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A journey to Antarctica: ten weeks in the freezer

February 3, 2014 by Calvin Jones 1 Comment

Antarctic BirdsTalk

The West Cork and Cork Branches of BirdWatch Ireland are hosting an illustrated talk by Cork based author and naturalist Jim Wilson on Friday 7th February 2014.

The event takes place at the Cork International Airport Hotel, with doors opening at 7pm, and the talk commencing at 8pm sharp. This is the second time the two regional branches of Birdwatch Ireland have come together to host a talk in aid of wild bird conservation and education projects in County Cork.

Author and naturalist JimWilsonJim will be talking about his experiences on a recent ten week trip to Antarctica,  and will be sharing his photographs, experiences and knowledge of this vast continent and its amazing birds and wildlife. Perhaps he’ll mention the South Georgia Pipit, the world’s most southerly passerine, the Macaroni Penguin with its fancy “hairdo”, the massive King Penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia or the majestic Black-browed Albatross that crisscross the southern oceans.

A wildlife writer, international wildlife tour guide, broadcaster and wildlife film-maker, Jim is a former chairman of Birdwatch Ireland and a former director of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. He established BirdWatch Ireland’s long-running Garden Bird Survey in 1987 and is a regular contributor to The Mooney Show on RTÉ Radio 1.

Jim’s publications include the best-selling Ireland’s Garden Birds (2008). His most recent book is a collaboration with photographer Mark Carmody to create an innovative new photographic field guide: The Birds of Ireland (2013) which we reviewed here on Ireland’s Wildlife.

Event Details:

A journey to Antarctica: ten weeks in the freezer

7:00pm  Doors open and an opportunity to browse in the BirdWatch Ireland Shop
8:00pm  Illustrated talk followed by Q & A session and book signing

Entry Fee:

Children under 14: Free
Birdwatch Ireland members, students and OAPs: €5
Non-members: €7

For more information contact Nicholas Mitchell on 087 121 5256 / [email protected], or  Paul Moore on 087 690 8108 / [email protected]

Filed Under: Wildlife Events Tagged With: Antarctica, Birdwatch Ireland, Cork, Jim Wilson, west cork, wildlife talks

About Calvin Jones

Calvin Jones is a freelance writer, author, birder and lifelong wildlife enthusiast. He is founder and editor of IrelandsWildlife.com and founder and wildlife guide of Ireland's Wildlife Tours offering wildlife and birding holidays on Ireland's south coast.

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  1. Mark Carmody says

    February 3, 2014 at 15:27

    Looking forward to this one, Calvin. I’ll be there myself to give Jim a hand 😉

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