Events

Date: June 22, 2025
Time: 2:00 am
Location: Contact Branch
**** Meeting time to be confirmed **** This event will have ferry charges and early booking is essential **** Spike Island boasts breathtaking natural scenery, providing a stunning backdrop to your visit – embark on our scenic walking trails around the island taking in unparalleled view of Cork Harbour. The residents of Spike Island have always shared the island with the many birds and animals that dot the harbour coastline and today the island is part of conservation efforts for endangered species. Several rare bird species have been identified, and efforts a creating a robust bio-diversity plan are underway. For contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: June 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Kilcoole Train Station
Join our Wicklow branch for their Annual Outing to the Kilcoole Little Tern Colony, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow. We will be joined by staff from NPWS Knocksink Wood, for the walk to the Tern colony where we will meet the warden. We will stop along the way to observe birds at Cooldross Nature reserve and the Irish sea. Public transport options see TFI Journey Planner 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. Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: June 21, 2025
Location: TBC
Our Tolka branch are hosting their June outing to Howth Harbour and Ireland's Eye. Hoping to organise a boat trip for this so provisionally we will be meeting at 9.45am near the west pier for registration. **** This outing is for BirdWatch members only **** More details closer to the date. 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: June 17, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Online only (Zoom)
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (the “Company”) will be held at 7.00pm sharp on Tuesday, 17th June 2025. The meeting will be held online only, via Zoom. Holding the AGM in this manner, and notifying the members accordingly, is permitted under the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid 19) Act 2020.

Date: June 14, 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Kerdiffstown Park carpark
Join our Kildare branch for a nature walk in Kerdiffstown Park. Following a 2.5-year construction programme (2020 – 2023), this exciting project remediated the former Kerdiffstown Landfill into a 30 – hectare multi-use public park. Kerdiffstown Park’s 3 ponds provide the perfect haven for aquatic animals including frogs, swans, ducks, dragon flies and many more! Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: June 14, 2025
Join our Mayo brnach for a visit to South Inishkea Island The Inishkea Islands (Oileáin Inis Cé), off the coast off Belmullet, County Mayo are rich in history, believed to be named after Saint Kea who lived on one of the islands. The time and meeting place will be sent out to all our branch contacts and posted on our website around 5 days beforehand. Contact; Graham Cawdell (secretary) 089 273 1549 – birdwatchmayo@gmail.com or WhatsApp group BWMayo Chat

Date: June 12, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Naas library, town hall Naas
Our Kildare branch invite you to join them for an evening with Elaine McGoff to discuss - Wings of change: Protecting Ireland's birds and their ecosystems. Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: May 25, 2025
Time: 11:45 am
Location: Meet at Cape Clear bird observatory at 11.45am (Ferry from Baltimore at 11am)
Join our West Cork branch invite you to join them for a trip to Cape Clear island. Cape Clear Island, Ireland’s southernmost inhabited Gaeltacht island, 3 miles long by 1 mile wide, lies 8 miles off the coast of West Cork. 3 miles west of the island stands the solitary Fastnet Rock. Cape Clear’s remote island location, coupled with its proximity to the continental shelf, makes it the foremost centre for bird watching in Ireland. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie

Date: May 25, 2025
Location: Foxford
Join our Mayo branch for a Visit to Foxford The time and meeting place will be sent out to all our branch contacts and posted on our website around 5 days beforehand. Contact; Graham Cawdell (secretary) 089 273 1549 – birdwatchmayo@gmail.com or WhatsApp group BWMayo Chat