Sunday, February 6, 2011

Irish Garden Birds

Jamie Durrant from Birdwatch Ireland will give an illustrated talk entitled Irish Garden Birds at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, Dundalk on the 7th of February 2011 at 8pm. This replaces a talk previously scheduled about hen harriers.

Entry is free and all are welcome!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Next Events


On Wednesday, 26th Jan Padraig Whooley of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group will give an illustrated talk on whales and dolphins in Irish waters starting at 8pm at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, Dundalk.

The Sixth Carlingford Birding weekend will also run this weekend (4, 5, and 6th February) - email me if interested bmartin@regintel.com details here: http://www.carlingford.ie/index.php/events

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Brent Geese

Our first talk of the year for 2011 will be on Monday next, 3rd January 2011 at 8pm at the Spirit Store. This month Dr Kendrew Colhoun of RSPB Northern Ireland and the Irish Brent Goose Study Group will give a talk on the fascinating life history and consevation of tha population of Brent Geese that breeds in the high Canadian Arctic and overwinters in Ireland.

Entry is free and all are welcome!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Irish Hen Harrier Conservation

Barry O’Donoghue of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was scheduled to give an illustrated talk entitled Irish Hen Harrier Conservation at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, Dundalk (see http://www.spiritstore.ie/ for directions) on the 6th December 2010 at 8pm. This talk has been rescheduled and will be replaced by a talk by Breffni Martin on Irish Bird Folklore.
Entry is free and all are welcome!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Eric Dempsey at the Spirit Store next Monday

The ever popular Eric Dempsey will deliver an illustrated talk at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, Dundalk, on Monday, 1st November 2010 entitled "A Year In Birds". Eric will also be on hand to sign copies of his latest book, "The Complete Field Guide To Irish Birds", possibly a thoughtful present for a birdwatching friend!

The talk will start at 8pm as usual and all are welcome!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Shorebirds of Ireland the Illustrated Talk

In a follow-up to the photographic exhibition in the County Museum, Mark Carmody, co-author of the widely acclaimed book "Shorebirds of Ireland", will give an illustrated talk on the Shorebirds of Ireland, that is to say waders, wildlfowl and gulls at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks at 8pm Monday 4th October 2010. Dundalk bay holds the hightest concentration of shorebirds in Ireland, all of which will be covered in this talk.

Entry is free and all are welcome!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Shorebirds of Ireland - photographic exhibition by Mark Carmody, County Museum

Dundalk Bay holds the highest population of overwintering shore birds (waders, wildfowl, gulls and the like) in Ireland.

Next Friday the 24th September at 8pm, 2010, The County Museum, Dundalk, in collaboration with the Louth branch of Birdwatch Ireland, will run a photographic exhibition of Mark Carmody's wildlife photography. This exhibition covers photographs of Ireland's shore birds; these photographs were published earlier in the year by Mark in his book Shorebirds of Ireland, co-authored with Jim Wilson.

Drinks served afterwards. All are welcome!