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SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAMME ENGLISH VERSION
Summary Of The Programme
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EXTREMADURA, A PARADISE FOR BIRDS AND NATURE LOVERS
Extremadura is considered to be one of the best places in Europe to watch birds in natural settings
and even in built-up areas. This is the case not only in spring but throughout the year, in contrast to
other destinations.
There are many reasons for this: firstly 74.1% of the territory of Extremadura is included in the inven-
tory of Important Bird Areas, which is an exceptional situation both in Spain and in Europe. The
impressive figure of 369 species has been recorded among sedentary birds and summer and winter
visitors. There are over 50 protected areas including Monfragüe, the Tajo Internacional, and the Sierra
de San Pedro, which are important sanctuaries for some of the most threatened species on the conti-
nent such as the Spanish imperial eagle, the black stork, the Egyptian vulture, and the black vulture.
Furthermore, there are over 70 Special Bird Protection Areas (Zonas de Especial Protección para las
Aves, ZEPAs), of which 23 are located in built-up areas such as Cáceres, Trujillo, Plasencia, the
Badajoz Dam, Almendralejo, Zafra, and Jerez de los Caballeros.
With these natural resources Extremadura has specialised in welcoming and providing services for
the type of Spanish and international tourist interested in birds, insects, and flowers, without forgetting
aspects such as culture, the historical heritage, and gastronomy.
Over 80 accommodation establishments, professional guides, companies providing different tourist
activities, interpretation centres, and tourist offices from all of the region have come together in the
Extremadura Birding Club, a pioneering initiative in Spain and an example of public-private collabora-
tion which works to promote ornithological tourism and offer the client a quality service.
If you like nature, Extremadura will be a paradise for you.
MANIFESTO OF THE ORGANISERS OF THE MAIN ORNITHOLOGICAL
TOURISM FAIRS IN THE WORLD
We organisers of the most important bird fairs in the world - the British Birdwatching Fair (United King-
dom), the FIO (Spain), the South America Bird Fair, the Asian Bird Fair, and the African Birding Expo
-gathered for the first time at the 15th edition of the FIO.
By means of our history we have learnt many lessons. The world is changing and bird conservation is
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FIO LECTURES
Friday 28th February | VENUE: TENT SCENARIO
16:00-16:30 DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYSIS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL TOURISM IN EXTREMADURA. By
Francisco Martín Simón, the general director of Tourism of Extremadura.
16:30-17:00 NEW TOURIST PERSPECTIVES ON NATURAL RESOURCES GUIDE TO THE
ORCHIDS AND DRAGONFLIES OF EXTREMADURA. Regional Tourist Office.
17:00-18:30 ORNITHOLOGICAL PIONEERS IN SPAIN. Discussion panel. Conversations with J. L.
Pérez Chiscano.
18:30-19:00 A VISUAL AND SOUND TRIP THROUGH THE WOODS OF SPAIN. By Carlos de Hita
Saturday 29th February | VENUE: TENT SCENARIO
11:00-11:30 EBIRD: MONITORING BIODIVERSITY ON A WORLD SCALE. By Christopher Wood.
11:30-12:00 BIRD MIGRATION IN CITIES. By David Lindo.
12:00-12:30 BIRDS I SEE IN WINTER. By Lars Jonsson
12:30-13:00 BIRDWATCHING IN ASIA. By Victor Yu.
13:00-13:30 BIRDING WITH THE FARC. By Diego Calderón.
16:30-18:00 PEOPLE AND BIRDS AND THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATIC CHANGE Discussion panel.
Sunday 1st March | VENUE: TENT SCENARIO
11:00-11:30 THE SPANISH LYNX IN PERSPECTIVE: MYTHS, THE REALITY, AND FUTURE CON-
SERVATION CHALLENGES. By Francisco José García.
11:30-12:00 BIRDWATCHING IN SOUTH AMERICA. By Horacio Matarasso.
12:00-12:30 NIGHTJARING: A DECADE OF STUDY AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE RED-NECKED NIGH-
TJAR By Pedro Sáez-Gómez.
