Programme

Friday 1/9/2023

Lectures

Birds of Ecuador

Birds of Ecuador

This presentation is a celebration of colour, form and the richness of species in Roger Ahlmans second homeland. He will…
How to study birds in art – hints for the beginner

How to study birds in art – hints for the beginner

Art is full of fascinating birds! In this presentation you will get an insight into some of art history’s most…
Rosefinch, Citril Finch and Red-flanked Bluetail - how birds get their colours

Rosefinch, Citril Finch and Red-flanked Bluetail - how birds get their colours

It is almost unfair, that birds are blessed with boundless colour while we humans must content ourselves with various shades…
Migration counting at Falsterbo

Migration counting at Falsterbo

The numbers of birds migrating over Falsterbo has been counted (monitored) under standardised form since 1973 as a part of…
Why count birds?

Why count birds?

Swedish bird survey runs several different international monitoring programs, a number of them are included in the national environmental survey…

Excursions

Digiscoping workshop with Jörg Kretzschmar and SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Friday

Digiscoping workshop with Jörg Kretzschmar and SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Friday

What can I expect? Hands-on-workshop in digiscoping which includes: Introduction to digiscoping and some useful (technical) background Take your own…
Guided tour with bird guide Gigi Sahlstrand - Friday

Guided tour with bird guide Gigi Sahlstrand - Friday

Welcome to a guided tour by Bird Guide Gigi Sahlstrand. We welcome both beginners and more experienced birdwatchers. The tour…
Moth trapping

Moth trapping

Guided by Gunder Jönsson and Juha Autio we will walk in the area outside the showground where a number of…
Bird guide on Skanör's Heath

Bird guide on Skanör's Heath

Throughout Falsterbo Bird Show Peter Spetz will be standing on Skanör’s Heath in close proximity to the showground ready and…
Bird ramble for teachers and bird guides/excursion leaders

Bird ramble for teachers and bird guides/excursion leaders

How should we talk with and do worthwhile activities with children, youths and beginners at birdwatching?   Inspired by (or…

On stage

To tick, compete and about Club 300

To tick, compete and about Club 300

Pav Johnsson chats with Olga Nadeina and Jens Stålberg from Club 300. 1/9 Fri Other information Preliminary programme – subject…

Saturday 2/9/2023

Henrik's sofa

Henrik Waldenström in Henrik's sofa

Henrik Waldenström in Henrik's sofa

Henrik Ekman chats with Henrik Waldenström about the Royal National City Park’s importanefor biodiversity and why the cities of the…
Mia Ericsson in Henrik's sofa

Mia Ericsson in Henrik's sofa

Henrik Ekman chats with Mia Ericsson, Project department manager for BirdLife Sweden, on the effect wetlands have on biodiversity and…

Lectures

Bird Watching in the Region of Valencia, Spain (in English)

Bird Watching in the Region of Valencia, Spain (in English)

Yanina Maggiotto, President of the Association of Birding Guides of the Valencian Community, will give a talk on one of…
Extremadura's Top Ten Birds (in English)

Extremadura's Top Ten Birds (in English)

How, when and where to find Extremadura’s most sought after species. 2/9 Sat Other information Presented by Vanessa Palacios. Presentation…
Bird flu – effects on the health of birds, other animals and humans

Bird flu – effects on the health of birds, other animals and humans

Over recent years bird flu has caused major losses for commercial poultry industries but has also hit hard certain wild…
CANCELLED - The Great Snipe’s amazing migration

CANCELLED - The Great Snipe’s amazing migration

Over the past 15 years, using modern technology, we have got a detailed insight into the migration behaviour of the…
Recording and analysis of birdsong

Recording and analysis of birdsong

How do you record and analyse birdsong? We look at a few methods and gadgets. All illustrated with the help…
Bird Research in eastern Turkey

Bird Research in eastern Turkey

Noel Hohenthal will be talking about Aras bird station, the research that he is conducting in Aras, which questions he…
Bird migration using weather radar

Bird migration using weather radar

Weather radar stations have the ability to show everything that moves in our skies, including birds. With the help of…
Identification Guide to European Passerines celebrates its 53rd birthday – even the author is shocked!

Identification Guide to European Passerines celebrates its 53rd birthday – even the author is shocked!

