Events

Date: June 14, 2025
Join our Mayo brnach for a visit to South Inishkea Island The Inishkea Islands (Oileáin Inis Cé), off the coast off Belmullet, County Mayo are rich in history, believed to be named after Saint Kea who lived on one of the islands. 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: June 12, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Naas library, town hall Naas
Our Kildare branch invite you to join them for an evening with Elaine McGoff to discuss - Wings of change: Protecting Ireland's birds and their ecosystems. Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: May 25, 2025
Time: 11:45 am
Location: Meet at Cape Clear bird observatory at 11.45am (Ferry from Baltimore at 11am)
Join our West Cork branch invite you to join them for a trip to Cape Clear island. Cape Clear Island, Ireland’s southernmost inhabited Gaeltacht island, 3 miles long by 1 mile wide, lies 8 miles off the coast of West Cork. 3 miles west of the island stands the solitary Fastnet Rock. Cape Clear’s remote island location, coupled with its proximity to the continental shelf, makes it the foremost centre for bird watching in Ireland. For further details contact; Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie

Date: May 25, 2025
Location: Foxford
Join our Mayo branch for a Visit to Foxford 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 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).