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11:00-11:30 THE SPANISH LYNX IN PERSPECTIVE: MYTHS, THE REALITY, AND FUTURE CON-
SERVATION CHALLENGES. By Francisco José García.
11:30-12:00 BIRDWATCHING IN SOUTH AMERICA. By Horacio Matarasso.
12:00-12:30 NIGHTJARING: A DECADE OF STUDY AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE RED-NECKED NIGH-
TJAR By Pedro Sáez-Gómez.
12:30-13:00 APPLICATION OF THE SOUND LANDSCAPE AS A TOOL FOR THE CONSERVATION
OF THE MONFRAGÜE BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN THE NATURE
SECTOR. By Javier Pérez González (UEX).
13:00-13:30 RESULTS OF THE STUDY OF THE RUFOUS-TAILED SCRUB ROBIN IN THE CENTRAL
AREA OF THE PROVINCE OF BADAJOZ. By Lorenzo Alcántara.
13:30-14:00 WHY COSTA RICA SHOULD BE YOUR NEXT AVITOURISM DESTINATION. By Rafael
Soto
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FOTOFIO LECTURES
Saturday 29th February | VENUE: TENT SCENARIO
10:45-11:00 PRESENTATION OF FOTOFIO 2020 By Atanasio Fernández of the Regional Sustainability
Office. Regional Government of Extremadura.
11:00-11:30 FROM MY GARDEN TO THE WORLD, FEATHERS FOR FLYING. By Carlos Pérez Naval.
11:45-12:15 HORUS By Oliver Martínez Marí. SPONSORED BY FUJIFILM
12:30-13:00 MY NATURE FILMING SECRETS. By Alfonso García Ávila.
13:15-13:45 ATMOSPHERES. By Eduardo Blanco Mendizábal.
16:00-16:30 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY. EXPERIENCING THE IMAGE. By José Elías Rodríguez Váz-
quez.
16:45-17:15 ...AND NOW I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT. By Alejandro Jiménez Garrido. SPONSORED BY
OLYMPUS ESPAÑA
17:30-18:15 ILLUMINATING OUR BIRDS. By Francisco Motilva Peralta.
18:30 AWARDING THE PRIZES OF THE XV "WILD BIRDS" NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETI-
TION. Presented by Ana González Wonham, ‘The Green Beetle’ (TVE)
Sunday 1st March | VENUE: TENT SCENARIO
11:00-12:15 ‘THE BIRDERS’ (COLOMBIA, 2019) Diego Calderón
12:15-13:30 ‘DREAMING ABOUT WINGS’ (SPAIN, 2019) Juan José Ramos
13:30-14:00 DIALOGUE WITH DIEGO CALDERÓN AND JUAN JOSÉ RAMOS
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EXHIBITIONS
XV ‘WILD BIRDS’ NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
This exhibition brings together the winning and short-listed images of the ‘Wild Birds’ Nature Photogra-
phy Competition organised by the Regional Tourism Office of the Regional Government of Extremadura
in the sector of FIO 2020.
These are the photographs selected for a competition which has received a record number of 6,819
images from 34 countries.
The competition establishes four categories: C1 ‘Bird portraits’ sponsored by Olympus Iberia; C2 ‘Birds
in their habitat’, sponsored by Skua Nature-Innate; C3 ‘Birds in action’, sponsored by Iberian Lynx Land;
and C4 ‘Artistic vision of birds’ sponsored by Sigma.
The 1st FIO 2020 Prize will be chosen from the winners of C1, C2, C3, and C4 and will be notified on
29th February during the ceremony of the presenting of awards at the FOTOFIO Tent at 18:30 hours.
EUROPEAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION Organised by the GDT
The German Society of Nature Photographers (GDT) organises one of the most important competitions
in Europe.
For the first time the FIO public will enjoy a selection of images of the 2019 edition, of which the overall
winner was the Spanish photographer Eduardo Blanco Mendizábal with ‘The Ghost’, a photograph of a
Spanish lynx in the Sierra de Andújar.
