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**************************************** Saturday 8th February ***********************************
Our Wets Cork branch invite you to join them for a joint outing with our Cork branch to Harper’s Island. “Several hundred years ago, Harper’s Island was known as The Quay, a reference to the landing stage for lighters unloading cargoes of stone, sand, and lime for the city. The island’s population was always minimal. The migratory route the god-wits formed between Iceland and Ireland has inspired an educational link between an Icelandic school and one in Cobh. The centre was recently visited by Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson, who is a research professor at the University of Iceland as the centre establishes an international profile”
For more details contact www.birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie or Nicholas on 087 121 5256
Parking available in layby near entrance and at Glounthaune Station (8 minutes walk, west of the entrance)