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MAHAREES Conservation Association will host a one-hour webinar to celebrate the wild birds that depend on the coast of Maharees and Castlegregory, on Sunday August 22 at 7pm.
The webinar which is funded by the Community Water Development Fund and the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund, will take place to coincide with National Heritage Week and Water Heritage Day.
The event is free and those interested are invited to send an email to mahareesconservation@gmail.com to register for the event and to receive the webinar link.
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Tralee native and wildlife enthusiast, Ed Carty will deliver the webinar which aims to raise awareness of and appreciation for the diverse set of bird species to be found along the North side of the Dingle Peninsula.
Maharees Conservation Association Chair, Martha Farrell said: “We got a sense that during lock down, people were appreciating the coast and its wildlife to a greater extent. While we have been very successful in sharing information about wildflower species and the Natterjack toad, we wanted to raise awareness of the bird species also – especially as the Maharees and Castlegregory area is part of the Tralee Bay Complex Special Protection Area, the Dingle Peninsula Special Protection Area and the Magharee Islands Special Protection Area and is an important area for many year-round and visiting bird species.”
Community Water Officer for Kerry, Breda Moriarty said: “It is great that on Water Heritage Day we are celebrating the amazing wader birds that we find on our shores. The Local Authority Waters Programme is delighted to be supporting this fantastic webinar on the importance of the Maharees and Castlegregory area and its wild birds species.”
Tralee Bay Wetlands will run a free event on Tuesday, August 24 at 11am to support the webinar.
Join Ed Carty and Alan Balfe, the Ecologist at Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park, where they will lead a walk around the Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco Park and introduce you to the Bird Life and the Wetlands Habitat. You can book online at www.traleebaywetlands.org/book-now
