Events

Date: November 11, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Ashford Community & Heritage Centre A67 DH34
Join our Wicklow branch for an evening with Eric Dempsey to discuss "A year of Birds, a photographic journey through the seasons" Admission to this event is free but a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of the room hire would be greatly appreciated. Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: November 11, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Aras an Mhuilinn, Mount Street Mullingar
Join our Westmeath branch for an evening discussing the Lough Enell Catchment Management Plan. Contact; Instagram @birdwatch_westmeath birdwatchwestmeath@gmail.com – Gordon Wycherley (Chair) Grace Kelly (Secretary)

Date: November 9, 2025
Time: 10:00 pm
Location: Meet on middle of the causeway on Causeway Road, North Bull Island. https://maps.app.goo.gl/hT5sQsdyqJvs498U8
Our South Dublin invite you to join them for an outing to North Bull Island. Branch contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com **** 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 ****

Date: November 9, 2025
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Meet at Union Hall carpark at 11.30
Join our West Cork branch for a visit to Union Hall, Moyross Inlet and Lough Cluhir Union Hall is a picturesque fishing village in County Cork. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie

Date: November 9, 2025
Time: 9:30 am
Location: Meet at Woodenbridge on the River Erkina
Join our Laois branch for an I-WeBS count. For Contact: Find us on Facebook Des Finnamore (sec) 086 229 1637, birdwatchlaois@gmail.com John Maher (chair) 086 601 3483

Date: November 8, 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet in the Turvey Nature Reserve carpark off Turvey Ave
Join Our Dublin Fingal branch for an An I-WeBS Count 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: November 4, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney
Join our South Dublin branch for an evening with Robin Pollard to discuss "The Birds of Gambia" Robin has been interested in birdlife since growing up on a farm in the midlands and has been involved in both the Kildare and South Dublin BirdWatch Ireland branches for many years. He has travelled extensively birding across Europe, Canada and the United States and he will speak about his recent adventure to Gambia in West Africa. Robin enjoys bird photography so we can expect a visual feast. Contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: November 4, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Fingal Library Skerries K34 PN56
Our Dublin Fingal branch invite you to join them for an evening with Eamon and Christine O'Daly to discuss A Wild journey through France. A "Wild journey through France" explores the country's diverse birdlife, which includes migratory birds like geese flying through its skies, wetland birds such as flamingos and various gulls in areas like the Camargue, and forest-dwelling birds like woodpeckers and black kites. ****** Parking is available at Supervalu ****** For contact: Frank Prendergast (sec) 087 131 9884, frank.prendergast@tudublin.ie Paul Lynch (chair) 087 631 9209, paulllynch@gmail.com

Date: November 1, 2025
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: Find us on Facebook or to be added to a mailing list just pop a line to the below; Cyril Manning (chair) – cyril.a.manning@gmail.com Bláithín Kennedy (sec) – blaithin.kennedy@gmail.com