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Lárionad an Oideachais Aosaigh

ENVIRONMENT

Irish Birds

AUTUMN HN105

Thursdays

Richard Collins

Ireland is rich in birds and this course will help you identify them; ten talks (with slides and recordings of birdsong) and half-day field outings (at weekends) to the best bird-watching haunts near Dublin.  We examine how birds live, feed, breed and migrate, their psychology, society, behaviour, history and folklore.  The approach is informal and relaxed.  No previous knowledge is required.

BELFIELD    
10 Thursdays Sept 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Plus separate field trips
Fee €190 Print Open Learning Application Form 2012.13  or ring (01) 716-7123 for Laser/credit card payment

Tutor Details

Richard Collins (PhD) has studied the morals and mores of Mute Swans for two decades. Broadcasting to the Nation each week on RTE's Mooney Goes Wild radio show and writing for the Irish Examiner, he is known for his politically-incorrect lecturing style.