BirdWatch Ireland to host "Wintering Birds on the Callows" in Banagher
BirdWatch Ireland will celebrate Wetlands Day 2025 with a visit to one of Ireland most iconic wetlands, The Shannon Callows.
The event is set to take place on Saturday, February 1, from 10am to 12 noon.
On the morning Brian Caffrey of BirdWatch Ireland will bring the group to a number of sites close to Banagher to observe the birds that make the allows home for the winter.
Expect to see duck, swans, waders, herons/egrets and more. All welcome, dress for the expected weather.
This event comes as part of the #Offaly Naturalist's Field Club Programme, supported by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage andThe Heritage Council.
For more information on World Wetlands Day follow the link here: https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/
For more info email: biodiversity@offalycoco.ie