An exhibition of spectacular photographs of fauna and flora from all over the world.
DEHESA SOUL Sculptures by Javier Varela Recio
This artist resident in Losar de la Vera (province of Cáceres) brings together at the FIO sculptures made
of natural, recycled, and industrial materials such as wood or reinforcing steel. He works by electric arc
welding.
Javier Varela Recio proposes a route with some of the most characteristic elements of the dehesa
pastureland, such as trees and birds.
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BOOK PRESENTATIONS
A VISUAL AND SOUND TRIP THROUGH THE WOODS OF SPAIN
By Carlos de Hita
Friday 28th February | 18h30-19h00 | Tent Scenario
BIRDS I SEE IN WINTER
By Lars Jonsson
Saturday 29th February | 12h00-12h30 | Tent Scenario
EUROPEAN BIRDS OF PREY
By Fran Trabalón and Alex Ollé
Saturday 29th February | 11h00-11h30 | Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Socorro (Villarreal de San
Carlos)
BIRDER
By Carlos Lozano
Saturday 29th February | 18h00-18h30 | Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Socorro (Villarreal de San
Carlos)
THE COMMON CRANE
By José Antonio Román
Sunday 1st March | 12h30-13h00 | Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Socorro (Villarreal de San Carlos)
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP FOR DRAWING BIRDS
Saturday 29th February
16:30-18:00 WORKSHOP FOR DRAWING BIRDS (for adults: book in advance).
By Lars Jonsson.
16:30-18:00 WORKSHOP FOR DRAWING BIRDS (for adults: book in advance).
By José Antonio Sencianes.
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SPECIALISED IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOPS
Saturday 29th February
9:30-12:30 WILDLIFE TRACKS AND TRAILS.
By Luisa Abenza.
11:45-12:30 BIRDS OF PREY.
By Fran Trabalón.
Sunday 1st March
10:00-11:30 WORKSHOP FOR IDENTIFYING BIRD SOUNDS
By José Carlos Sires
ACTIVITIES OF THE EXHIBITORS
CANON ESPAÑA STAND 104-105-106
• Marten hide session with the collaboration of the Skua Nature Group
• Hide session for carrion-feeding birds with the collaboration of the Skua Nature Group
• ‘High-speed photography’ workshop
• ‘Bird photography in Extremadura’ presentation
• ‘Photographing birds in flight’ workshop
+ Information: https://www.canon.es/fio2020/
LEICA COUNTER STAND - FOTO ROMA STAND 116-117-118-119-120
LEICA experiences in Monfragüe with David Lindo The Urban Birder (in English).
OLYMPUS IBERIA STAND 115
• ‘Hallucinations’, a light painting macro photography workshop led by the photographer and artist
from Extremadura, Luca García
• Presentation of the ‘Duel with Swifts’ competition as part of the IV Swift Festival of Alange
• Photographic excursions (numbers limited).
+ Information: https://www.esolympus.es/fio2020/
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STAND OF ORYX, THE SHOP FOR NATURE LOVERS 122-123
Book signing by authors.
• Friday 28th February | 18:30 Joaquín Araújo.
• Saturday 29th February | 17:30 The common crane. José Antonio Román.
• Sunday 1st March | 11:30 Birder. Carlos Lozano Robledo
SIGMA REFLECTA STAND 113
• Observation and digiscoping with Pentax.
• How to use a Zhiyun gimbal in nature photography.
• Sigma lenses for nature photography. Free updating.
• Download, store, catalogue, and work on your images and videos with Gnarbox.
• Sigma lenses for nature photography. Free updating.
• How to use a Zhiyun gimbal in nature photography.
• Download, store, catalogue, and work on your images and videos with Gnarbox.
• Sigma lenses for nature photography. Free updating.
+ Information: Sigma Reflecta Stand
For updated information on the exhibitors' activities consult:
http://fioextremadura.es/expositores
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