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

Bird in an Age of Extinction - talk by Breffni Martin

Spotted flycatchers have declined 87% since 1970

On Tuesday 3^rd 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!

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

Schedule 2017 - 2018

Monday 6 November 2017

Rare and scarce birds on Cape Clear Island, by Peter Philips. The Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8.00pm.

Monday 4 December 2017

Ireland’s woodpeckers, by Declan Murphy. The Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8.00pm.

Monday 1 January 2018

The ecology, birds, and habitats of Dundalk Bay, by Breffni Martin. The Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8.00pm.

Monday 5 February 2018

Peregrine Falcons, by Jen Lynch. The Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8.00pm.

Monday 5 March 2018

Our mysterious moths, by Don Hodgers. The Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8.00pm.

A Ramble through the Cooley Mountains

Tomorrow, Monday 2nd October at 8pm, Derek Watters will give an illustrated talk entitled A Ramble through the Cooley Mountains upstairs in the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, Dundalk.

Derek is an experienced mountaineer and guide and has expertise in the mountain’s natural history and wildlife including birds, mammals and wild flowers, as well as walks, tracks and conservation. It promises to be a very entertaining talk.

Entry is free and all are welcome!

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The Ecology of Carlingford Lough

Monday 4 September

The Ecology of Carlingford Lough, an illustrated talk by Breffni Martin, covering the natural history of Carlingford Lough since the Ice Age, including wildlife, birds, fish, benthos, habitats, and the impact of human activity. 
Upstairs at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, Dundalk, 8:00pm. 

Entry is free and all are welcome!

Schedule 2015 to 2106

Monday 7th September 2015

Scarce Garden Birds - Breffni Martin - Spirit Store

Monday 5th October 2015

Birds of the Bay - Breffni Martin

Thursday  5th November 2015 7:30 pm

Crossmaglen community centre, O'Fiaich Square, Crossmaglen

Bird Identification talk focusing on garden birds: http://www.ringofgullion.org/events/whats-that-bird-garden-bird-id-and-feeding/

Monday 2 November 2015:

Wildlife Photography, by Enda Flynn. Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, 8:00pm.

Monday 23 November 2015:

Breffni Martin: Climate Change – What’s happening and what’s going to happen?

Monday 14 December 2015:

Eric Dempsey, author of Don’t Die In Autumn: A Memoir, on a life spent watching Ireland’s birds. Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, 8:00pm. Please note the change in date from that printed in Wings magazine.

Sunday 3 January 2015

Outing to Lurgangreen hide and surrounding area.

Monday 4 January 2016: Breffni Martin and Gerry O’Neill

Gulls: Spirit Store, Dundalk Docks, 8:00pm.

Monday 1st February 2016: Jen Lynch

Bird Ringing at Home and Abroad

Monday 7th March 2016:

Climate Change - Prof John Sweeney, University of Maynooth

Saturday 7 May 2016

Dawn chorus event - Breffni Martin.

Meet at Creggan Parish Church,
Glassdrumman Road,
Creggan,
Crossmaglen
BT35 9DX, at 5.00am (see www.ringofgullion.org/events/dawn-chorus-walk/).

Sunday 15 May 2016

Dawn chorus event - Breffni Martin.

Meet in car park of Ballymascanlon Hotel, Co. Louth, at 5.00am.

Sunday 15th May 2016

Evening walk at Clogherhead Breffni Martin.

Meet in upper car park, Port Oriel, at 7.00pm.