Saturday 1st September 2018, in the green area surrounding the splendid Sanctuary of the SS. Trinity of Casnigo (Bergamo) granted by Don Giuseppe Berardelli, the sixteenth edition of the Bird Festival. The event will be dedicated to Giuliano Astori and organized by the Sections ANUUMigrators of the Seriana Valley (Casnigo, Cazzano Sant'Andrea, Gandino, Leffe and Vertova), with the patronage of the Valle Seriana Mountain Community, the Municipalities of Casnigo, Cazzano S. Andrea, Gandino, Leffe, Vertova, the Cultural Association S. Spirito , of the ProLoco Gandino, del CA Bergamasque Pre-Alps, of the AMOV and, of course, of the ANUU.
Also this year the festival will open at 5.30, then from 6.30 to 9.30 the usual checks by the jury will be carried out, at 9.45 there will be the Chioccolo race and starting from 10.30 we will proceed with the awards ceremony. At noon there will be a lunch all in company. The bird species competing are: Blackbird, Bottaccio Thrush, Sassello Thrush, Skylark, Chaffinch, Prispolone and Goldfinch.
There will be an exhibition of birds and hunting dogs, the Falconry Group of the Modern Falconry of Lentate sul Seveso (Milan) with some specimens of birds of prey and the stand of the Bergamo Ornithological Association, which will be up for grabs the trophy "Terzi Ignazio and Guidi Martino Serafino AM" to the youngest local exhibitor. For all participants, family and friends there will be various stalls in the sector. Registrations will close by 6.30 on 1st September.