00 Siobhan Vye: Albatross, Rockhopper Penguins and Blue Whales. Marine Conservation on the world's most remote inhabited island - Tristan da Cunha
11.30 Aaron Russ: Birding the remote islands of Melanesia
12.00 Carles Carboneras: Turtle Dove. Evidence for a Hunting Moratorium in 2022. Unsustainable hunting of 1 million Turtle Doves every year is known to have contributed to its population decline in the Western Flyway
12.30 Ed & James Harrison: Soaring into Extinction: The Endangered Albatross
13.00 Mark Thomas: Birds of Buckton - there’s more to the patch than a Green Warbler!
13.30 Jeremy Purseglove: Rockingham Forest Vision is a conservation initiative in Northants, re-establishing links between ancient woods
14.00 Chris Bowden: Have we saved Asian Vultures Yet? How 25 partners of "Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction" (SAVE) are helping to achieve exactly that.
14.30 David Tipling: The art of photographing Britain's wildlife in black & white
15.00 Wenceslas Gatarabirwa: Protecting a Global Migration Highway from Iceland to South Africa. The Uk sits at the heart of the East Atlantic Flyway welcoming both winter and summer visitors.
15.30 Jonathan C Eames: Conserving Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary
16.00 Georgina Bray & Richard Winspear: Restoring lowland farmland bird populations in the UK. How nine wildlife NGOs have devised a six-point plan to restore biodiversity on lowland farmland
16.30 Rob Willams: Chaparri - 20 years of community conservation. The first private conservation area in Peru celebrates 20 years of community-owned conservation and ecotourism
17.00 Kerrie Porteous, Naturetrek: Slovenia - birds, bears and botany
Saturday 16 July
9.30 Raffaele Di Biase: A rewilding travel experience
10.00 Ruth Miller: Birdwatching - not just a man's world! America, Patagonia to Colombia
10.30 Carl Downing: Introduction to Wildlife Photography. What gear you should consider and the basic technical skills.
11.00 Hannah Bourne Taylor: Fledgling. The Author talks about her book.
11.30 John MacKinnon: Birding in China
12.00 Jonathan C Eames: Conserving Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary
12.30 Delphine Morin: Birds of the French Overseas Territories
13.00 Vanessa Amaral-Rogers: How our science is helping conservation at the RSPB. Around 60 scientists in the RSPB Centre of Conservation Science working on the most pressing issues across the UK and abroad
13.30 Carlos Bethancourt: Panama: A Birding & Nature Paradise. A small country with more than 1,010 bird species, hundreds of mammals, reptiles & amphibians along with 10,000 plant species.
14.00 Lizzie Bruce: How Titchwell Marsh in Norfolk has been restored to improve the fortunes of wetland wildlife
14.30 Richard Parsons: Ecuador´s cloud forests: the cradle of biodiversity! Travels down the Northwestern cloud forests through different elevations with different birds at each elevation
15.00 Dr Gerold Dobler: Hen Harrier ring-tail ageing and sexing simplified
15.30 Wynona Legg: RSPB's Plovers in Peril partnership, funded by the Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk, supported by Natural England
16.00 Waldyke Prince: Guyana's Birding Landscape
16.30 David Philips, Naturetrek: Iceland - Birds, whales and volcanology
17.00 Steve Lovell: Scotland - Its Wildlife, Scenery and Folklore
Sunday 17 July
10.00 Fay Smith: Eyebrook Wild Bird Feed - A look at bird life and conservation work at the award winning Rectory Farm
10.30 Ed and James Harrison - Shining a Light on Extinction. Species across the globe are disappearing. As brothers and creative collaborators, this duo are on a mission to protect endangered animals through our interactive art.
11.00 Vanessa Amaral-Rogers, RSPB. How science is helping conservation at the RSPB. Around 60 scientists in the RSPB Centre of Conservation Science working on the most pressing issues across the UK and abroad.
11.30 Antonio Navarro. Iberian Lynx Conservation through Photography in Penalajo. How to protect the Iberian Lynx in Sierra Morena.
12.00 Wynona Legg, RSPB. The charity's Plovers in Peril partnership, funded by the Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk, supported by Natural England.
12.30 Dr Charles Anderson. Marinelife, Komodo Dragons, volcanic scenery, and plenty of birds, around Indonesia’s Komodo National Park
13.00 Martin Beaton. A lively illustration of the diversity of bird life in the Falkland Islands - and Penguin pictures!
13.30 Sam Wootton, RSPB. Willow Tits - Results from the first national survey of the fastest declining resident bird in the UK.
