Dunlin Info

louthy

Hi Folks

Off to Dublin next week with the family. Just wondering if any of you good people could recommend any good eating places in the city centre. I appreciate cheap and Dublin don't go hand in hand.

Really just places that are family orientated and good value for money. Thanks in advance.

OOps sorry about the misspelling in the topic title.

mountainchrisriver

Sorry can't help other than to say if you changed the thread title to Dublin it may get more responses!

rbulph

From Wikipedia

The Dunlin, Calidris or Erolia alpina, is a small wader. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa and southeast Asia. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.
The Dunlin is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. Large numbers can often be seen swirling in synchronized flight on stop-overs during migration or on their winter habitat.
This bird is one of the most common and best-known waders throughout its breeding and wintering ranges, and it is the species with which other waders tend to be compared. At 17-21 cm length and a 32-36 cm wingspan, it is similar in size to a Common Starling, but stouter, with a thick bill.
It shows a strong white wingbar in flight, and it moves along the coastal mudflat beaches it prefers with a characteristic "sewing machine" feeding action, methodically picking small food items. Insects form the main part of the Dunlin's diet on the nesting grounds; it eats mollusks, worms and crustaceans in coastal areas.

Dunlins on the East coast of England


The depicted birds are adults in breeding plumage, with the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter Dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly.
The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous coloration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. It should, however, be noted that bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.
The nest is a shallow scrape on the ground lined with vegetation, into which typically four eggs are laid and incubated by the male and female parents. Chicks are precocial, however are brooded during early development. They start to fly at approximately three weeks of age. The majority of brood care is provided by the male, as the female deserts the brood and often leaves the breeding area.


The call is a typical sandpiper "peep", and the display song a harsh trill.

The Dunlin is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Apparent hybrids between this species and the White-rumped Sandpiper as well as with the Purple Sandpiper have been reported from the Atlantic coasts of North America (McLaughlin & Wormington, 2000, and external link below) and Europe (Millington, 1994), respectively.

Hope this helps.

briona

louthy wrote: »

Hi Folks

Off to Dublin next week with the family. Just wondering if any of you good people could recommend any good eating places in the city centre. I appreciate cheap and Dublin don't go hand in hand.

Really just places that are family orientated and good value for money. Thanks in advance.

OOps sorry about the misspelling in the topic title.

Hi Louthy

Having lived in Dublin for a couple of years, I can certainly recommend one or two restaurants, though whether they appeal depends on your taste in food I guess! These are my favourites...

Cafe Mao – Stunning Asian-fusion cuisine (dishes from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and China). Great location, just around the corner from St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.
http://www.cafemao.com/

Acapulco – Mexican restaurant. Quite simply the best Mexican food I have ever tasted! Their margaritas are pretty nice too! :-P Location-wise it is a stone's throw from Trinity College.

Cafe Bar Deli – Fairly Italian-y. Good pasta and pizza and if I remember rightly, quite reasonably priced! A few doors further up the street from Acapulco.

You'll find all the usual names there too – Wagamamas, TGI Fridays, etc. You can turn up to most places without a booking tho you may have a wait! Booking would usually be recommended on Friday and Saturday nights.

If you do a search for restaurants in Dublin, you should find plenty more.

Contrary to what you might think, Dublin 2 is actually considered the centre rather than Dublin 1. Even numbers are South of the River (along with Trinity College, St Stephen's Green, Temple Bar etc) and odd numbers are, unsurprisingly, North of the river. Anything in Temple Bar is likely to be pricier than anywhere outside, tho not necessarily nicer. That said, "Trastevere" in Temple Bar is quite a nice Italian restaurant. If you cross the Halfpenny Bridge (leading from Temple Bar to the North Side) there are some nice enough restaurants just off the quay...

Hope that is not too garbled and actually helps!

Briona

monica74

http://www.insiderpages.com/s/OH/Dublin/FamilyRestaurants
http://www.dublin.ie/disp_list.aspx?catid=93

you can try to pick up something from here or at least see what the situation is

louthy

rbulph wrote: »

From Wikipedia

The Dunlin, Calidris or Erolia alpina, is a small wader. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa and southeast Asia. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.
The Dunlin is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. Large numbers can often be seen swirling in synchronized flight on stop-overs during migration or on their winter habitat.
This bird is one of the most common and best-known waders throughout its breeding and wintering ranges, and it is the species with which other waders tend to be compared. At 17-21 cm length and a 32-36 cm wingspan, it is similar in size to a Common Starling, but stouter, with a thick bill.
It shows a strong white wingbar in flight, and it moves along the coastal mudflat beaches it prefers with a characteristic "sewing machine" feeding action, methodically picking small food items. Insects form the main part of the Dunlin's diet on the nesting grounds; it eats mollusks, worms and crustaceans in coastal areas.

Dunlins on the East coast of England


The depicted birds are adults in breeding plumage, with the distinctive black belly which no other similar-sized wader possesses. The winter Dunlin is basically grey above and white below. Juveniles are brown above with two whitish "V" shapes on the back. They usually have black marks on the flanks or belly.
The legs and slightly decurved bill are black. There are a number of subspecies differing mainly in the extent of rufous coloration in the breeding plumage and the bill length. It should, however, be noted that bill length varies between sexes, the females having longer bills than the males.
The nest is a shallow scrape on the ground lined with vegetation, into which typically four eggs are laid and incubated by the male and female parents. Chicks are precocial, however are brooded during early development. They start to fly at approximately three weeks of age. The majority of brood care is provided by the male, as the female deserts the brood and often leaves the breeding area.


The call is a typical sandpiper "peep", and the display song a harsh trill.

The Dunlin is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Apparent hybrids between this species and the White-rumped Sandpiper as well as with the Purple Sandpiper have been reported from the Atlantic coasts of North America (McLaughlin & Wormington, 2000, and external link below) and Europe (Millington, 1994), respectively.

Hope this helps.

Hope this helps? Not really.