Events

Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 4:45 am
Location: Beaumont Quarry
Join our Cork branch for this year Dawn Chorus walk led by the branch committee **** Please note this event was listed in our "Wings" magazine incorrectly as meeting at 4.45pm and not 4.45am - Please meet at 4.45AM**** For contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: May 3, 2026
Time: 5:00 am
Location: Meet at Ballisodare United FC carpark
Join our Sligo branch for this years Dawn Chorus Walk hosted by Trevor Hunter For further details contact the branch Thelma Hunter (Sec) – 086 795 3349 sligobirdwatch@gmail.com Michael Bell (Chair) – 085 175 1000 nature.learn1@gmail.com

Date: May 3, 2026
Location: TBC
Join our Westmeath branch for a Dawn Chorus Walk Please contact the branch for details. Contact; Instagram @birdwatch_westmeath birdwatchwestmeath@gmail.com – Gordon Wycherley (Chair) Grace Kelly (Secretary)

Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet at base of Nimmo's Pier
Join our Galway branch for a walk along Nimmo’s Pier For contact: Find us on Facebook or to be added to a mailing list just pop a line to the below; Cyril Manning (chair) – cyril.a.manning@gmail.com Bláithín Kennedy (sec) – blaithin.kennedy@gmail.com

Date: May 1, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Meet in upper car park
Our Dublin-Fingal branch invite you to join them for an evening discovering the sights and sounds of the dusk. Meet at 7pm and the park closes at 9pm For contact: Frank Prendergast (sec) 087 131 9884, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie Paul Lynch (chair) 087 631 9209, paulllynch@gmail.com

Date: April 26, 2026
Time: 7:00 am
Location: Rossmore Park
Our Monaghan branch are hosting this years Dawn Chorus walk in Rossmore Park. Please contact branch for further details or to be added to a mailing list Joe Shannon - joeshannon54@gmail.com - 087 918 5593

Date: April 26, 2026
Time: 4:30 am
Location: Meet at Castle Lake carpark
Join our Cavan Branch for our Dawn Chorus walk in Bailieborough. This walk is always popular and well attended. For more details please contact Tom Broe (sec) cavanbirdwatching@gmail.com or Michael McKiernan 086 885 4989.

Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Meet at Fanore Beach
Our Clare branch invite you to join them for a walk where we hop top see Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Wheatear and much more For Contact: Tom Lynch – 065 682 2145 tnaclynch@gmail.com Austin Cooney – 065 682 4804

Date: April 19, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Meet at An Siopa' at the Mills Inn
Join our West Cork branch for a branch first as Louis O'Sullivan of the National Parks and Wildlife service takes us on a walk, le dhá theanga, through this magical woodland. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie