Nature history of Donegal, NW Ireland-by Oscar Campbell

About the speaker:

Oscar Campbell, originally from Ireland, has been living in the UAE since 2006. He is a keen natural historian with a particular interest in birds. Although travelling widely across the Middle East and beyond, he returns to Ireland every year and when there, spends much of that time in Donegal. He is currently chairman of the Emirates Bird Record Committee and co-authored Butterflies of the United Arab Emirates including Northern Oman (Motivate, 2021). His current major project is working on the third edition of Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East (Bloomsbury, to be published 2023).

About the talk:

Donegal is the north-westernmost county of Ireland and an area of not inconsiderable beauty, grandeur and natural history interest. This talk will introduce the natural history of Donegal, touching on aspects of its geology, climate and plant communities, with discussions of selected invertebrates and birds as well. The wonderful landscapes will be showcased and the talk concludes with a visit to Tory Island, one of the county’s most special places and, exposed 13km offshore in the north west Atlantic, Ireland’s most remote inhabited island.