Events

Date: January 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at Booterstwon Dart station carpark
Join our South Dublin branch for an outing to Booterstown Marsh. Branch contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com **** Bad Weather Protocol: If a Met Eireann Orange or Red warning is in force at the location where and when a branch outing is due to take place then members should assume that the outing is cancelled ****

Date: January 11, 2026
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Meet at Woodenbridge on the River Erkina
Join our Laois branch for an I-WeBS count. For Contact: Find us on Facebook Des Finnamore (sec) 086 229 1637, birdwatchlaois@gmail.com John Maher (chair) 086 601 3483

Date: January 10, 2026
Location: Meet in the Turvey Nature Reserve carpark off Turvey Ave
Join Our Dublin Fingal branch for an An I-WeBS Count **** Time to be confirmed **** The count commences 30 minutes after meeting time. For contact: Frank Prendergast (sec) 087 131 9884, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie Paul Lynch (chair) 087 631 9209, paulllynch@gmail.com

Date: January 10, 2026
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet on the Causeway
Join our Kildare branch for their annual outing to Bull Island Co Dublin. Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: January 6, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney
Our South Dublin branch invite you to join them for an evening with BirdWatch Ireland's CEO Andrew Kelly (CEO) to discuss BirdWatch Ireland's Work and Future Strategy. Branch contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: January 3, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Meet at the Pier Seafield
Join our Clare branch for an outing to Seafield, Quilty and nearby Lough Donnell where we hope to find hundreds of Waders *** This is an excellent outing for beginners *** For Contact: Tom Lynch – 065 682 2145 tnaclynch@gmail.com Austin Cooney – 065 682 4804

Date: January 3, 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: December 28, 2025
Time: 1:45 pm
Location: Meet at Harty's Quay apartments
Our Cork branch invite you to join them for their annual Christmas walk along the Douglas estuary with Tony Nagle and friends. For contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: December 28, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Meet at Templetrine Church carpark at 12noon
Our West Cork branch invite you to join them for a Christmas outing to Ballinspittle Wood and Garretstown Marsh. Why not bring a picnic and enjoy the birds and more. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie