South Dublin Branch Events

		Indoor and Outdoor Events
Bialowieza Forest, Poland, May 2009		Tuesday 7th September 2010 The state of the nation's seabirds from gulls to gannets to guillemots: an illustrated talk by Stephen Newton of BWI. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 12th September 2010 Outing to Kilcoole, Co Wicklow. Meet at Kilcoole railway station car park at 10.30am Up-coming events to November 2010 .. 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 €35.00 per person, and €25.00 for children, students & pensioners. .. for information & bookings on Coach Trips or .. for information about the Branch please call the Branch Secretary Aileen Prole Ph. (01) 288 9565 (7:00 - 9:00 pm only please)

September 2009 Tuesday 8th September 2009 "Helping Garden Birds through the Winter" with Niall Hatch. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 13th September 2009 Outing to Kilcoole, Co Wicklow. Meet at Kilcoole railway station car park at 10.30am October 2009 Tuesday 6th October 2009 Birds and Tigers: an Indian Wildlife Tour with Dermot McCabe. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 11th October 2009 Outing to the Botanic Gardens. Meet in the carpark, Botanic Road, Glasnevin at 10.30am November 2009 Tuesday 3rd November 2009 Barn Owls: a research project by BWI fieldworker John Lusby. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 8th November 2009 Coach trip to County Wexford. Leaving Stena ferry terminal, Dun Laoghaire, at 8.30am. We will visit Lady's Island Lake, Wexford Wildfowl Reserve and other sites, arriving back in Dublin c 8:00pm. To book please call the Branch Secretary Aileen Prole Ph (01) 288 9565 (7:00 - 9:00pm only please). Sunday 22nd November 2009 Winter Bird Walk at Booterstown Nature Reserve & Merrion Strand. Meet at Booterstown DART Station 11am, finishing c 1pm. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council & BirdWatch Ireland. For anyone with an interest in the bird life of Dublin Bay & particularly for beginners! Bring strong shoes, warm clothes and €2 for the DART car park meter! December 2009 Tuesday 1st December 2009 Shooting Birds - Wildlife photographer John Fox gives a illustrated talk on some of his best bird photographs. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 6th December 2009 Outing to Bull Island - Meet at the base of the causeway 10.30am January 2010 Tuesday 5th January 2010 Brent Geese in Dublin, what's the attraction? A talk by Lorraine Benson. See Inland Brent Survey Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire 8.00pm 20th DUBLIN COUNTY BIRD RACE 2010 Saturday 9th January 2010 Postponed till Saturday 23rd January due to weather conditions! Meet: Booterstown car park at 08.00hrs. Start: 08.15hrs, finish: 18.00hrs at The Yacht Pub (recently re-opened), Clontarf Road. Teams: 3-4 people per car: Entry: 5 euro per person. EVERYONE WELCOME! If there are enough teams, there will be a two-tiered category system - "Expert Birders" and "Not-quite-so-expert Birders" - so no excuse not to take part. Sunday 10th January 2010 Outing to Cabinteely Park. Meet at main car park near Cabinteely House 10.30am Sorry cancelled due to weather conditions February 2010 Tuesday 2nd February 2010 Saving the Twite - field worker Derek McLoughlin reports on attempts to save this lovely little bird in its last remaining stronghold. Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire 8.00pm Sunday 7th February 2010 Outing to Blackditch Reserve Newcastle, Co. Wicklow.. Meeting at 10.30am. Blackditch is located mid-way along Sea Road from Newcastle Village. Please park at the seaward end of Sea Road where there is limited parking available or in Newcastle Village and walk back or down to the Reserve as the case may be. Newcastle is "reachable" by Dublin Bus on a Sunday but not much before mid-day! No 84 departs Eden Quay 9:35, via N11, Bray, Greystones & Kilcoole. Arrives Newcastle 11:05 March 2010 Tuesday 2nd March 2010 AGM and some birding entertainment. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 7th March 2010 Coach Trip to Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Lough Neagh and other sites as time allows. Leaving Stena Ferry port terminal, Dun Laoghaire at 8.30am. Pick-up points at Blackrock (bus stop at Frascati Centre), the Tara Towers Hotel, the RDS Ballsbridge, Merrion Square, Liberty Hall and the Airport road. To book, please call Aileen Prole at (01) 288 9565 (7:00-9:00pm only) April 2010 Tuesday 6th April 2010 Kiwis, Keas and Kokapos: a talk by Dick Coombes on his recent trip to New Zealand. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 11th April 2010 Outing to Kilcoole Co Wicklow. Meet in Kilcoole railway station car park at 10.30am Sunday 25th April 2010 Roving Records - whatever you see, whenever, wherever for The Bird Atlas 2007-2011 The Bird Atlas is a project to map all of Ireland and Britain’s birds during both the winter and the breeding seasons of 2007-2011. While many 10 km squares close to Dublin have good coverage, on Sunday 25th we'll team up with Brian Caffrey, the Atlas co-ordinator, in an attempt to get some coverage in some of the neglected squares of Wicklow and Kildare at the start of the breeding season. No special identification skill is required, just list the common birds and select from some simple indicators of breeding. We'll arrange a meeting point and then split up into two/three people per car. Location of the squares will be known from Brian Caffrey nearer the date. If you'd like to have a go and tackle some "unexplored territory" near Dublin please email Brian Gormley contact[AT]birdweb[DOT]net May 2010 Tuesday 4th May 2010 Invasive Species, a talk by Billy Flynn of the Irish Wildlife Trust. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Friday 7th May 2010 Dusk Chorus, an evening walk at the Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Meet at the Glenview Hotel at 8.00pm. Sunday 16th May 2010 National Dawn Chorus Day: Meet at the car park in Cabinteely Park at 4.00am DLRCC 2010 Biodiversity Events Biodiversity Events in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown for May A series of nature walks and talks have been organised by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to celebrate Biodiversity Day (22nd May) and the International Year of Biodiversity. All events are free and open to members of the public. Saturday 15th May: A Bat walk in Cabinteely Park. Join the Council's Biodiversity Officer and Paul Scott, Bat Conservation Ireland, in a walk around the park to observe bats. Meet at 9.15pm outside Cabinteely House, Bring warm clothing. Booking essential. For more information or to book a place on the bat walk, contact Mary Toomey, Biodiversity Officer on 2054773. Thursday 20th May: An evening nature walk along the River Dodder to examine the native flora and fauna of the river and adjacent land. The walk will be led by Mary Tubridy who recently completed a biodiversity survey of the River for DLRCC. Meet in the car park of the Dropping Well Pub, Milltown Road, at 5.30pm. Saturday 22nd May: Rockpooling at Sandycove. Join Andrew Fleming from OWLS (Outdoor, Wildlife, Learning and Survival) to explore the plants and animals along the rocky shore. Meet at 11am at the coastal access point on Sandycove Avenue East. Saturday 22nd May: A scavenger hunt in Marlay Park. Join Andrew Flemming from OWLS in a scavenger hunt around the park. Meet at 2pm outside Marlay House. A Nature Walk around Scotsman's Bay with Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland and John Kenny will take place on May 9th, May 30th and June 13th at 11.00am and 14.00pm. Meet at People's Park gate opposite the old baths. Saturday 22nd May 2010 A bird walk on Killiney Hill. Join BirdWatch Ireland's South Dublin Branch on a walk around the hill to view wild birds in the area. Meet in the car park off Dalkey Avenue at 08.30am. A DLRCoCo biodiversity event. Keep an eye out for future events during July and August that will be advertised as part of our Summer of Heritage Programme. June 2010 Sunday 13th June 2010 Coach Trip to Wexford. The coach departs the Stena Ferry Terminal, Dun Laoghaire, at 8:30am To book, please call Aileen Prole at (01) 288 9565 (7:00-9:00pm only) CANCELLED due to low numbers A Nature Walk around Scotsman's Bay with Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland and John Kenny will take place on May 9th, May 30th and June 13th at 11.00am and 14.00pm. Meet at People's Park gate opposite the old baths. July 2010 DLRCoCo Summer of Heritage Events Sea bird watching will take place at Colimore Harbour every Tuesday evening in July (6th, 13th, 20th and 27th) with members of South Dublin Birdwatch Ireland. 18.30 - 19.30pm. September 2010 Tuesday 7th September 2010 The state of the nation's seabirds from gulls to gannets to guillemots: an illustrated talk by Stephen Newton of BWI. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 12th September 2010 Outing to Kilcoole, Co Wicklow. Meet at Kilcoole railway station car park at 10.30am October 2010 Tuesday 5th October 2010 " Birds of Fuerteventura" with photographer John Fox. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 10th October 2010 Morning outing to Avondale, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow. Meet at the car park of Avondale House at 10.30am Sunday 24th October 2010 Booterstown Winter Birds Walk Meet at the DART station car park 11.00 am DLRCoCo, The Friends of Booterstown & South Dublin BirdWatch Ireland. November 2010 Tuesday 2nd November 2010 "Beneath the Waves", a maritime perspective of Dublin Bay by John Kenny. Kingston Hotel, 9-12 Haddington Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, 8.00pm. Sunday 7th November 2010 Coach trip to Wexford. The coach departs the Stena Ferry Terminal, Dun Laoghaire, at 8:30am To book, please call Aileen Prole at (01) 288 9565 (7:00-9:00pm only)