Calendar of Upcoming Events
November 2024
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: Tuesday, 5th November at 8pm.
Location: The Killiney Room, Graduate Bar, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: The Merlin in Ireland.
Speaker: John Lusby, BirdWatch Ireland's Raptor Conservation Officer.
Outdoor meeting (Coach Trip)
Date & time to meet: Sunday, 10th November, before 8am.
Outing to: Dundalk Bay, County Louth.
Booking details: Bookings taken at our indoor meetings.
Extra information: Meet outside the old Dun Laoghaire Ferry Terminal on Harbour Road. Coach departs at 08:00 sharp. Click HERE for an account of our most recent coach outing to County Louth in March 2019 and HERE for an account of our outing there in March 2017.
December 2024
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: Tuesday, 3rd December at 8pm.
Location: The Killiney Room, Graduate Bar, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Vagrancy in Birds.
Speaker: Niall Keogh.
Details: Niall will discuss the phenomenon of rare birds and the various reasons they occur. The cultural impact rare birds have on the birding community could be discussed also.
Outdoor Meeting
Date & time to meet: Sunday, 8th December at 10am.
Outing to: North Bull Island.
Extra information: Meet on the Causeway Road. For a map showing the meeting place click HERE, the car park is at Flag 1 on the map. Click HERE for an account of our most recent visit there in October 2021 and HERE for an account of our visit there in December 2018.
January 2025
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: Tuesday, 7th January at 8pm.
Location: The Killiney Room, Graduate Bar, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: DLR Biodiversity – From Plans to Doing.
Speaker: Anne Murray, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council's Biodiversity Officer.
Details: Join us to learn about the various aspects of the work in DLR Biodiversity and projects for addressing biodiversity. What does the role of the Biodiversity Officer involve. What is happening in the county in relation to habitats and species that are important to us, creation of new habitats and restoration of others.
Outdoor Meeting
Date & time to meet: Sunday, 12th January at 10am.
Outing to: West Pier, Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
Extra information: Meet in the Windsurfer`s car park at the base of the West Pier. For a map showing the meeting place click HERE, the car park is at Flag 2 on the map. Click HERE for more information on Dun Laoghaire Harbour. For an account of our most recent outings to the West Pier, click HERE for October 2023 and click HERE for November 2022.