A warm welcome to all our visitors from
the Sligo
branch of BirdWatch Ireland. On
this website you will find information about Sligo
and
its bird life. This
site is run by the local BirdWatch Ireland Branch, which
holds
monthly meetings in Sligo during the winter and
outings around
County Sligo.
For
more information about
BirdWatch Ireland, click here.
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BirdWatch Mayo Public Lecture
"50 years with Barnacle Geese"
by Dr David Cabot
Wednesday 8th February 2012. GMIT, Castlebar @ 7.30pm
A unique opportunity to hear one of our best-known naturalists distil a half century of studies on a species with a special resonance for BirdWatch Sligo members. Much of the David's work has been done on the Inishkea islands off the Mullet Peninsula in Mayo, a special place in its own right. Many of David's ringed birds, like the one on the left, have appeared at Lissadell and Ballyconnell over the years. Contact this website if you are interested in car pooling from Sligo - this will depend on the level of interest
17th January 2012: - 4 Little Egrets at Gibraltar Point, Sligo Harbour - groups like this still an unusual sight in the northwest, but not for long, if the species continues its rapid growth & expansion
