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Osprey Events Stage
Osprey Events Stage, kindly sponsored by BirdLife International will be hosting a variety of presentations, discussions and debates during the course of Global Birdfair.
Plus you can buy tickets to
State of the Earth Question Time
Friday 15 July 7:30 - 9:30pm £10 per ticket
On sale now. Limited availability
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Friday 15 July Osprey Events Stage
Friday 15 July Osprey Events Stage
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
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
Saturday 16 July Osprey Events Stage
Saturday 16 July Osprey Events Stage
10.00 – 10.45
Miranda Krestovnikoff
RSPB President has presented television and radio stories around the world, on environmental issues and marine conservation. Miranda now takes us on a cruise around the British Isles.
11.00 – 11.45
Rewilding: New Generation Conservation
Rewilding is entering the mainstream of conservation, science and practice
Dan Bass, Hannah Needham and Samantha Skinner, 3 early career rewilders will share their views on the meaning of rewilding with Paul Jepson, author “Rewilding: The Radical New Science of Ecological Recovery”
Paul will be signing copies of his book at Wild Sounds and Books, Stand N57 in Nightgale Marquee after this event.
12.00 – 12.45
Jonathan and Angie Scott
The Making of Sacred Nature 2
The Scotts chart the stories behind their mission to reconnect people to nature. They paint a vivid picture of the wonder and beauty of the natural world, with a cautionary note as to what we must do to protect these last vestiges of wilderness.
13.00 – 13.45
Conservation: The Next Generation
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
A one-of-a-kind organisation working to empower young people in biodiversity conservation and create a network of youth-funded nature reserves across the globe.
Chaired by Lucy Houliston, Reserva’s Youth Council members Joe Wilkins, Abit Makarim and Celina Chien discuss working as young people at the forefront of conservation.
14.00 – 15.00
Gonzovation Conversations along the Welland River
Ceri Levy introduces Sadie Williams, Lucy Stevens, Akash Parekar, Rishi Chowdhury, Mark Bickerstaff and Will Burns each bringing their own interpretation of the life of the river through art, music and poetry. Listen to the creative sounds of sitars, guitars and voices.
15.15 – 16.15 Enough is Enough
Wildlife Crime Panel
Chaired by Dominic Dyer, Topical discussions with
Craig Fellows - Badger Trust
Jenna Jones - Wildlife crime officer - Humberside Police
Mark Jones - Born Free Foundation
Kate Parker - NatureWatch Foundation
Martin Sims - League Against Cruel Sports
16.30 – 17.15
In Conservation with David Lindo
David talks to 4 conservationists all under the age of 25 – What is their future?
Mya Bambrick, Celina Chien, Kabir Kaul and Indy Kiemel-Greene
17.30 – 18.00
Zeiss Young Birder Awards
Zeiss, BBRC, Cornell and the Cameron Bespolka Trust are awarding the most successful entries of UK Young Birders describing their best moment.
Created to reward young nature enthusiasts and birders whilst encouraging them to share their skills, creating a network of young ornithologists in collaboration with our partners
Sunday 17 July Osprey Events Stage
Sunday 17 July Osprey Events Stage
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!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
We are excited that you can now book your tickets for Global Birdfair 2022.
Thank you for being part of the event
We look forward to welcoming you in July