photo (c) Gilles Biver

The natur&ëmwelt English-speaking Section is organising a guided excursion that will focus on the birds in the Ösling in the context of the Life Éislek project.

Life Éislek (Fondation Hëllef fir d´Natur): The overall objective of the project is to restore the diversity of wetland habitats at 11 sites in the Natura 2000 network in the Éislek region and improve the conservation status of three target species, namely:

Violet Copper (Lycaena helle) butterfly

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) bird

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) bird

If you would like to donate to this project, please select "Wetlands" listed under "Project" on the web site:

http://naturanemwelt.lu/natur-an-emwelt_Make-a-donation-to-our-foundation.78-1-0.html

or

via bank transfer to CCPL LU89 1111 0789 9941 0000 and mentioning " Zones humides".

We will meet directly at 14h at the church in Troine:

http://goo.gl/maps/35N6X

How to get there: car pooling.

If you would like to meet us directly at the church in Troine and you have space in your car to take people with you, please let us know:

Your contact details

How many spaces you have

From what city you will be leaving

If you need a ride, please let us know:

Your contact details

From what city you need a ride 

Children are welcome to join the walk though they will need to be able to walk some kilometres. As the terrain is not suitable for prams / pushchairs, young children should be carried.

In case of good weather and if people prefer to have a nice walk, rather than focus on the birds, we will do a 5.7 km walk

If people prefer taking it a bit slower or spending more time watching birds, we will do a 3.9 km walk. We will probably also use this walk in case of bad weather.

As birds are rather timid, dogs are not permitted on the walk.

What to bring:

- Boots or sturdy footwear

- Hat and sunscreen

- Drinking water

- Bird identification book, if you have one

- Binoculars, if you have them

If you are unable to come to this event, you can register your interest in being informed of our future outings and activities by clicking on "Attend Event" and selecting 1 ticket for "I am unable to attend. Please add me to your mailing list.

Please forward this invitation to other people that are interested in nature and the environment so we can grow our community.

More information on natur&ëmwelt (e.g. on our upcoming events) can be found in our July newsletter:

http://www.slideshare.net/neenglishsection/naturmwelt-englishspeaking-sectionnewsletter201307

plus 

A trip to Lac de Der, France is being planned for 9 and/or 10 November.

Best regards

natur&ëmwelt - English-speaking Section

ne.english.section@gmail.com

Ms. Marie KAYSER, Ms. Mea SHEPARD, Ms. Marianne THIRY

Mr. Mikis BASTIAN, Mr. Marc THIEL, Mr. David CROWTHER, Mr. John PARK

natur&ëmwelt coordinator for the Section: François BENOY

P.S. When you register for the event, you will receive an email from eventbrite telling you to print the ticket for the event. We do not need a printed ticket; we do, however, need your registration so that we know how many people are coming.