Events

Date: May 11, 2025
Time: 4:00 am
Location: Meet at Killiney Hill carpark
Join our South Dublin branch for 2025 Dawn Chorus walk on Killiney Hill. *** Please dress warmly *** For contact: Mary Daly (sec) 086 1586 330, secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: May 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 am
Location: ECNR Newcastle, Co Wicklow
Our Wicklow branch are delighted to invite you for an early morning stroll with the National Parks and Wildlife service. This event will run for 1 - 1.5 hours. The walk will be slow with many stops to listen and identify the birds and their song.  Please dress for the weather and wear waterproof shoes, route surfaces are a mix of grass and boardwalk. ***Please note dogs are not permitted at ECNR*** There is limited parking at the ECNR so please carpool where possible. *** If there is an Orange or Red weather warning issued by Met Eireann please assume the outing will be cancelled *** Details later via their mailing list and social media Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: May 8, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Maynooth NUIM
Our Kildare branch invite you to join them for an evening with James Crombie to discuss Nature's Ballet: Capturing the magic of Staling Murmurations through the camera lens. For contact: Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: May 6, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney
Join our South Dublin branch for an evening discussing Birds and Wildlife in the USA, Spring 2024 along with John Coveney. For contact: Mary Daly (sec) 086 1586 330, secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: May 4, 2025
Time: 6:00 am
Location: Meet at Turbet Island car park (Opp Spar)
Our Cavan branch invite you to join them for 2025 Dawn Chorus walk. For more details please contact Tom Broe (sec) cavanbirdwatching@gmail.com or Michael McKiernan 086 885 4989.

Date: May 4, 2025
Time: 4:30 am
Location: Glen River Park T23 A440
Join our Cork branch for a Dawn Chorus Walk in Glen River Park. For contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: May 4, 2025
Time: 4:15 am
Location: Meet at agtehouse (SE of Skibbereen on Castletownsend Road)
Our West Cork branch invite yo to join them for a Dawn Chorus walk. Leader Jez Simms - 087 689 6964 There will be refreshments afterwards (bring cash) For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie

Date: May 4, 2025
Location: Clonbur Woods
Join our Mayo branch for a Visit to Clonbur Woods for Dawn Chorus Walk with Graham Cawdell 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: May 4, 2025
Time: 5:00 am
Location: Meet at Ballisodare United FC carpark
Our Sligo branch invite you to join them for A Dawn Chorus walk at Union Wood. Contact details below; Thelma Hunter (Sec) – 086 795 3349 sligobirdwatch@gmail.com Michael Bell (Chair) – 085 175 1000 nature.learn1@gmail.com