Fascinated by Coastal Wild Birds

This group is for those of us who have a general interest in wild birds living on our coastline. It is also for those who are experts and generous enough to share their accumulated knowledge with the rest of us.
Fascinated by Coastal Wild Birds is based in Portmarnock. We meet once a month on a Sunday, an hour or so after sunrise. Just to give you a flavour of what we do...Our first event is on Sunday, 21st September 2025. We meet on Portmarnock beach at 0800 hours and walk to Baldoyle Estuary Nature Reserve and back, observing and listening as we go. After, we have breakfast in Little Green in Portmarnock Town Centre. We discuss the event and select a bird to focus on for the next outing. In the interim, we research the bird and learn as much as there is to know about it. We can bring binoculars, cameras, phones to record bird call etc.

Genaral Group Information

• This is a group for men and women of all ages with a genuine interest in wild birds
• From 21 September 2025, 3 consecutive 'no show' for an event for a member will result in end of group membership
• Furthermore, if a member remains inactive in terms of attending events or participating in any group discussions relating to wild birds submitted to the group from an event, they will be removed from the group after a period of 6 months of total inactivity
• Any photographs submitted to Fascinated by Coastal Wild Birds remain the property of the photographer. If used to promote an event the photographer will be acknowledged. If you do not wish your photographs to be used to promote our events please do say so at time of submission and your wish will be respected.
• As an event participant, you may find that you are included in an image submitted by a photographer. If you do not wish your image to be published on Meetup, Flickr or any other relevant site, please do let me know by sending me a photograph of yourself so that I can check all images submitted and delete if necessary.
• To participate in a group event, it is understood that each member is responsible for themself, their camera & any accessories for the duration of the event.
• The meeting point will be advertised with the event. The meeting time will be circa one hour after sunrise. We will wait ten minutes.
• The cafe for breakfast will be advertised with each event.
• From the second event onwards, we will select a bird to learn about at home. The information that we collect about the bird will be posted on Fascinated by Coastal Wild Birds.