{"id":3684,"date":"2025-01-23T20:57:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/?post_type=event&#038;p=3684"},"modified":"2025-01-27T22:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:10:28","slug":"wintering-waterbirds-castletown-estuary-dundalk-co-louth","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/ga\/event\/wintering-waterbirds-castletown-estuary-dundalk-co-louth\/","title":{"rendered":"Wintering Waterbirds, Castletown Estuary, Dundalk. Co. Louth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3698 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Wetlands-Day-2025-Social-Media-Square-Wintering-Waterbird-Castletown-Estuary-Dundalk.-Co.-Louth-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>George\u2019s Quay, Dundalk Port at 1.30pm on Sunday 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0February 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Waterbirds are an important indicator of the health of our wetlands. Join Derek Watters from the BirdWatch Louth Branch this World Wetlands Day for a guided birdwatching walk along the banks of the lower reaches of the Castletown Estuary, Dundalk Bay. Attendees should meet at the at the carpark at George&#8217;s Quay.\u00a0 Google Maps:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scanner.topsec.com\/?d=1400&amp;r=show&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.app.goo.gl%2FBz47W748cngbTLXo6&amp;t=a5c68540e03d2c053629097f5859d189a03840e5\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/scanner.topsec.com\/?d%3D1400%26r%3Dshow%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmaps.app.goo.gl%252FBz47W748cngbTLXo6%26t%3Da5c68540e03d2c053629097f5859d189a03840e5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1737744359096000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39gte4MiCGLMDBG7TXh3_c\">https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Bz47W748cngbTLXo6<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loop walk along the lower reaches of the Castletown Estuary is approximately 2.5km long. Please dress appropriately for the winter weather conditions, with suitable footwear and warm protective clothing. There will be a small number of binoculars available on the day but please bring your own binoculars or telescopes if you have your own. This is a family event suitable for adults and children aged 7+. Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Please note: This event is weather dependent and may have to be rescheduled if it is very cold, wet or windy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organised by the Biodiversity office at Louth County Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"event_cat":[],"class_list":["post-3684","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wintering Waterbirds, Castletown Estuary, Dundalk. Co. 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Attendees should meet at the at the carpark at George&#8217;s Quay.\u00a0 Google Maps:\u00a0https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Bz47W748cngbTLXo6 The loop walk along the lower reaches of the Castletown Estuary is approximately 2.5km long. 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