Birdwatching is practised in the British Isles by thousands of people of every age and status. The British have set the standars of the birdwatching, and we - who only in last years are looking for creating a naturalistic culture - have borrowed the term of birdwatching to indicate a way to approach this fascinating animal world and nature.

Birdwatching is an activity accesible for everybody and can be practised anywhere, whether it be in the countryside or city.

Fifth edition of International Trade Fair of Ornithological Tourism - Extremadura Birdwatching Fair is taking place in one Mecca of worldwide ornithology, Monfragüe National Park. This is one of the areas with the biggest concentration of birds in the world where they can be spotted very easily. These reasons have encouraged us to create a forum of meeting, debate and entertainment, combining the presence of expert ornithologists and naturalists in general, with the business world and institutions involved in environment and also in tourism.
Extremadura Birdwatching Fair has become one of the biggest European events in the sector in record time. The fair with the collaboration of environmental and tourism organisations, has the objective of increasing the value of a more friendly environment and sustainable tourism.

More and more there are lovers of this kind of activity who travel to watch birds. That makes birdwatching one of the great resources that nourish the future of the tourism industry.

This way of environmental tourism has the goal of observing and studying the birds in their natural habitat. That’s why Extremadura Birdwatching Fair will be the principal Spanish event entirely focussed on the sector and its peculiarities.
The need of Extremadura Birdwatching Fair comes from current singular circumstances:

• The Fair is the best showcase for the agents involved in tourism of nature to release their offer.
• As so many sectors converge in pursuit of ornithology, we’ll take the advantage of this fact, so that, the Fair will be a place to educate in nature and for the nature, whether it be through workshops or complementary activities.

As we have said, pedagogically it’s also important because is the easiest way to bring nature to people, also an overall approach to ornithology and a remarkable training opportunity, these are qualities that Extremadura Birdwatching Fair is looking for.

This event represents an important contribution to spreading the main topics of ornithology, either through a general knowledge or training programmes. 

Our aim is to offer a new space to use in the tourism industry, to selectively increase the participation and make Extremadura Birdwatching Fair an international reference meeting point.

Extremadura Birdwatching Fair will be an open and flexible forum, where the business world, nature and institutions will discover the high potential of this type of tourism. In this sense, we understand Extremadura Birdwatching Fair as a professional meeting, which will adapt itself to demands from different leading sectors, always looking for the best profitability.