14.00 Sara Frost. St Kilda. A voyage to one of the most breathtaking corners of the British Isles with Sara Frost from Naturetrek
14.30 Jeremy Purseglove. Rockingham Forest Vision is a conservation initiative in Northants, re-establishing links between ancient woods
15.00 Jan Stannard. Rewilding and birds: stories, facts and fiction
15.30 Kieran Lawrence. Low Carbon Birding, The Spurn Edition. Summarising climate change impacts on migration, and Spurn as an alternative holiday destination
CURLEW
Friday 15 July
09.30 Edson Moroni Vicente Cardoso Marques. The Pantanal is one of the main ecosystems in Brazil, a destination to discover the richness of birds and a memorable experience to search for jaguars
10.00 Martin Hughes-Games. How we can help curb disease spread via feeder contact
10.30 Bret Charman. South Luangwa - A photographers paradise. Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park is one of Africa’s finest wildlife hotspots and a photographer’s dream destination!
11.00 Roger Safford, BirdLife International.The Lost Birds. A rundown of these mysterious species, their discoveries, where they arere found and what it means for conservation.
11.30 Balázs Szigeti. Snow Leopards and the spectacular wildlife in Mongolia
12.00 Dr Stuart Butchart, BirdLife International.''Canaries in the coalmine’- what birds tell us.
12.30 Birdwatching in Azerbaijan. Talking about potential, the main bird species and the main birdwatching areas to visit in Azerbaijan
13.00 Richard Peters. Secrets to successful wildlife photography.
13.30 Paul Hackett. Phonescoping. How to take pictures and video with phone and 'scope
14.00 Jari Peltomäki. Finland´s colorful autumn.
14.30 Tonia Cochran. Iconic Australian birds and mammals.
15.00 Attila Steiner. Every season promises spectacular birding in Hungary! The national parks of Hungary: Hortobágy, Kiskunság, Bükk, Zemplén.
15.30 Luke Massey, Sony. Notes From Wild Finca.Turning an old cattle farm into a wildlife oasis and documenting it with Sony cameras.
16.00 Andy Tucker.Wildlife of Peru
16.30 Lloyd Scott. Committee Against Bird Slaughter
17.00 Luis Segura. Wildlife of Southern Patagonia
Saturday 16 July
09.30 Mark Thomas. Birds of Buckton
10.00 Mati Kose. Wildlife in Estonia.
10.30 Kerrie Porteous. Highlights of the Swiss Alps
11.00 Kate Mennie. Scotland's Top 20 Species - from Ptarmigan to White-tailed Eagles.
11.30 Massimiliano Biasioli. A Year in the Wild Arctic
12.00 Rick Simpson. Wader Passion
12.30 How searching for endemic birds in Panama led to rainforest conservation and 56 new species
13.00 Phil Espin.The Lincolnshire Bird Trail. The new Birds of Lincolnshire book and Bird Trail means it's time to visit Lincolnshire.
13.30 Mohit Aggarwal.Western tourists influencing Birding in India.
14.00 Joe Davis. Discovery of the Rutland sea dragon.
14.30 Harry Munt. Rewilding, one sparrow at a time. How conserving this unassuming, small bird could make big changes in conservation.
15.00 Alejandro Valenzuela. Destinations and birdwatching in Quito
15.30 Tom Mason, Nikon. Why you need binoculars in wildlife photography.
16.00 Alberto Bosque Coello. Ecotourism in Castilla y León, Spain
16.30 Michael Webster. The Condor's Feather. Inspirational stories about travelling wild in South America, Patagonia to Colombia.
17.00 Luis Eduardo Urueña. Conserving a Harpy Eagle Nesting area in Colombia
Sunday 17 July
09.30 Mike Alibone, Optics Editor, Birdwatch Magazine. An Insight into Birding Optics
10.00 BirdLife International/Amigos de la Janda. La Janda. The Global Birdfair2022 Project
10.30 Bret Charman: Journey to two of Europe’s finest bear watching locations - Finland’s boreal forests and the Dinaric Alps in Slovenia.
11.00 Emma Healey. A different perspective.Emma explains how to bring the tiny universe of insects, flowers and fauna to life with a macro lens.
