Calendar of Upcoming Events
August 2022
Outdoor Meeting
Date & time to meet: Monday, 22nd August at 7pm.
Outing to: Sandymount Strand, Dublin.
Extra information: Meet in Sandymount Strand, car park 3 on Strand Road. For a map showing the meeting place click HERE, the car park is at Flag 1 on the map. For an account of our previous outing there in August 2017 click HERE. We are hoping to observe the arrival of the annual late summer tern roost at Sandymount Strand. Wellington boots or similar are advised.
September 2022
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: Tuesday, 6th September at 8pm.
Location: The Killiney Room, Graduate Bar, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Birding in the Fast Lane.
Speaker: Brian McCloskey.
Details: Brian is a young birder from Monaghan. This year he is undertaking a year-list, i.e. attempting to see as many different species in a calendar year as possible. He will tell us about his progress to date and the journeys he is making country-wide to add species to his list.
Outdoor Meeting
Date & time to meet: Sunday, 11th September at 10am.
Outing to: Kilcoole, Wicklow.
Extra information: Meet in Kilcoole Train Station car park. We are hoping to connect with early departing migrants. Click HERE for a map and more information on Kilcoole, the car park is at Point A on the map. For an account of our previous outing there in September 2021 click HERE.
October 2022
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: Tuesday, 4th October at 8pm.
Location: The Killiney Room, Graduate Bar, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Wildlife from North to South: tips for local and travel photography.
Speaker: Mark Carmody.
Details: Mark is highly-regarded and award-winning wildlife photographer. His talk will be about photographing wildlife when traveling, either locally or abroad, providing practical advice to those planning trips. Mark will focus on how to get the best out of a trip, whether that is a dedicated or non-dedicated trip. He has traveled extensively and will show us photographs he took in the Arctic, Europe, Middle East, Japan, South America and Antarctica.
Outdoor Meeting
Date & time to meet: Sunday, 9th October at 10:30am.
Outing to: Turvey Parklands and Rogerstown Estuary.
Extra information: Meet in Turvey Parklands car park off Turvey Avenue. For a map showing the meeting place click HERE, the car park is at Flag 2 on the map. Our previous visit to Turvey & Rogerstown in February 2020 was a complete washout, thanks to the dreadful weather that battered the country at the time and only two brave souls managed to make it along. For an account of our outing there in October 2018 click HERE.