South Dublin Branch - Events

Arctic Warbler - Inishmore, Galway (photo: Dermot Breen)

Calendar of Upcoming Events

March 2020

Indoor Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 3rd March.
Location: The Graduate Pub, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Branch AGM followed by a fun Table Quiz. We will have a cake sale on the night to raise funds for Rockabill, the location of Europe's largest Roseate Tern colony.

Outdoor meeting (Coach Trip)

Date: Sunday, 8th March.
Outing to: South Wexford birding locations.
Booking details: Bookings taken at our indoor meetings.
Extra information: Meet outside the old Dun Laoghaire Ferry Terminal on Harbour Road. Coach departing at 08:30 sharp. To read an account of our last coach outing there in November 2017 click HERE.

April 2020

Indoor Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 7th April.
Location: The Graduate Pub, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: 'Ireland Through Birds', the story of a journey around Ireland in search of 12 rare and elusive birds.
Speaker: The book's author, Conor O'Brien.

Outdoor meeting

Date & time to meet: Sunday, 19th April at 10:30.
Outing to: Waterstown Park, near Palmerstown.
Extra information: Meet Waterstown Park car park (turn right into Stewarts Sports Centre then take the first left for the car park). For a map showing the meeting place click HERE. (Flag 2 on map).
Please note a departure from our usual practice of holding the outing on the Sunday following the indoor meeting, this is to avoid a clash with Easter Sunday.

May 2020

Indoor Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 5th May.
Location: The Graduate Pub, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Rockabill Documentary.
Speaker: Andrew Power.

Dawn Chorus Day

Date: Sunday, 10th May.
Location: Killiney Hill.
Extra information: Set your alarm clocks to meet in Killiney Hill car park at the top end of Burmah Road, off Dalkey Avenue at 04:00. Dress warmley. For a map showing the meeting place click HERE (Flag 3 on map).

Outdoor meeting

Date & time to meet : Sunday, 17th May at 09:00.
Outing to: Avoca Village and the Meeting of the Waters, Wicklow.
Extra information: Meet in the carpark of Saint Patrick's Church on Main Street, Avoca. Later on we will move on to the nearby Thomas Moore Memorial Park at the Meeting of the Waters. Excellent chance of close views of Red Kite in Avoca and Dipper at the Meeting of the Waters.
Please note the earlier than usual meeting time.

General

The South Dublin branch holds indoor meetings each month from September to May and and outdoor events in most months. Details of these are displayed in the 'Calendar of Upcoming Events' (left) when they become available.

Indoor Events

Our indoor events take place on the first or (very occasionally) second Tuesday of the month.
Unless otherwise stated, they begin at 8pm. Admission to indoor meetings is free, however we would be very grateful for any contribution made towards the cost of the meeting room.
Please note:
Beginning in September 2017 our meetings will be held in the Killiney Function Room of the Graduate Pub. The Graduate is adjacent to Killiney Shopping Centre and a map showing the location may be found HERE.


Outdoor Events

Outdoor events are available to all and with the exception of trips made by coach, are free of charge. Coach outings generally cost about €35.00 per person or €25.00 for children, students or pensioners, but prices are determind by the cost of hiring the coach, which is subject to periodic increases.
When taking part, wear clothing suitable for the time of year and location and although we often take in a visit to shops around lunch time it is wiser not to rely on that completely for food and drinks during the trip.