Events

Date: January 17, 2026
Time: 10:45 am
Location: Meet at carpark alongside Charleville Cemetary to carpool
Our Limerick branch are hosting a joint event to go to Kilcolman Fen along with our Clare branch. Kilcolman Bog is situated on the southern foothills of the Ballyhoura Mountains in Co. Cork. Kilcolman Bog is an important site for wintering waterfowl, with nationally important populations of Whooper Swan, Teal, and Shoveler. Limerick branch contacts; limerickbranchbwi@gmail.com Clodagh Glasgow or Jane Griffin Clare branch Contact: Tom Lynch – 065 682 2145 tnaclynch@gmail.com Austin Cooney – 065 682 4804

Date: January 17, 2026
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet at main car park
Join our Wicklow branch for an outing to Wexford Wildfowl reserve Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is located on flat farmland on the North Slob which was walled off from Wexford Harbour and reclaimed from the sea. Over 250 bird species have been recorded on the Reserve, many of them Winter migrants from Greenland and Arctic Canada or from Scandinavia and Arctic Russia. Greenland White-fronted Geese are the most numerous and important goose species on the reserve and it is for them that it was established. They breed on the western lowlands of Greenland during the summer and winter in Ireland and Scotland from October to March. The North Slob holds about 5,500 or approximately 30% of the current world population of Greenland White-fronted Goose during these months. Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: January 14, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Cork Biodiversity Hub, Ballincollig P31 PX67
Our Cork branch invite you to join them for an evening discussing Bird Boxes and where the best place is to hang, direct and maintain them. For contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: January 13, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Ashford Community & Heritage Centre A67 DH34
Join our Wicklow branch for an evening in Ashford Community centre for a talk by Charlie Cowan. Charlie will discuss Birdwatching at the Murrough and Wicklow Coast Admission is free, a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of room hire would be appreciated For public transport options see https://www.transportforireland.ie/plan-a-journey/ Branch contact details Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com

Date: January 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at Booterstwon Dart station carpark
Join our South Dublin branch for an outing to Booterstown Marsh. 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: January 11, 2026
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: January 10, 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: January 10, 2026
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet on the Causeway
Join our Kildare branch for their annual outing to Bull Island Co Dublin. Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: January 6, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney
Our South Dublin branch invite you to join them for an evening with BirdWatch Ireland's CEO Andrew Kelly (CEO) to discuss BirdWatch Ireland's Work and Future Strategy. Branch contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com