Events

Date: September 20, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at Kilcoole railway station car park
Join our Wicklow branch for a visit to Kilcoole Marshes. A flat coastal plain is bordered by a long straight barrier beach which was formed when sea-level was higher after the last Ice Age. The saltmarsh has nesting redshank, shelduck and mute swan. Wintering wildfowl including whooper and Bewick's swans; greylag and brent geese are usually seen on grassland around the edge of the marshes. Ducks such as wigeon, teal, mallard and shelduck are common in winter. Pintail, shoveler, pochard, goldeneye and gadwall are occasional. Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: September 17, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Botanic Gardens auditorium
Our Dublin Tolka branch are hosting a talk in the Botanic Gardens auditorium, speaker to be announced. 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: September 13, 2025
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Meet at Robertstown Church carpark V94 A7X0
Join our Clare branch for a joint outing with our Limerick branch for a Bird Watching trip along the Shannon estuary. For Contact: Tom Lynch – 065 682 2145 tnaclynch@gmail.com Austin Cooney – 065 682 4804

Date: September 13, 2025
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Meet at Roberstown Church
Our Limerick branch are hosting a joint outing with our Clare branch to Robertstown Creek, Loghill and Tarbert to see shorebirds and possibly Eagles. For more details or to be put on a mailing list please contact the branch; limerickbranchbwi@gmail.com Clodagh Glasgow or Jane Griffin

Date: September 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Naas library, town hall Naas
Join our Kildare branch fro an evening with Elaine McGoff to discuss Protecting Ireland's birds and their habitats Elaine is Head of Advocacy with An Taisce. She works on issues to do with water quality, biodiversity, climate, land use, agriculture, forestry and planning. Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Ashford Community & Heritage Centre A67 DH34
Our Wicklow branch invite you for an evening with Dr Steve Newton for a talk on Puffins. Admission is free, a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of the room hire would be appreciated. Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: September 7, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Contact branch for details
Our Cork branch invite you to join them for a Moth Identification event with Jim Wilson. Jim will bring participants to visually identify the previous nights visitors. For contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: September 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Meet at Kilcoole railway station car park
Join our South Dublin branch for an outing to Kilcoole Wicklow, with an option to go to the East Coast Nature Reserve after. For contact: Mary Daly (sec) 086 1586 330, secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: September 7, 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet at Mullaghmore Head
Join our Sligo branch for a Sea-watching outing at Mullaghmore Head to look for migratory seabirds and cetaceans. Leaving Carton carpark at 10.30am meeting on Mullaghmore Head at 11.00am 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