Calendar of Upcoming Events
March 2019
Branch AGM
followed by our famous fun bird quiz, start swotting now!
Date & time: 8pm, Tuesday 5th March 2019.
Venue: The Graduate Pub, Rochestown Avenue.
Coach Outing
Date: Sunday, 10th March 2019.
Outing to: Dundalk Bay, Louth.
Extra information: Coach departs at 08:30 sharp from outside the old HSS Ferry Terminal, Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire. To read about our last Co. Louth coach outing in March 2017 click here. Bookings taken at our indoor meetings.
Please note that the 'bookings@southdublinbirds.com' email address has been discontinued.
April 2019
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: 8pm, Tuesday 2nd April 2019.
Venue: The Graduate Pub, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: To the Ends of the Earth.
Speaker: Author and ornithologist, Anthony McGeehan.
Outdoor Meeting
Date: Sunday, 7th April 2019.
Outing to: Avondale House and Forest Park, Wicklow.
Extra information: Meet in the main car park at 09:00. For a map showing the meeting point click here. The car park is at Flag 1 on the map.
May 2019
Indoor Meeting
Date & time: 8pm, Tuesday 7th May 2019.
Venue: The Graduate Pub, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Bring me that horizon: seabird and cetacean surveys in Irish offshore waters.
Speaker: Niall T. Keogh, PhD student, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre GMIT.
National Dawn Chorus Day
Date: Sunday, 12th May 2019.
Outing to: Killiney Hill.
Extra information: Meet in the car park off Dalkey Avenue at 04:00. Dress warmly. Note the very early starting time.
Outdoor Meeting
Date: Sunday, 19th May 2019.
Outing to: Polardstown Fen, Kildare.
Extra information: Parking at the Fen is limited, therefore we will meet nearby at the Curragh Dog Walk car park at 09:00 and carpool from there.
Directions: Pollardstown Fen is 3km west of Newbridge. Leave the N7 at Exit 12 and take the R413 towards the Curragh Racecourse. Just before reaching the stands, the dog walk car park is next to a roundabout on the left hand side. For a map showing the meeting point and the Fen click here. The dog walk car park is at Flag 2 and the Fen is at Flag 3.
June 2019
Outdoor Meeting
Date: Sunday, 9th June 2019.
Outing to: Shanganagh Cliffs, Shankill.
Extra information: A walk along Shanganagh Beach to the Sand Martin colony. Meet at Shankill DART Station car park at 09:00. To read about our last outing to Shanganagh Cliffs in June 2018 click here.
Please take note that the terrain is quite rough in places and walking boots are recommended.
July 2019
Dalkey Island Tern Watch
Dates & times: Between 6:30pm and 8pm on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th July, i.e. each Tuesday in July.
Outing to: Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey.
Extra information: Our annual Tern Watch evenings from the viewing area at Coliemore Harbour.