Osprey Events Stage

10.00 - 10.20

Martin Harper, BirdLife International

BirdLife’s Martin Harper talks about conservation, conflict and how the war on Ukraine is affecting nature, with insight from USPB, BirdLife Ukraine.

10.30 – 11.00  

Tim Appleton and Penny Robinson. 

Welcome to Global Birdfair

Global Birding; A new and growing community breaking records across the world.

October 2020 saw the first Global Bird Weekend.  Thousands of participants, as diverse as the countries they represented and the bird species they recorded, joined in the event. The community continues to grow.  

11.00 – 12.00  

BirdLife International – The Global Birdfair Project

Reviving La Janda

A century ago, visionary conservationists concerned about the plight of the world’s birds and the wider environment came together to form an international movement. Rooted in the foundations of a handful of campaigning national organisations, it steadily gathered momentum, spread its wings and eventually evolved into BirdLife International, the world’s largest partnership for nature. Join Patricia Zurita (CEO of BirdLife International) and Richard Grimmett (BirdLife’s Director of Conservation) to hear about the incredible history of the BirdLife Partnership. We will also introduce this year’s sponsored project to restore Laguna de la Janda in Andalucía.

12.15 – 12.45  

Manuel Morales - Ornithological Calendar of Cadiz Province

Cadiz Province is considered one of the best birding areas in Europe. 

Let this guide help you to discover this destination.

13.00 – 13.45  

Nigel Marven 

Harpies and Hummers

Having spent the last few years making wildlife documentaries in Central America, Nigel gives his top tips on seeing wildlife in Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala. Footage from a new film about the wildlife of El Salvador will premiere at Global Birdfair.

14.00 – 14.45  

Martin Hughes-Games

My life with filming wildlife – and how both have changed.

15.00 – 15.45  

Paul Jepson and Kieran Lawrence

Low Carbon or Net Postive Birding? How to birdwatch well in a time of crisis

Chaired by Ceri Levy, supported by Hannah Bourne Taylor.   Paul makes the case for Nature Positive Birding while Kieran highlights the case for low carbon birding.  

How can we help protect nature across the globe.  Should guilt enter our birding culture if we travel?

16.00 – 16.45 

Jake Fiennes and Benedict MacDonald in conversation

Jake will introduce his new book “Land Healer”.  Jake is on a mission to change the face of the English countryside with radical habitat restoration and agricultural work. Benedict’s recent title “Cornerstones” describes how Britain's cornerstone species hold the key to recovering biodiversity on land and water.

17.00 – 17.45  

Stephen Moss

The Best of Birding with Bill Oddie

Author, naturalist and TV Wildlife producer showing favourite video clips from the seminal television programmes he made with the legendary Bill Oddie.

18.00 – 19.00  

RSPB Birders Lecture - Dr Alexander Lees

The co-author of a new book 'Vagrancy in Birds' exploring pattern and process in avian vagrancy. He’ll be sharing his knowledge of how birds respond to environmental change in the UK and around the world and explore how vagrants are assessed.

19.30 – 21.30  

Global Birdfair State of the Earth Question Time  

Ticketed Event £10 Per Ticket - Limited availability on sale soon

Chair Dominic Dyer

Panelists

Sir Ian Boyd - Environmental and polar scientist, former Defra Chief Scientific Advisor 

Jake Fiennes - Author & Director of Conservation Holkham Estate 

Sarah Fowler - CEO Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust 

Tony Juniper CBE - Chair of Natural England 

Rebecca Wrigley - Chief Executive Rewilding Britain 

Patricia Zurita - CEO Birdlife International 

10.00 – 10.45  

Nigel Marven 

Feathers and scales! 

From dinosaurs to living reptiles! In a special event for the Global Birdfair, Presenter          Nigel Marven will talk about his favourite dinosaurs featured in his time travelling Adventures “Prehistoric Park” and  Giant Claw”.  He’ll also talk about his favourite living reptiles and bring along some of his remarkable reptilian pets, so be prepared for some surprises!

11.00 – 11.45  

Wildlife Gardeners Question Time

Stephen Moss chairs the Global Birdfair version of this popular programme.

With Gail Ashton & Dominic Couzens, Joint Authors: Garden Insects of Britain and Northwest Europe; Joel Ashton, “Wild Your Garden” and Adrian Thomas, Author of RSPB Gardening for Wildlife

12.00 – 12.45  

David Lindo – Urban Birding

Lock down in Spain and how birds rescued me

During March 2020, David was in Salamanca when a new virus started spreading across the world – Covid19. A year later he was still in Spain. Hear how he survived Spain’s draconian lockdown through birds.

13.00 – 13.45 

Jonathan and Angie Scott

The Marsh Pride: The World's Most Famous Lions

The Big Cat Diary (1996-2008) couple have been following this group of lions in the     Maasai Mara National Reserve since 1977.  They share their award-winning images and tales from their years exploring the African Savannahs.  

This is an unmissable event for the whole family.

14.00 – 14.45  

Pointless Bird Brain  

Hosted by Nigel Scott aka Alexander Armstrong

Assisted by Neil Glenn aka the other one!

Loosely based on the popular TV quiz show, watch some Pointless fun.

15.00 – 15.45  

The Twitch 

Watch as members of the public try to beat the Raptor to win.

Based on ITV’s The Chase; new for Global Birdfair!