Bird Ringing Camps and Expeditions
with Guillem Chacon
Upcoming expeditions
Colombia
February 3 to March 2, 2025
Chocó Bird Observatory
and Verde & Agua Bird Observatory
One month! Chocó is considered the bioregion in the world with the greatest diversity of birds (1,547 species). We will be there for three weeks and then move on to a private Andean park with totally different species, a bird observatory created in 2024 where, in one hour, we have managed to capture 42 species.
July 1 to September 1, 2025
75 days! Chocó is considered the bioregion in the world with the greatest diversity of birds (1,547 species). We will return to do an extensive and intense ringing campaign in forests, mangroves, beaches and islands. Everything is yet to be studied there.
Bénin
December 12-18, 2025
First Bird Ringing Station
It is estimated that there are more than 600 species of birds in Benin. There is a real lack of information and we are dealing with a very important country in terms of African tropical residents and European winterers. However, no ringing has ever taken place in this country and it is our duty to open this door of history for the study and conservation of the birds of Benin and tropical Africa.
Sénégal
January 9-19, 2026
Parc National des Oiseaux (Delta du Senegal)
Senegal has 674 bird species, but most importantly, it is the first large green and riverine area in the Sahel after the vast Sahara Desert. It is an essential, fundamental enclave for the migration of European birds and for the wintering of many species. Among them, the most endangered passerine in Europe, the Aquatic warbler.
(exact dates to be confirmed):
Côte d'Ivoire
Second ringing camp in the country's
As of 2025 (see video), we will be holding the second ringing camp in the country’s history. This time, in addition to the resident species, we will have the European wintering species.
September, 2026
