Live and learn — the Grasshopper Warbler
Well, I didn’t until I perused the sign at the Main Street entrance to The Valley Park earlier this year, which signposts the bird life along the river in Kilcullen.
The Grasshopper is a warbler, and rarely seen. But he is one of the no less than 21 bird species resident along the banks of the Liffey which can be walked by the general public in Kilcullen.
The sign, erected by Kilcullen Community Action with the help of grants from Kildare County Council and the Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund, also notes three other types of bird which are regular visitors to the area.
A number of other local information signs are at the completed design stage and will be installed in due course.
They are based on information gathered in the course of the Biodiversity Survey 2013 which was commissioned by KCA and produced with the help of Leader.