Lars Svensson relates how the idea for the book was born, how the book gradually became reality and explains a…
Great Grey Owl in southern Sweden

Great Grey Owl in southern Sweden

Great Grey Owl in southern Sweden   In 2020 a search for Great Grey Owls was conducted in the forests…
Acoustic recorders as an aid in surveying owls and raptors

Acoustic recorders as an aid in surveying owls and raptors

This presentation explains how we survey birds that are difficult to monitor such as Eagle Owls and other owl species,…

Excursions

Spider excursion with Lars Jonsson - Saturday

Spider excursion with Lars Jonsson - Saturday

Excursion where we look at the various spiders that we find. We discuss different spiders, their behaviour, how poisonous they…
Bird ramble for teachers and bird guides/excursion leaders - Saturday

Bird ramble for teachers and bird guides/excursion leaders - Saturday

How should we talk with and do worthwhile activities with children, youths and beginners at birdwatching?   Inspired by (or…
Birdwatching for beginners

Birdwatching for beginners

For people who are curious about birdwatching. 2/9 Sat  Other information Presented by Joakim Setterlund och Lars-Olof Nilsson. Preliminary programme…
Butterfly excursion with Harriet Arnberg

Butterfly excursion with Harriet Arnberg

Follow Harriet Arnberg on a butterfly excursion. Which butterflies are flying now, how do we identify them and what is…
Bird guide on Skanör's Heath

Bird guide on Skanör's Heath

Throughout Falsterbo Bird Show Peter Spetz will be standing on Skanör’s Heath in close proximity to the showground ready and…
Dragonfly walk in Skanör

Dragonfly walk in Skanör

We look at dragonflies in the wetlands in Skanör. Meeting place Kornettgatan, where there are several different ponds and marshes…
Natural and cultural history walk on Skanör's Heath

Natural and cultural history walk on Skanör's Heath

We follow local nature expert Jan-Åke Hillarp from Falsterbonäsets Nature Conservation Society on an interesting walk where we will watch…
The magic of the night

The magic of the night

When darkness falls the night comes alive – bats begin to fly to find food, to eat insects. See you…
Birdwatching - what's that all about?

Birdwatching - what's that all about?

Birdwatching – stand and freeze, wait for nothing. Why do people carry on with this sort of thing? Give Ulrik…
Bird walks with Rapphönorna

Bird walks with Rapphönorna

Rapphönorna (the network for female birdwatchers in Sweden) welcome you to this excursion.   We move a little away from…

Excursions (cont)

Birdwatching at Falsterbo Lighthouse

Birdwatching at Falsterbo Lighthouse

Come and go as you please from 08:00 until 12:00 on Saturday and Sunday mornings. P-G Bentz will be at…
Digiscoping workshop with Jörg Kretzschmar and SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Saturday

Digiscoping workshop with Jörg Kretzschmar and SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Saturday

What can I expect? Hands-on-workshop in digiscoping which includes: Introduction to digiscoping and some useful (technical) background Take your own…
Guided tour with bird guide Gigi Sahlstrand - Saturday

Guided tour with bird guide Gigi Sahlstrand - Saturday

Welcome to a guided tour by Bird Guide Gigi Sahlstrand. We welcome both beginners and more experienced birdwatchers. The tour…
Birding and the benefits of Leica Optics - Saturday 4 pm

Birding and the benefits of Leica Optics - Saturday 4 pm

Bird-Walk with Leica Binoculars around the area. Leica will lend binoculars and telescopes and will be led by Nanette Roland…
Birding and the benefits of Leica Optics - Saturday - 11 am

Birding and the benefits of Leica Optics - Saturday - 11 am

Bird-Walk with Leica Binoculars around the area. Leica will lend binoculars and telescopes and will be led by Nanette Roland…

Prizegiving and awards

Distribution of last year's surplus

Distribution of last year's surplus

Presentation of the selected projects that receive grants from the 2022 surplus. 2/9 Sat Other information Preliminary programme – subject…

På scenen

Ulrik Alm gives an informal talk

Ulrik Alm gives an informal talk

Ulrik Alm, who contributes to Skåne’s Ornithological Society’s magazine ”Anser”, talks personally about what texts, books and birds have meant…
Emptying the moth trap

