Date: March 22, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet in the car park by the allotments at Turvey Nature Reserve The outing on Saturday 22nd March 2025 will be to Turvey Nature Reserve, Rogerstown and North Dublin, meeting in the car park by the allotments at Turvey Nature Reserve at 10 AM. We may visit other locations from there depending on what has been reported.
Date: March 19, 2025 Time: 7:45 pm Location: Auditorium, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin We will hold a short talk and fun bird quiz along with the Tolka Branch BirdWatch Ireland Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 19th March 2025 in the Botanic Gardens auditorium, starting at 19:45 and the doors and car park opens at 19:30 and the car park is free. Anyone can participate in the talk and quiz, but voting in the AGM will only be open to current BirdWatch Ireland members and if anyone is interested in getting involved on the committee, please email dublinbirding@gmail.com.
We are delighted to announce free training days for the Countryside Bird Survey (CBS): Sunday, 9th March – Clara Bog Visitor Centre, Clara, Co. Offaly The Countryside Bird Survey (CBS)…
Date: March 4, 2025 Time: 8:00 pm Location: The Strand (back lounge) K56 D722 Light pollution is increasing worldwide at up to 10% per year and changes in lighting technology have led to the increasing use of blue-rich LED lighting. Research shows that light pollution has an impact on a wide range of species from plants to humans and may be as important as climate change in its impacts. In Ireland, light increased by ≈ 60% in the two decades to 2015 and now pervades most of the country with impacts from the dawn chorus to reproduction. In this talk the growth of light pollution on Ireland, its impact on birdlife from coastal to inland areas and some measures to reduce its impact will be outlined.
Brian Espey is an astrophysicist who has been involved in light pollution research since 2009 using a combination of satellite and ground-based observations. He was involved in the setting up of Mayo Dark Sky Park and in developing and protecting other dark sky locations. Brian is currently chairperson of Dark Sky Ireland (https://www.darksky.ie) and actively campaigns for a reduction in the harmful effects of light at night through a combination of public outreach and engagement with both local and national authorities and organisations. Recent successes have been the adoption of dark sky friendly policies and the commitment to expand protected dark sky areas in the Programme for Government.
For contact:
Frank Prendergast (sec) 087 131 9884, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie
Paul Lynch (chair) 087 631 9209, paulllynch@gmail.com
Date: March 1, 2025 Time: 11:15 am Location: Meet at Kilkenny Castle gates at 10am for carpooling or 11.15am next to Centra, Killinick on the Rosslare Road Y35 FKP5
Our Kilkenny branch invite you to join them for an Outing to Lady's Island and Tacumshin Co Wexford
Tacumshin Lake is a coastal lagoon annexed as a priority habitat in the EU Habitats Directive. The area is a haven for wildfowl and wading birds and is one of the most important ornithological sites in Ireland.
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Richard Dwyer (sec)
birdwatchkilkenny@gmail.com
Pat and Mary Durkin – patandmarydurkin@gmail.com
Ian McCullagh – ianrmccullagh@gmail.com
Date: February 22, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet outside the Spirit Store in Dundalk Port The outing on Saturday 22nd February 2025 is to Dundalk Port and Carlingford, and along the coast to Clogherhead and we will be meeting at Dundalk Port near the Spirit Store at 10.00 AM. and fingers crossed for the weather. Birds we hope to see include Spotted Redshank and Ruff along with many other waders and wildfowl at Dundalk Port and Carlingford and the plan will be to finish at Clogherhead.
************************************* Saturday 22nd February 2025 ******************************* Our Clare branch invite you to join them for an outing to Lake Inchiquin, Lake Atedaun and Lake Muckanagh. Lots of ducks and waders…
Date: February 19, 2025 Time: 7:45 pm Location: Auditorium, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin This talk by Rosena McShane will detail the birds seen in Georgia in the snowy Caucasus Mountains and near the border with Azerbaijan on a birdwatching trip organised by the esteemed late Tolka Branch Chairperson, Dermot McCabe, with Batumi Birding. The talk starts at 19:45 and the car park is available and free, and doors and car park open at 19:30.