11.30 Ollie Metcalf, British Birds. Overland migration of Common Scoter.
12.00 Jonathan C Eames. Conserving Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary
12.30 Kevin Shaw. Scottish Birds
13.00 Luke Massey, Sony. Notes From a Wild Finca. Turning an old cattle farm into a wildlife oasis and documenting it with Sony cameras
13.30 Tom Mabbett. Wildlife of the Alladale Estate, north of Inverness, Scotland
14.00 Paul Hackett. Phonescoping. The basics
14.30 Eleni Galinou. Birding on Lesvos Island, Greece.
15.00 Carlos Bethancourt. Panama: A Birding Paradise
15.30 Adam Riley. The Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater
16.00 Vanessa Palacios. Why a World Birdfairs Council?
PLOVER
Friday 15 July
09.30 Richard Peters. Back Garden Safari.
10.00 Gary Albert. Birding in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
10.30 Dr Charles Anderson. Raja Ampat in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago
11.00 Bennett Hennessey. World Land Trust. Birdwatching Bolivia.
11.30 Kate Mennie. SWcotland's wildlife - from Ptarmigan to White-tailed Eagles. T
12.00 Kieran Lawrence. Low Carbon Birding, The Spurn Edition. Summarising climate change impacts on migration and Spurn as an alternative holiday destination
12.30 Tohar Tal. Raptor migration in the Batumi bottleneck
13.00 Alfredo Scott. Quetzal's, birders and farmers, win-win story
13.30 Boris Belchev. Lithuania.
14.00 Helen Bryon. Wildlife of the Pantanal
14.30 Craig Jones. Best of British.Witness some of the amazing wildlife we have here in the UK with my talk that celebrates all that is beautiful in our British countryside.
15.00 Mohit Aggarwal. Bird-centric ecotourism in Indian Himalayas
15.30 Richard Porter. Birding in a War Zone
16.00 Ana Paula Oxom. Guatemala Birding.
16.30 Arjun Sinsinwar. Secrets of the Sundarbans - the world’s largest mangrove forest.
17.00 Adam Riley. Showcasing some of Adam’s favourite bird photos coupled with stories of his adventures in finding them.
Saturday 16 July
09.30 Dominic Couzens & Gail Ashton. July - A dull birding month but great for insects
10.00 Dr Ernest Garcia. African Birds in southern Spain. Relating historical, recent and ongoing colonisations and vagrancies of African bird species to climatic and anthropogenic influences.
10.30 Iain Campbell. Habitats of the World. A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists and Ecologists
11.00 Derek Gow. The History of Beavers
12.00 Project Representative, La Janda. The Global Birdfair Project
12.30 Jonathan Mullard. The Welsh New Naturalists. Birds, books and illustrators - the seven Welsh regional volumes of the Collins New Naturalist series.
13.00 Dan Brown. Scotland - World Class Wildlife
13.30 Rob Read. The Art of Wildlife Photography
14.00 Helen Bryon. Great Whales of Mexico's Pacific Coast.
14.30 Martin Kelsey. How conservation benefits from birding in Extremadura, Spain
15.00 Kevin Shaw. Scottish Birds.
15.30 Francesc Kirchner. Delta Birding Festival. The most important ornithological event in Catalonia that annually contributes to bird conservation projects
16.00 Marek Borkowski. Poland's birds
16.30 Paul Howden-Leach. A whistlestop tour of methods for identifying bird song though sonograms
17.00 Keith Betton. In search of the Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch
Sunday 17 July
09.30 Peter Howe. Camera Satellite Tags - The Next Generation. A Project aiming to use cutting edge technology to combat those persecuting birds of prey
10.00 Adams Toussaint. The Status and Conservation of Saint Lucia Forest Birds.
10.30 Tom Mason, Nikon. Photographic advice for beginners on where to find wildlife, how to get close to your subjects and more
11.00 Ruth Miller. Birdwatching - not just a man's world! A lighthearted celebration of birdwatching and the role women have played within it
11.30 Aaron Russ.Birding New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands
12.00 Helen Bryon. Discover the Kalahari desrt
12.30. Neil Aldridge Stepping from photography to videography.
13.00 Craig Jones. Best of British. Witness some of the amazing wildlife we have here in the UK with my talk that celebrates all that is beautiful in our British countryside.
13.30 Steve Lovell. Lincolnshire - A Naturalist's Paradise
14.00 Rick Simpson. Wader Passion
14.30 Mark Evans. The Rutland Icythyosaur.
15.30 Martin Kelsey. How conservation benefits from birding in Extremadura, Spain
16.00 Michael Webster. The Condor's Feather. Inspirational stories about travelling wild in South America, Patagonia to Colombia.
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