South Dublin Branch Events

		Indoor and Outdoor Events
In Bialowieza Forest, Poland, May 2007 ..		Tuesday 6th May 2008 Little Tern Conservation at Baltray, Co. Louth - presentation by Sandra McKeever. The Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 18th May 2008 National Dawn Chorus Day - meet at the main car park of Cabinteely Park adjacent to Cabinteely House at 4:00am Up-coming events to June 2008 .. Full details here ..

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Our indoor meetings usually take place on the first Tuesday of the month (January, June to August and Bank Holidays being the exceptions). Everybody is welcome - you don't have to be a member of Birdwatch. Admission to the indoor meetings is free though we ask for a voluntary contribution towards the cost of the room. All indoor meetings are held at The Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire beginning at 8pm. see map Outdoor events are free and once again open to all. Coach trips are a very reasonable €25.00 per person, and €20.00 for children, students & pensioners. .. for information & bookings on Coach Trips or .. for information about the Branch please call the Secretary Aileen Prole Ph. (01) 288 9565 (7:00 - 9:00 pm only please)

September 2007 Sunday 2nd September 2007 Guided walks around the bird marsh, 14:00 to 17:00. Meet at the DART car park. An Taisce event. Tuesday 4th September 2007 An Evening with Éamon de Buitléar. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8:00pm. Sunday 9th September 2007 Outing to Kilcoole, Co Wicklow. Meet at Kilcoole railway station, 10:30am. October 2007 Tuesday 2nd October 2007 Two talks: The Irish Bird Atlas 2007-11 by Brian Caffrey, BirdWatch Ireland’s Atlas Coordinator, followed by Red Grouse in Ireland by Dr Sinéad Cummins, Coordinator of BirdWatch Ireland’s Red Grouse Survey. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8:00pm. Sunday 7th October 2007 - Coach Outing Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve The reserve is situated within the Belfast Harbour Estate on the shores of Belfast Lough. The RSPB manages some mudflats in Belfast Lough, together with an area of grassland with a pool and ditch complex near Belfast City Airport, and a lagoon with a hide and viewpoints. The mudflats are important feeding areas for a variety of waders and wildfowl. At high tide large flocks of waders and gulls can be seen from the hide and viewing points. Dundalk Harbour and Oxford Island Reserve will also be visited. See the 2006 trip to Belfast Lough See the 2005 trip to Belfast Lough See the 2004 trip to Belfast Lough The coach will leave the SeaLink Terminal at Dun Laoghaire at 8.30 am sharp and proceed via Blackrock (bus stop at Frascati Centre), the Tara Towers Hotel, the RDS Ballsbridge, Merrion Square, Liberty Hall to the Airport road, picking up passengers on route. map: pick-up points Bring warm, weatherproof gear & a pack lunch. Fares: Full: €25.00, Concession: €20.00 Bookings: To book, please call Aileen Prole at (01) 288 9565 (7:00-9:00pm only). November 2007 Tuesday 6th November 2007 Never Mind the Mosquitos, Just Enjoy the Ticks – a presentation by Niall Hatch and Stephen McAvoy on the South Dublin Branch trip to Poland last May. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8:00pm. Sunday 11th November 2007 Outing to Broadlough, Co Wicklow. Meet at the coastal car park just north of the Murrough Recycling Centre, Wicklow town, 10:30am. December 2007 Tuesday 4th December 2007 An Evening with Richard Collins – naturalist and broadcaster. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8:00pm. Sunday 9th December 2007 Outing to Cabinteely Park. Meet at the main car park, 10:30am. January 2008 Saturday 5th January 2008 Dublin Bird Race. Meet at Booterstown DART Station car park, 8:00am for a prompt 8:15am start. Race will finish at 6:00pm. Teams can have up to 4 members; fee of €5 per person. Novices welcome. Tuesday 8th January 2008 Gardening for Birds and Wildlife - a talk by Oran O'Sullivan, CEO of BirdWatch Ireland. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8:00pm. Come early as we have a smaller room upstairs for tonight Sunday 13th January 2008 Outing to Bull Island to see waders and wildfowl. Meet at the start of the causeway, 10:30am. February 2008 Tuesday 5th February 2008 The Gulls of Ireland - a talk by Robert Busby. