Events

Date: January 16, 2027
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at the pier
Join our Donegal branch for a visit to Dunfanaghy. Dunfanaghy and the surrounding areas in County Donegal—including Dunfanaghy New Lake, Dunfanaghy Bay, and nearby Horn Head—are premier birdwatching spots on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. For contact or to be added to a mailing list:: Chris Ingram (sec) 086 370 0243, chrisingram43@hotmail.com Tony Gallagher (chair) 087 383 2935, tgmeenbanad28@gmail.com

Date: January 16, 2027
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet in car park
Our Kildare branch invite you to join them for a walk in Cabragh Wetlands, Co Tipperary. Cabragh Wetlands (located near Thurles, County Tipperary) is an important inland habitat and resting ground for resident, breeding, and migratory birds. For further details or to be added to a mailing list email birdwatchkildare@gmail.com Find us on Facebook (@bwikildare) Events: Tom McCormack Secretary: Brendan Murphy Chairman: Neil J Bourke

Date: January 13, 2027
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Cork Biodiversity Hub, Ballincollig.
Our Cork branch invite you to join them for an evening with Donal Sheehan to discuss Improving biodiversity in your area: What you can do to help. Donal is a well known environmentalist, naturalist, dairy farmer and Cork branch committee member. To be added to a mailing list or for more details contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com

Date: January 10, 2027
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet in Booterstown Dart Station
Join our South Dublin branch for an outing to Booterstown Marsh. To be added to a mailing list or for further details of any event contact: secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: January 9, 2027
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Meet at Drumlane Abbey car park.
Our Cavan branch invite you to join them for an outing to Milltown Lake and also to take part in the International Swan census. For more details, or to be added to the branch mailing list please contact Tom Broe (sec) cavanbirdwatching@gmail.com or Michael McKiernan 086 885 4989.

Date: January 5, 2027
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Graduate Pub, Killiney
Our South Dublin branch invite to for an evening to discuss the upcoming Bird Atlas, speaker to be confirmed. Every 20 years or so volunteer birdwatchers carry out a complete stock-take of the birds of Britain and Ireland for the Bird Atlas. To be added to a mailing list or for further details of any event contact: secretary@southdublinbirds.com

Date: January 2, 2027
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Meet at base of Nimmo's Pier
Join our Galway branch for a walk along Nimmo’s Pier For contact: Find us on Facebook or to be added to a mailing list just pop a line to the below; Cyril Manning (chair) – cyril.a.manning@gmail.com Bláithín Kennedy (sec) – blaithin.kennedy@gmail.com

Date: December 28, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Meet at Wood Point car park
Our West Cork branch invite you to join them for a walk in Courtmacsherry to expel the Christmas excess. There will also be the beautiful Fuchsia walk with leaders Nicholas Mitchell and Claire Deasy. For further details or to be added to a mailing list contact: Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie Jez Simms – 087 689 6964

Date: December 27, 2026
Time: 1:45 pm
Location: Meet at Harty's Quay car park on Rochestown Road
Our Cork branch invite you to join them in walking off the Christmas excess with the annual Christmas walk with Tony Nagle and Allan McCarthy along the Douglas Estuary. The Douglas Estuary is a scenic intertidal mudflat and river estuary located in Cork City, Ireland. It forms part of the larger Cork Harbour Special Protection Area (SPA) and plays a key role in the region's marine and avian biodiversity. To be added to a mailing list or for more details contact: Paul Moore, 087 690 8108 – paulwmoore01@gmail.com Conor O’Keeffe, 083 155 1514 – calabkilworth@gmail.com