Owls are everywhere – Železná studnička for English speakers

Sunday March 4, 2018

an evening bird walk for English speakers

Observation is cancelled!

This walk will be in English language.

Do you want to know what can you hear in the forests around Bratislava at night? Which species of owls do live here and what do their calls mean? Come with us and find out!

Meeting place and time: 6:30 pm, we will meet in the parking lot near the Partizánska lúka, next to bus stop Červený most (map); from here we will go by foot or take a short drive by bus (the ticket for public transport is provided by each participant individually). On the way back we will go by bus, the more able ones can go on foot.

Place and time of meetings can be adjusted according to the current situation.

Duration: approx. 1,5 h (6:30 pm – 8:00 pm)

Terrain: 1 – easy terrain with asphalt surface, on a plain or with a small elevation, also suitable for children or wheelchairs, the route is approx. 1,5 km long

Probability of successful observation: 90%

Number of participants: 10 – 35

Price: 5 € / person

Price for children under 12 years: 3 €; every additional child: 1,50 €

Children under 3 years: admission free

This event is suitable also for participants with children.

Payment is possible only on the spot in cash.

Price includes: full guiding service in english language, binoculars and bird identification guide rental

Price does NOT include: transportation, ticket for public transport

If you are interested in this walk, please send an e-mail to info@watching.sk with your name and surname, address, phone contact, how many people will take a part (and in which age cathegory: under 12 / adult) and which term and place you are interested in. We will send you a response. Registration is mandatory.

In case of bad weather we will keep you posted about the possible cancellation of the observation both on our website and our Facebook page, and also by e-mail and sms, no later than 10:00 am on the observation day. The observation is automatically cancelled in case the Slovak hydrometeorological institute issues a warning for that day..

Free Storno is possible 7 days prior or (in case of later registration) till three days after registration. If you decide to cancel your participation less than 7 days before the event, you will be charged a cancellation fee of 20 %. Please be advised that in case you do not cancel your reservation at least 2 days in advance, you will be charged a full price. Thank you for your understanding. If the trip is canceled or moved and an alternate term do not fit to participants, the full amount will be refunded.

We reserve the right to cancel the walk no later than 2 days before the event if we are unable to find an owl on the spot.

Trip report from our bird walk can be found here.

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