Date: February 8, 2026 Time: 9:30 am Location: Meet at Woodenbridge on the River Erkina Join our Laois branch for an I-WeBS count.
For Contact:
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Des Finnamore (sec)
086 229 1637, birdwatchlaois@gmail.com
John Maher (chair)
086 601 3483
Date: February 7, 2026 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet at the carpark in front of Derryheen Church of Ireland H12 FK25 Join our Cavan branch for an outing to Lough Inchin
Lough Inchin, located near Ballyjamesduff, is a small yet productive fishing lake. The reserve hosts thousands of migratory birds in the winter, including geese, swans, and ducks.
For more details please contact Tom Broe (sec) cavanbirdwatching@gmail.com or Michael McKiernan 086 885 4989.
Date: February 7, 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: February 7, 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:
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Cyril Manning (chair) – cyril.a.manning@gmail.com
Bláithín Kennedy (sec) – blaithin.kennedy@gmail.com
Date: February 3, 2026 Time: 8:00 pm Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney Our South Dublin branch invite you to join them for an evening to discuss The Bats of Ireland
The speaker will be from the Dublin branch of Bat Conservation Ireland.
Branch contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com
Date: February 3, 2026 Time: 6:30 pm Location: TBC Our Dublin Fingal branch invite you to join them for the Fingal's Swift results with BirdWatch's own Tara Adcock
The venue is yet to be confirmed, check branch website (events details are also notified by email)
For contact:
Frank Prendergast (sec) 087 131 9884, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie
Paul Lynch (chair) 087 631 9209, paulllynch@gmail.com
Date: February 1, 2026 Time: 8:30 am Location: Starts at Scally's Supervalu carpark, Clonakilty This years West Cork Bird Race is taking place on Sunday 1st February starting at Supervalu in Clonakilty and finishes at O'Donovans Hotel Clonakilty at 6pm sharp!
To register your team of four please contact Nicholas Mitchell (treasurer) 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
Registration fee is €10.00 which includes finger food at O'Donovans after the race. Any surplus monies will be donated to Cape Clear Bird Observatory.
**** The West Cork Bird Race is an annual dawn-to-dusk event held by BirdWatch Ireland West Cork where teams compete to see and record as many bird species as possible within a designated area of West Cork. Objective: Teams of four compete to find and identify the most bird species within the designated time and area ****
For further details contact;
Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
Date: January 31, 2026 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet at entrance to marsh Our Kilkenny branch invite you to join them for an outing to Newpark Marsh, Kilkenny.
Newpark Marsh Eco-Park in Kilkenny is an important habitat for numerous bird species, with examples including the Grey Heron, Moorhen, Mallard, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, and Blackbird. This award-winning site is a well-maintained game and bird sanctuary, offering a unique environment for birdwatching and a variety of other fauna.
Branch contacts:
birdwatchkilkenny@gmail.com
Date: January 25, 2026 Time: 11:00 am Location: Meet at reserve P51 WF82 Join our West Cork branch for an outing to observe in Kilcolman Wildfowl reserve in Doneraile / Buttevant
Kilcolman Bog was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1993, There are bird hides and boardwalks on the reserve.
This is a full day outing so bring a picnic. Meet at 11am (Car-park inside gate on left) then there will be car pooling to the reserve.
For further details contact;
Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
