Date: July 13, 2025 Our Mayo branch invite you to join them for a Visit to Downpatrick Head
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 22, 2025 Time: 2:00 am Location: Contact Branch **** Meeting time to be confirmed **** This event will have ferry charges and early booking is essential ****
Spike Island boasts breathtaking natural scenery, providing a stunning backdrop to your visit – embark on our scenic walking trails around the island taking in unparalleled view of Cork Harbour.
The residents of Spike Island have always shared the island with the many birds and animals that dot the harbour coastline and today the island is part of conservation efforts for endangered species.
Several rare bird species have been identified, and efforts a creating a robust bio-diversity plan are underway.
For contact:
Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com
Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com
Date: June 21, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Kilcoole Train Station Join our Wicklow branch for their Annual Outing to the Kilcoole Little Tern Colony, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow.
Branch contact details
Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com
Date: June 14, 2025 Time: 10:30 am Location: Kerdiffstown Park carpark Join our Kildare branch for a nature walk in Kerdiffstown Park.
Following a 2.5-year construction programme (2020 – 2023), this exciting project remediated the former Kerdiffstown Landfill into a 30 – hectare multi-use public park.
Kerdiffstown Park’s 3 ponds provide the perfect haven for aquatic animals including frogs, swans, ducks, dragon flies and many more!
Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) – birdwatchkildare@gmail.com
Chairman: Neil J Bourke
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 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.
