Getting involved
Island BioBlitz is a public participation event, so everyone is invited to visit one of the islands and participate. Running in conjunction with the Island BioBlitz event is a Island Wildlife Festival with events for all ages to enjoy and participate. If you want to assist with the species recording for Island BioBlitz, either contact the organisers listed for each island, or just turn up at Base Camp on the date to register.
Already each island has assembled teams of skilled ecologists to help with recording on the day. Expertise on recording of the more difficult taxonomic groups is still needed on some of the teams, so please get in contact if you can help.
Contacts
Cape Clear – Colette O’Flynn [email protected]
Bere Island – Tomás Murray [email protected]
Inis Mór – Amanda Browne [email protected]
Clare Island – Liam Lysaght [email protected]
Tory Island – Úna FitzPatrick [email protected]
The teams
Cape Clear |
Oileán Chléire |
| Colette O’Flynn | (Data Centre staff) Base camp |
| Geoff Oliver | (Local organiser) Birds & plants |
| Eamonn O’Donnell | Birds & moths |
| Padraig Whooley | Cetacean & seawatch |
| Paddy Sleeman | Mammals |
| Killian Kelly | Bryophytes & birds |
| Michael O’Donnell | Moths |
| Janet Whelehan | Butterflies & moths |
| Denise O’Meara | Mammals |
| Andrew Harrington | Mammals |
| Paul Connaughton | Seabirds & cetaceans |
| Anne Marie Mahon | Marine species |
| Paul Green | Flora |
| Howard Fox | Lichens & fungi (Cryptogams) |
| Maria Cullen | Lichens & fungi |
| Anna Collins | Bats |
| Calvin Jones | Birds & cetaceans |
| Simona Paolacci | Plants |
| Edel Sheerin | Mammals |
| David O’Neill | General |
| Sandra Murphy | Birds & general |
| Steve Wing | Birds |
| Trish Punch | Team photographer |
| Jim Fitzharris | Birds & plants |
| Jervis Good | Invertebrates |
| Vanessa Mack | Bats |
| John Mack | Bats |
| Rosalyn Thompson | Plants |
Bere Island |
Oiléan Béarra |
| Tomás Murray | (Data Centre staff) Bees & butterflies |
| John Walsh | Local organiser |
| Helen Riddell | Local organiser |
| Clare Heardman | Plants |
| Angus Tyner | Moths |
| Geoff Hunt | Birds & invertebrates |
| Tony Nagle | Birds |
| Evelyn Moorken | Molluscs |
| Ian Killeen | Molluscs |
| Kieran Finch | Insects |
| Fionnuala O’Neill | Plants |
| Isobell Abbott | Plants, invertebrates & bats |
| Rory Hodd | Bryophytes |
| Tim Butter | Marine species |
| Niall Tierney | Birds |
| Mary Kelly-Quinn | Freshwater invertebrates |
| Finbarr Wallace | Plants |
| Caroline Sullivan | Plants |
| Damaris Lysaght | Plants & butterflies |
| John O’Sullivan | Plants |
| Gesche Kindermann | Plants |
| Peter Wolstenholme | Butterflies |
| Ulla Harris | Invertebrates |
| Gill Weyman | Plants & invertebrates |
| Fionn Moore | Plants & butterflies |
| Mary O’Mahony | General |
| James Sheehan | General |
| Joyce Novak | Marine, freshwater invertebrates |
| Kate-Marie O’Connor | General |
| Kate Bismilla | General |
| Carol Melody | Soil invertebrates |
| Niamh Sullivan | Soil invertebrates |
| Sariann Lemon | Soil invertebrates |
| Cathal Kavanagh | Soil invertebrates |
| Aideen Kane | Marine species |
Inis Mór |
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| Amanda Browne | (Aran Life) Plants |
| Erin Jo Tiedeken | (Data Centre staff) Bees |
| Mags Flaherty | Base Camp |
| Patrick McGurn | (Aran Life) Plants, butterflies & moths |
| Louise Duignan | (Aran Life) Plants |
| Brian Nelson | Invertebrates |
| Cillian Roden | Charaphytes & plants |
| Edwina Cole | Plants |
| Neil Browne | Invertebrates |
| Ronan Fitzpatrick | Plants, bees & butterflies |
| Michael O’Connell | Seaweeds & invertebrates |
| Louise Scally | Marine |
| Liz Sides | Marine |
| Kieran Connolly | Fungi |
| Penny Bartlet | Birds & moths |
| Brendan O’Connor | Marine |
| Dave McGrath | Marine |
| Eddie McCormack | Marine |
| Anna Maria Csergo | Plants |
| Yvonne Buckley | Plants |
| Tony O’Callaghan | Marine |
| Chris Peppiatt | Bats & plants |
| Stephen Meany | Birds |
| Ruth Hannify | Small mammals & bats |
| Kate McAney | Small mammals & bats |
| Tom Doyle | Marine |
| Maurice Eakin | Bryophytes |
| Andy Bleasdale | Plants |
| Ferdia Marnell | Mammals, amphibians & reptiles |
| Barry O’Donoghue | Birds |
| Rebecca Jeffrey | Mammals |
| Yvonne Leahy | Marine |
| Caitriona Douglas | Plants |
| Dermot Breen | Birds |
| Janice Fuller | Plants |
| Bernadette White | Freshwater |
| Conor Mulholland | Marine |
Clare Island |
Oileán Chliara |
| Liam Lysaght | (Data Centre staff) Birds & butterflies |
| Ian Patrick McCabe | Local organiser |
| Ciara Cullen | Local organiser & plants |
| George Smith | Bryophytes |
| Paul Whelan | Lichens |
| Heather Lally | Plants |
| Harm Deenen | Bats |
| Pamela Boyle | Plants & invertebrates |
| Eamonn Delaney | Plants & birds |
| Seán Lysaght | Birds |
| Darren Ellis | Birds |
| Ken Bond | Moths |
| Siobhan Atkinson | Freshwater invertebrates |
| Hannah Keogh | Marine & invertebrates |
| John Breen | Marine & invertebrates |
| Colin Heaslip | Birds & general |
| Malachy Mangan | Plants |
| James Moran | Plants |
| Tony O’Callaghan | Marine |
| Rory O’Callaghan | Marine |
| Donal Synnott | Plants |
| Robert Wilkes | Inter-tidal |
| Tim Ryle | Plants |
| Dave McKay | Moths |
Tory Island |
Oileán Thoraí |
| Úna FitzPatrick | (Data Centre staff) Bees & hoverflies |
| Máire Clár Nic Mhathúna | Local organiser |
| Niall Keogh | Birds & cetaceans |
| Therese Higgins | Plants |
| Chris Barron | Mammals |
| Oisín Duffy | Plants & bees |
| Mairéad Crawford | Plants |
| Rónán McLaughlin | Birds |
| Owen Clarke | General |
| Liz Sheppard | Plants & moths |
| Ralph Sheppard | Plants & moths |
| Lindsey Clarke | Moths |
| Chris Ingram | Birds |
| Caroline Shiel | Bats |
| Tina Aughney | Bats |
| Julia Nunn | Marine (Inter-tidal) |
| Graham Day | Flora |
| Caitríona Carlin | Mammals |
| Martin Gammell | Freshwater |
| Silvia La Gala | General |
| Stephen Bolger | General |
| Charles McSweeney | General |
| John Conaghan | Plants |
| Bryan Pinchen | Invertebrates |
| Maria Long | Plants & molluscs |
| John Faulkner | Plants |