Events

Date: May 24, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet in the main carpark at visitors centre at 10am
Join our Tolka branch for their May outing to Lough Boora Discovery Park and Surrounds. Over 130 bird species can be seen in Lough Boora Discovery Park, many of which are endangered red and amber listed species such as the Lapwing, Snipe, Redshank and many more on wetland habitats. The endangered Grey Partridge survive here in the natural grasslands and farmlands, and this is the only indigenous population of this bird species surviving in Ireland. 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: May 22, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Meet at the gates of Kilkenny Castle
Join our Kilkenny branch for an evening listening to the sounds of the dusk. Branch contacts: birdwatchkilkenny@gmail.com or patandmarydurkin@gmail.com on 056 776 2130 Also listen to KCLR or Kilkenny City Community Radio for details.

Date: May 22, 2025
Location: Venue to be confirmed
Join our Sligo branch for a National Biodiversity Week Talk: History of Wolves in Ireland by Dr Kieran Hickey (Dept of Geography, UCC) author of Wolves of Ireland; A Natural and Cultural History. This event is co-hosted and sponsored by Sligo Heritage Office For more details please contact the branch, Thelma Hunter (Sec) – 086 795 3349 sligobirdwatch@gmail.com Michael Bell (Chair) – 085 175 1000 nature.learn1@gmail.com

Date: May 21, 2025
Time: 7:45 pm
Location: Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin
Our Tolka branch invite you to join them for an evening with Mark Carmody to discuss tips for photographing wildlife. Both carpark and Doors open at 7.30pm and the carpark is free. 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: May 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at the main car park
Join our Donegal branch for a trip to Glenveagh National Park Glenveagh National Park lies in the heart of County Donegal, among the wild and rugged landscape of the Derryveagh Mountains. The blanket bog and heath habitat that covers the vast majority of Glenveagh is home to a number of bird species including skylarks, red grouse, curlew and snipe. However, no bird captures the character of the uplands more evocatively than the golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria).

Date: May 13, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Ashford Community & Heritage Centre A67 DH34
Our Wicklow branch will host their AGM followed by a talk by Rob Gondola, senior science officer with the Herpetological Society of Ireland on amphibians and reptiles in Ireland. Admission is free, a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of the room hire would be appreciated Details later via their mailing list and social media Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: May 11, 2025
Time: 4:30 am
Location: Jenkinstown Wood carpark
Our Kilkenny branch invite you to join them for this years annual Dawn Chorus event. Branch contacts: birdwatchkilkenny@gmail.com or patandmarydurkin@gmail.com on 056 776 2130 Also listen to KCLR or Kilkenny City Community Radio for details.

Date: May 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 am
Location: Meet at the Grotto, Corofin (We will drive from there to Mullaghmore)
Our Clare branch invite you to join them for a Dawn Chorus walk. They are hoping to see Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Blackcap and Yellowhammer. For Contact: Tom Lynch – 065 682 2145 tnaclynch@gmail.com Austin Cooney – 065 682 4804

Date: May 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 am
Location: Meet at Turvey Nature Reserve car park
Our Dublin-Fingal branch invite you to join them for a Dawn Walk. For contact: Frank Prendergast (sec) 087 131 9884, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie Paul Lynch (chair) 087 631 9209, paulllynch@gmail.com