Emptying the moth trap

Gunder Jönsson and Juha Autio empty the traps of the previous nights catch and tell us which species found their…
Pjodden on stage

Pjodden on stage

Mats Waern, Jonas Bonnedahl andMagnus Hellström from the podcast Pjodden chat with Björn Malmhagen about how they create episodes and…
Bird ringing demonstration with Björn Malmhagen

Bird ringing demonstration with Björn Malmhagen

Björn Malmhagen from Falsterbo Bird Observatory gives his popular demonstration of how to place a ring on a bird’s leg.…
Bird bingo with Björn Malmhagen

Bird bingo with Björn Malmhagen

Play bingo under the masterful leadership of Björn Malmhagen. Cross off birds on your bingo sheet as they fly overhead…
Gold sponsor presentation - Scandinavian Photo - Saturday

Gold sponsor presentation - Scandinavian Photo - Saturday

Scandinavian Photo love creativity in all its forms and offer high quality products to people with a passion for technology.…
Gold sponsor presentation - ZEISS - Saturday

Gold sponsor presentation - ZEISS - Saturday

Read more about ZEISS new SFL binoculars (SmartFocus Lightweight) here 2/9 Sat Other information Preliminary programme – subject to change.…
Gold sponsor presentation - SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Saturday

Gold sponsor presentation - SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Saturday

SWAROVSKI OPTIK has its Head Office and manufacturing in Absam in the Tyrol in Austria and is a part of…
Gold sponsor presentation - Leica - Saturday

Gold sponsor presentation - Leica - Saturday

Nanette Roland from Orniwelt, Germany is also Leica’s ambassador för binoculars. She will be giving a 10-minute presentation of Leica’s…
Gold sponsor presentation - Pinewood - Saturday

Gold sponsor presentation - Pinewood - Saturday

This is the third year that we will be exhibiting at Falsterbo Bird Show. It is also the third year…
Silver sponsor presentation - WE Optics - Saturday

Silver sponsor presentation - WE Optics - Saturday

WE Optics was formed in 2023 by brothers Jonas and Henrik Wernbo, who both have long experience within the Sporting…

Sunday 3/9/2023

Henrik's sofa

Niklas Aronsson in Henrik's sofa

Niklas Aronsson in Henrik's sofa

Henrik Ekman chats with Niklas Aronsson on winged dinosaurs, in short birds, on their beginnigs, development and histories. Niklas Aronsson…
Daniel Bengtsson in Henrik's sofa

Daniel Bengtsson in Henrik's sofa

Daniel Bengtsson and Henrik Ekman chat about nature conservancy and political priorities. How do they affect Bird Conservation?   Daniel…

Lectures

Birds on paper

Birds on paper

On the place of birds in art and illustration.   Axel Thorenfeldt is a Norwegian artist and illustrator living in…
We believe in the Stork – do you? About the Stork Project.

We believe in the Stork – do you? About the Stork Project.

The Stork Project in Skåne is jointly run by Skåne’s Ornithologial Society and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Skåne…
They are in our forests, they are in Skåne – the Lynx

They are in our forests, they are in Skåne – the Lynx

They are in our forests, they are in Skåne – the Lynx   Felix Heintzenberg is a biology teacher at…
Insights into Research and Birding in Somaliland

Insights into Research and Birding in Somaliland

This talk focuses on recent trips Hakim made to Somaliland to collect data on the drought sensitivity of trees. He…
Your closest neighbours - the Garden-Birds

Your closest neighbours - the Garden-Birds

Birds bring life to the garden and there are more species there than you think! Eva Stenvång Lindqvist talks about…
From Silent Spring to Hot Summer

From Silent Spring to Hot Summer

The modern environmental debate started with the publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring. Ornithologists were among the first to…

Excursions

Walk to Måkläppen

Walk to Måkläppen

This walk is organised by the Måkläppen association on the first Sunday of September every year. In order to take…
Spider excursion with Lars Jonsson - Sunday

Spider excursion with Lars Jonsson - Sunday

Excursion where we look at the various spiders that we find. We discuss different spiders, their behaviour, how poisonous they…
Bird ramble for teachers and bird guides/excursion leaders - Sunday

