The West Cork Bird Race
Schedule
Sun Feb 02 2025 at 08:30 am to 06:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Scally's SuperValu Clonakilty | Clonakilty, CK
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This I our 7th annual dawn to dusk bird race, during which, teams of four will spend the day driving around an area of West Cork trying to record as many bird species as possible. The race area stretches from Ring Pier in the east to Rosscarbery Pier in the west and all south of the R600 and the N71. The race is open to everyone, from the very experienced birder to the very inexperienced, and all have an opportunity to win the coveted Julian Wyllie trophy! This is always a fun day out, a great way to get familiar with one of the best birdwatching locations in the whole country, and with the potential to record more than 100 bird species. Overall 130 have been recorded to date.
If you want to take part in the Bird Race, please register your team by email or text/WhatsApp to Nicholas Mitchell (details below) or on the morning of the race before 8:15am at the starting point. Registering your team beforehand will help greatly with catering after the event. For those who do not have a team of four, but want to take part, register your name and the Branch will try to put you with a team.
Race entry is €10 per person. This includes finger food in O’Donovan’s after the Race and any surplus will be donated directly to Cape Clear Bird Observatory.
A checklist of birds with a list of the rules and a race area map will be provided on the day.
Race start: 8:30am sharp at Scally's SuperValu car park, Clonakilty
Race finish: 6:00pm sharp at O'Donovan’s Hotel, Clonakilty
Contact details for registration & enquiries:
Nicholas Mitchell
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 087 121 5256
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Where is it happening?
Scally's SuperValu Clonakilty, Crowleys, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland,Clonakilty, IrelandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
