Sunday, September 1, 2019

Autumn Schedule 2019

3rd September 2019
Bird in an Age of Extinction - talk by Breffni Martin


1st October 2019
Birds of Lough Ree - Coilin McLoughlin

5th November 2019
Wildlife Crime in Ireland - Superintendent Walker


7th December 2019
Climate Change - Impacts on Ireland - Prof John Sweeney


All talks take place in the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks upstairs.


For details contact Breffni 0879145363






Thursday, August 22, 2019

Bird in an Age of Extinction - talk by Breffni Martin

Spotted flycatchers have declined 87% since 1970

On Tuesday 3rd September 2019 at 8pm upstairs in the Spirit Store Dundalk Docks, Breffni Martin will give an illustrated talk entitled Birds in an Age of Extinction.

About 2% of birds have gone extinct over the last few hundred years, and about a further 12% are under threat; about 22% of mammals and a staggering 33% of amphibians. This is between 100 and 10,000 times the background rate of extinction and tells us that we are currently living in an age of extinction. How great it will turn out to be depends on many factors. While birds have performed relatively well compared with other taxons, but up to 30% of what’s left are threatened. For example spotted flycatchers used to be common but have declined 72% in the last 20 years. The talk will cover how this came about and what is likely to happen over the next few decades.

Entry is free and all are welcome!


Saturday, May 11, 2019

Dawn Chorus 2019

We will meet at the car park at the Ballymascanlon Hotel at 5am and walk the perimeter starting towards the west and looping around the dolmen and back down along the river. All are welcome See you there! Breffni