Events

Date: March 25, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: O' Donovans Hotel Clonakilty P85 V205
Join Our West Cork branch for the annual AGM followed by a talk: Establishing South Africa's First Bird Observatory by John Horton John is our very own warden in Cape Clear bird observatory Our AGM is a great chance to meet the team and get involved in the branch. The more hands the better. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie

Date: March 25, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Riverside Hotel
Our Sligo branch are hosting their branch AGM in the Riverside Hotel, Sligo. There will be one or two talks by branch members afterwards. 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: March 22, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Meet at Timoleague Abbey
Join our West Cork branch for a Visit to Timoleague and Courtmacsherry estuaries to look for Waders, Herons, Divers and Ravens that call the estuaries home. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie

Date: March 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Roscommon
The Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) is one of Ireland's longest-running bird monitoring projects. Established in 1998, it tracks the status of common and widespread breeding birds such as Robin, Wren, Blackbird, and Chaffinch, as well as some of the rarer species. The survey is coordinated by BirdWatch Ireland and funded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Date: March 21, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Kilcoole Train station https://maps.app.goo.gl/LXqDMsS6YFEmRYBF6
Join our Wicklow branch for an Outing to Kilcoole beach to see the effects and changes Spring bring to the locality **** 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 **** Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: March 21, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet in the Turvey Nature Reserve carpark off Turvey Ave
Our Tolka branch invite you to join them for a visit to Turvey Nature Reserve and Rogerstown Estuary For further details or to be added to the mailing list contact; Rosena McShane (chair) Marie Sinnott (secretary) or Jim Dixon (treasurer) at dublinbirding@gmail.com

Date: March 21, 2026
Location: Contact branch for details
Our Mayo branch are hosting a Visit to Killala to see waders and ducks including Shelducks with leaders Nuala O'Malley and Jon Freestone For details on the Meeting point and time to meet please contact the branch directly. Branch contacts; Graham Cawdell (secretary) 089 273 1549 – birdwatchmayo@gmail.com or WhatsApp group BWMayo Chat

Date: March 18, 2026
Time: 7:45 pm
Location: Botanic Gardens Auditorium
Our Tolka branch invite you to join them for an evening with Sean Kingston to discuss The Birds of the Gambia. For further details or to be added to the mailing list contact; Rosena McShane (chair) Marie Sinnott (secretary) or Jim Dixon (treasurer) at dublinbirding@gmail.com

Date: March 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at Mountcharles Pier
Join our Donegal branch for a trip to Donegal Bay Donegal Bay is a rich habitat for coastal and migratory birds, featuring key species like the Red-throated Diver, Sandwich Tern, Great Northern Diver, and Red-billed Chough. For contact: Chris Ingram (sec) 086 370 0243, chrisingram43@hotmail.com Tony Gallagher (chair) 087 383 2935, tgmeenbanad28@gmail.com