They release in the Dénia a tawny owl and a copy of an eagle on the occasion of World Bird Day

On the occasion of the celebration of World Bird Day, Dénia prepared a complete program that brought together a hundred people over the weekend of the 5 to the 7 in October.

On Friday 5 in October, workshops were carried out in the Montgó Natural Park Interpretation Center with the aim of getting to know the birds that surround us. Nest boxes were made for autillo, tawny owl and small birds. In addition, bird feeders and other games were made. The day ended with the release of a common tawny owl (Strix aluco) on the Plain of San Jerónimo at sunset. The sample was in the Recovery Center of Santa Faz (Alicante) and came from Dénia. The BirdLife SEO bander and member of other environmental associations Toni Zaragozí was in charge of making the experience possible.

The 6 of October was an ornithological route guided by the Plana de San Jerónimo, in the natural park of Montgó, to discover the forest birds that it houses, with the collaboration of Joan Sala, president of the Governing Board of the Montgó NP. The participants were able to enjoy the flight of the peregrine falcons, the red-billed choughs and the common kestrel and the songs of myths, kings, wrens and charcoal burners.

To end the days, on Sunday 7 in October, a visit to the Marjal de Pego-Oliva natural park was scheduled at the most spectacular moment of the year, in the middle of the migratory season, when the rice fields are overflowing with life. There was a session of scientific ringing of birds in charge of the banders of Aranzadi Jesus Alfonso, Jorge Vázquez and Agustín López. Among the catches of the morning, we can highlight the bluethroat nightingale, goldfinch, common reed warbler and the bastard nightingale, among other species. Likewise, the release of a copy of a booted eagle was witnessed (Aquila pennata), gracias a la colaboración de la Conselleria d’Agricultura, Medi Ambient, Canvi Climàtic i Desenvolupament Rural.