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8:00pm. Wedensday 6th February, National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Kildare Street at 1pm and 6:30pm. - Spring Lecture Series Diseases of wild animals by Dr Paddy Steerman. Sunday 10th February 2008 Outing to Rogerstown. Meet in the main car park of Newbridge House at 10:30am. Take the Donabate exit on the M1 and follow signposts for Newbridge House. see map Wedensday 13th February, National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Kildare Street at 1pm and 6:30pm. Squirrel Conservation in Ireland by Dr Colin Lawton. Wedensday 20th February, National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Kildare Street at 1pm and 6:30pm. Conserving Ireland's Bats by Conor Kelleher. Wedensday 27th February, National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Kildare Street at 1pm and 6:30pm. From Whaling to Conservation by Dr Simon Berrow. March 2008 Tuesday 4th March 2008 Branch AGM, followed by some ornithologically-themed entertainment. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Wedensday 5th March, National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Kildare Street at 1pm and 6:30pm. The genetic heritage of the red deer of Killarney National Park by Dr Ruth Carden. Sunday 9th March 2008 Coach trip to Wexford to see geese, wildfowl and waders. Departing from outside the Stena Ferry Terminal, Dún Laoghaire, 8:30am. To book, please call Aileen Prole at (01) 288 9565 (7:00-9:00pm only). April 2008 Tuesday 1st April 2008 Waders and Waterbirds in Southern Africa - a presentation by Tom Molyneux. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Friday 4 April - Sunday 6 April 2008 41st All Ireland Conference on Bird Conservation - Programme of Events - ... Everyone Counts: The Power of Citizen Science at the Parkview Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow. Programme and Booking Form PDF format Friday 4 April 2008 20.00: Slideshow by wildlife photographer Eddie Dunne 21:00: Table Quiz Saturday 5 April 2008 09.00 - 09.15: Opening address by Kieran Grace, Chairman of BirdWatch Ireland 09.15 - 09.55: Prof. Jeremy Greenwood Keynote Speaker - Make your Birding Count 09.55 - 10.35: Dominic Couzens - The Secret Lives of Birds 10.35 - 11.00: Tea and coffee break 11.00 - 11.40: Joanna Kalinowska (OTOP, Birdlife Partner, Poland): Spring Alive - Welcoming the Spring Messengers 11.40 - 12.20 Dr. Ian Burfield (Birdlife International) Climate Change and Birds in Europe 12.20 - 13.00: Open Forum Chair: Prof. John O’Halloran, University College Cork 13.00 - 14.00: Lunch Saturday Field Trips 12.30: Option 1: Wexford Wildfowl Reserve 14.00: Option 2: Kilcoole Marshes 14.00: Option 3: Glendalough Saturday Evening 18.30 - 19.15: Book signings 19.15 - 20.00: Wine Reception to celebrate the 40th anniversary of BirdWatch Ireland 20.00: Gala Dinner Sunday 6 April 2008 Field Trips: 10.00: Option 1: Wildlife Sights & Sounds Walking Workshop at East Coast Nature Reserve 10.00: Option 2: Atlas Workshop (Brian Caffrey) 10.00: Option 3: Kilmacurragh Arboretum & Connary 10.15 - 12.30: Family Workshops 10.15 - 10.55: "Fun with Kites" (Don Conroy) 11.00 - 11.40: Spring Alive (Joanna Kalinowska) 11.45 - 12.30: Bugs and Birds Workshop (Éanna Ní Lamhna) Sunday 13th April 2008 Outing to Kilcoole, Co Wicklow. Meet at Kilcoole railway station, 10:30am. May 2008 Tuesday 6th May 2008 Little Tern Conservation at Baltray, Co. Louth - presentation by Sandra McKeever. Kingston Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 18th May 2008 National Dawn Chorus Day - meet at the main car park of Cabinteely Park adjacent to Cabinteely House at 4:00am Friday 23th May 2008 A walk to Irishtown Nature Park for Dublin City Council's Biodiversity Week. Meet at the start of the Causeway to the Nature Park on Beach Road, Sandymount, at 7pm. Saturday 24th May 2008 NOTE The walk planned for Fitzsimons Wood at 8pm has been cancelled by DLR county council because of ongoing work on the path ways in the wood. June 2008 Sunday 8th June 2008 Coach trip to Boora Bog and Clonmacnoise. Departing from outside the Stena Ferry Terminal, Dún Laoghaire, 8:30am. To book, please call Aileen Prole at (01) 288 9565 (7:00-9:00pm only).