We are thrilled to be back for 2024 and we have an epic lineup for you this year!
29 April 2024
Following on from the amazing festival in 2023, this years Migfest promises to be another memorable occasion.
The Friday Evening RSPB/British Birds Lecture will be given by none other than Lars Svensson. A Swedish ornithologist, specialising in the identification of passerines, Lars needs little introduction. He is known to every single European bird ringer for his iconic Identification Guide to European Passerines. The 5th edition was published in 2023 and is set to be the standard reference for years to come. Furthermore, birders throughout the continent rely on his Collins Bird Guide as the go to field guide. Once back home from a day in the field, his Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds, co-authored by Hadoram Shirihai, is a beautifully produced reference guide to help birders with those tricky identification challenges. His talk, "70 years of birdwatching - still the same adventure!" is one not to be missed!
The Andy Roadhouse Memorial Lecture on Saturday evening will be given my Nigel Marven. His talk, 'Nigel Marven, Tales of my Birdwatching Adventures', will be based on birding encounters he had while filming some of his best known documentaries. His talk will also speak about his experiences of filming with Sir Davd Attenborough and finding deadly snakes.
Nigel is an enthusiastic naturalist and conservationist, while also being a daring wildlife TV presenter, best known for some of his TV series; Chased by Dinosaurs, Sea Monsters and Prehistoric Park. He has spent years exploring the world, and creating documentaries on the natural life that he has encountered all while campaigning for conservation.
He will tell us about his top birding experiences, ranging from Ground Jays to Giant Petrels, Philippines Eagles to Pitta’s on his filming expeditions around the globe over his career of wildlife adventure documentaries. While his talk on deadly snakes will undoubtedly be thrilling, with Nigel being bitten by a venomous Green Pit Viper while filming in 2014, as well as many other close calls with other potentially life threatening snakes.
Tickets are now on sale via the Spurn Bird Observatory online shop, and are selling fast!
**The Full Monty’s Package - £65**
Weekend Ticket - gives you access to the Friday night headline talk and Saturday and Sunday daytime events.
Saturday Night BBQ - MEAT
Saturday Night Sacha Dench Lecture
Camping for 1 person, for 2 nights.
**The Whooper Package (VEGAN) - £65**
Weekend Ticket - gives you access to the Friday night headline talk and Saturday and Sunday daytime events.
Saturday Night BBQ - VEGAN
Saturday Night Sacha Dench Lecture
Camping for 1 person, for 2 nights.
**Weekend Ticket - £37**
Gives you access to the Friday night headline talk and Saturday and Sunday daytime events. If you want to attend the Saturday night headline talk from Nigel Marven, you’ll need to purchase a Saturday lecture only ticket as well.
**Saturday Ticket - £23**
Gives you access to the Friday night headline talk and Saturday daytime events. If you want to attend the Saturday night headline talk from Nigel Marven, you’ll need to purchase a Saturday lecture only ticket as well.
**Sunday Ticket - £23**
Gives you access to Sunday daytime events only.
**North Field Camping ticket - £8 per person per night**
each ticket is one person for one night camping, so purchase as many of these as required for your group size and stay duration (you can camp for three nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday). There will be toilet facilities but no shower facilities in North Field. -
**Saturday evening Andy Roadhouse Memorial Lecture ticket - £7**
Gives you access to the Saturday night headline lecture from Nigel Marven.
**Vegan BBQ Only - £10**
**Meat BBQ Only - £10**
You can purchase your Migfest ticket here.
If you are under 18 you can get a free Migfest ticket! You’ll need to be accompanied by a paying over 18, but to claim your free ticket for the weekend, drop us an email on info@spurnmigfest.com and we’ll sort you out.
The Spurn Ladies will be running the very popular ‘Old fashioned’ BBQ once again on the Saturday evening and tickets for that will need to be purchased online before the festival begins.
For any other questions please refer to our FAQ page here, or drop us an email.
We look forward to seeing you for what is set to be an exciting weekend once again!
