Date: December 2, 2025 Time: 8:00 pm Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney Join our South Dublin branch for and evening with BirdWatch Ireland's very own Tara Adcock to discuss Swifts.
Tara is responsible for coordinating County Swift survey, promoting nature within the the built environment through public engagement and education and works closely with county councils on a range of projects within our urban spaces.
Tara has an MSc in Animal Behavior and Welfare from Queens University Belfast and a BSc in Geography from Trinity College
Branch contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com
Date: November 29, 2025 Time: 10:30 am Location: Meet at Kilkenny Castle gates at 10am for car pooling or at park at 10.30am Our Kilkenny branch invite yo to join them for an outing to Discovery Park, Kilkenny.
Castlecomer Discovery Park in Kilkenny provides a natural habitat for various birds across its 80 acres of woodland and lakeside, making it an excellent spot for birdwatching and nature exploration.
Warm clothing and rain gear is recommended
Branch contacts:
birdwatchkilkenny@gmail.com
Date: November 26, 2025 Time: 8:00 pm Location: Cabragh Wetlands Centre Our Tipperary branch invite you to join them for An illustrated talk by John N Murphy about The Birds of Loop Head.
Loop Head is an excellent birdwatching destination due to its location on the coast, which attracts a wide variety of seabirds, migrating birds, and birds of prey. Key species include seabirds like puffins, guillemots, and gannets, as well as migratory birds such as Brent Geese and various sandpipers and skuas. Birdwatching is particularly popular during autumn migration, especially from August to October, when west and northwest winds bring many species closer to shore.
For further details contact the branch;
Kevin Collins – 087 237 3090 – kevincollins062@gmail.com
Aine Clancy – 085 241 7303 – tippbwi@gmail.com
Date: November 22, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet at the Spirit Store Georges Quay, Dundalk Our Tolka branch invite you to join them for an outing to Dundalk Bay, East Coast to Clogherhead
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: November 22, 2025 Time: 9:30 am Location: Curraghchase Forest Park Join our Limerick branch for a joint outing along with our Clare branch for An outing to Curraghchase Forest Park.
You will walk around the paths in certain parts of the forest hoping to see Hawfinches, Woodpeckers and various other woodland species.
For Contact: Clare
Tom Lynch – 065 682 2145 tnaclynch@gmail.com
Austin Cooney – 065 682 4804
Limerick
limerickbranchbwi@gmail.com Clodagh Glasgow or Jane Griffin
Date: November 22, 2025 Location: Details later from branch Our Mayo branch are organising an away trip which will be revealed at a later date.
Branch contacts;
Graham Cawdell (secretary) 089 273 1549 – birdwatchmayo@gmail.com or WhatsApp group BWMayo Chat
Date: November 19, 2025 Time: 7:45 pm Location: Botanic Gardens auditorium Join our Dublin Tolka branch for an evening with John Coveney to discuss his experiences in the USA and the spring birds he encountered
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: November 18, 2025 Time: 8:00 pm Location: Orchard House, Golf links road R95 XRC4 Join our Kilkenny branch for an evening discussing farming for Nature with Bryan Daniels.
Bryan and Gail Daniels are a husband and wife team who are farming a 156ha farm in the south Kilkenny hills. With a stocking rate of 2.47LU/hectare and 272 cows, they run a conventional spring calving dairy system but they have a focus on animal welfare and soil welfare that sets them apart from other conventional farmers.
They’ve fenced off the old groves that Bryan’s grandfather planted and sowed native trees and bushes into them. They often see buzzards, sparrowhawks, kestrels and kites.They’ve been in environmental schemes since 1997 and do traditional hedge laying almost every year as well as setting aside eighteen acres for traditional hay meadows each year. These help to provide cover and feed for ground nesting birds.
Branch contacts:
birdwatchkilkenny@gmail.com
Date: November 18, 2025 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Cork Biodiversity Hub, Ballincollig P31 PX67 Join our Cork branch for an evening discussing Where do our Cuckoos go?
NPWS Ranger Sam Bayley will host this talk and the Cork branch will host their AGM straight after the talk.
For contact:
Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com
Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com
