The Festival of Birdwatching and Nature Activities – Sagres Birdwatching Festival – took place between October 3 and 6, 2024. Representing the SPEA Madeira team and the LIFE Natura@night consortium, the LIFE Natura@night project was presented through talks and games.

 

The game “A Troubled Night” took place on October 3 and 5, with 16 participants. In the lecture on October 4, 7 participants were shown the project’s videos, with the theme “Nocturnal biodiversity and light pollution”.

Vanessa Oliveira
Vanessa Oliveira
Município Vila do Bispo
Elisa Teixeira

This great event welcomed 1238 participants from 29 nationalities, for a total of:

  • 277 activities (187 free, 90 paid)
  • 59 local partners
  • 146 species of birds were recorded, the most interesting of which was the red-eared magpie (Charadrius morinellus), a rare migratory species.