Bird ramble for teachers and bird guides/excursion leaders - Sunday

How should we talk with and do worthwhile activities with children, youths and beginners at birdwatching?   Inspired by (or…
Bird guide on Skanör's Heath

Bird guide on Skanör's Heath

Throughout Falsterbo Bird Show Peter Spetz will be standing on Skanör’s Heath in close proximity to the showground ready and…
Butterfly excursion with Lars Pettersson

Butterfly excursion with Lars Pettersson

Follow Lars Pettersson on a butterfly excursion. Which butterflies are flying now, how do we identify them and what is…
Bird ramble for beginners

Bird ramble for beginners

Join Henrik Waldenström from Falsterbonäsets Nature Conservation Society on a gentle yet educational birding tour on Skanör’s Heath, Ängnäset and…
Bird walk with Rapphönorna

Bird walk with Rapphönorna

Rapphönorna (the network for female birdwatchers in Sweden) welcome you to this excursion. We move a little away from the…

Excursions (cont)

Birdwatching at Falsterbo Lighthouse

Birdwatching at Falsterbo Lighthouse

Come and go as you please from 08:00 until 12:00 on Saturday and Sunday mornings. P-G Bentz will be at…
Guided tour with bird guide Gigi Sahlstrand - Sunday

Guided tour with bird guide Gigi Sahlstrand - Sunday

Welcome to a guided tour by Bird Guide Gigi Sahlstrand. We welcome both beginners and more experienced birdwatchers. The tour…
Birding and the benefits of Leica Optics - Sunday - 2 pm

Birding and the benefits of Leica Optics - Sunday - 2 pm

Bird-Walk with Leica Binoculars around the area. Leica will lend binoculars and telescopes and will be led by Nanette Roland…

Prizegiving and awards

Prizegiving - Young Birdwatcher of the Year and Female Birdwatcher of the Year

Prizegiving - Young Birdwatcher of the Year and Female Birdwatcher of the Year

Binocular and scope manufacturer Kowa and BirdLife Sweden present this years’ prizes on the stage 3/9 Sun Other information Preliminary…
Club 300 prizegiving

Club 300 prizegiving

Prizegiving Club 300’s competition 3/9 Sun Other information Preliminary programme – subject to change. 12:45 On stage Dela

På scenen

Prizegiving - Young Birdwatcher of the Year and Female Birdwatcher of the Year

Prizegiving - Young Birdwatcher of the Year and Female Birdwatcher of the Year

Binocular and scope manufacturer Kowa and BirdLife Sweden present this years’ prizes on the stage 3/9 Sun Other information Preliminary…
Bird ringing demonstration with Björn Malmhagen

Bird ringing demonstration with Björn Malmhagen

Björn Malmhagen from Falsterbo Bird Observatory gives his popular demonstration of how to place a ring on a bird’s leg.…
Bird bingo with Björn Malmhagen

Bird bingo with Björn Malmhagen

Play bingo under the masterful leadership of Björn Malmhagen. Cross off birds on your bingo sheet as they fly overhead…
Gold sponsor presentation - Scandinavian Photo - Sunday

Gold sponsor presentation - Scandinavian Photo - Sunday

Scandinavian Photo love creativity in all its forms and offer high quality products to people with a passion for technology.…
Gold sponsor presentation - ZEISS - Sunday

Gold sponsor presentation - ZEISS - Sunday

Read more about ZEISS new SFL binoculars (SmartFocus Lightweight) here 3/9 Sun Other information Preliminary programme – subject to change.…
Gold sponsor presentation - SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Sunday

Gold sponsor presentation - SWAROVSKI OPTIK - Sunday

SWAROVSKI OPTIK has its Head Office and manufacturing in Absam in the Tyrol in Austria and is a part of…
Gold sponsor presentation - Pinewood - Sunday

Gold sponsor presentation - Pinewood - Sunday

This is the third year that we will be exhibiting at Falsterbo Bird Show. It is also the third year…
Gold sponsor presentation - Leica - Sunday

Gold sponsor presentation - Leica - Sunday

Nanette Roland from Orniwelt, Germany is also Leica’s ambassador för binoculars. She will be giving a 10-minute presentation of Leica’s…
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