Past Events

Outing to Sandymount Strand to watch Common and Arctic Terns

Our August outing will be to Sandymount Strand to watch thousands of Common and Arctic terns gather to roost. Meet at the car park closes to Merrion Gates.

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Sandymount Strand Car Park 3, Sandymount Strand Car Park 3
Dublin, Ireland
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Heritage Week Event – Bird Ringing

Environmental scientist and licensed Bird Ringer, Lorraine Benson, will demonstrate how and explain why we ring birds. Location is a private garden in Naas, and there is room for only...

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Naas, Ireland
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Nature Blindness: Can it be cured?

This month we are delighted to welcome Dr. Paddy Madden who will present a talk on "Nature Blindness: Can it be cured". Paddy worked as a primary school teacher for...

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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Swift Survey in Celbridge

Our July event will be a swift survey. Please note that this is on Friday 12th July at 8:30pm and the meeting point which is Cove & Co (formerly Colourtrend)...

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Cove & Co factory, Maynooth Road
Celbridge, Kildare WX23 X7R8 Ireland
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Beavers again after 400 years

Beavers have been reintroduced to west London for the first time in about 400 years in a bid to improve biodiversity and help mitigate the impact of climate change. The...

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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Royal Canal Walk

Our June walk is a walk along the Royal Canal between Bond Bridge and Jackson Bridge. Meet at Bond Bridge at 3:00pm.

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Bond Bridge, Royal Canal
Maynooth, Co. Kildare Ireland
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The unique identity of the Irish Red Grouse

Our talk for June is on the unique identity of the Irish Red Grouse by Grace Walsh and will be held in the Naas Community Library.

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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Biodiversity Week Event

Our Biodiversity Week Event will be a talk on the Barn Owl survey by Alan McCarthy. The Barn Own survey in County Kildare will be coordinated by BirdWatch Ireland, and...

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Luisne Centre, McAuley Place, Sallins Road
Naas, Kildare W91 D62E Ireland
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Dawn Chorus

We will have the Dawn Chorus walk this year in Monasterevin. Meeting point is at the Monasterevin playground on the R424.

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Monasterevin Playground, Monasterevin Playground
Monasterevin, 4WVJ+3V Ireland
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A fun evening of bird identification

Our talk for May will be a fun evening of bird identification and will be held in the Naas Community Library.

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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Dusk Chorus

Our dusk chorus walk will be at Coolcarrigan House. Meet at 7:30pm at Coolcarrigan House and Gardens.

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Coolcarrigan House and Gardens, Coolcarrigan
Coill Dubh, Co. Kildare W91 H9X6 Ireland
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A visit to The Ridge of Capard, Co. Laois

Our April outing will be a visit to The Ridge of Capard, Co. Laois. Meeting time is 10:30am at the Ridge of Capard car park. There is a boardwalk on...

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Ridge of Capard, Ireland
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Wonders of the Wild

Our April talk will be a talk on "Wonders of the Wild" by Éanna Ní Lamhna. Éanna will sign copies of her new book after her talk.

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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A visit to Cahore Marsh, Co. Wexford

Our March outing will be a visit to Cahore Marsh, Co. Wexford. Meeting time is 10:30am at the parking for Ballinoulart Beach, which is about a 1 hour and 40...

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Ballinoulart Beach, Ireland
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Could the wolf be reintroduced to Ireland?

Our March talk will be about the possibilities of reintroducing the wolf into Ireland. Our speaker will be Cóílín MacLochlaínn who is part of the editorial team of the Birdwatch...

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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Outing to Bull Island

The Birdwatch Ireland Kildare Branch outing for February 2024 is to a tried and tested location, namely the North Bull Island, Dublin. This location always delivers an outstanding experience, where...

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Bull Island, Dublin, Ireland
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Close encounters with birds

The Birdwatch Ireland Kildare Branch talk for February 2024 is Called "Close encounters with birds" and will be given by our very own branch chairperson Neil J Bourke. This presentation...

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Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Naas Town Hall, North Main Street
Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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Birds of Hungary

Once again we are in Maynooth for the Scheduled monthly talk where the "Birds of Hungary" will be presented by Lorraine Benson, aided by Phil Dix and Robin Pollard. In...

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School of Education, Room SEO 14 Li, Ground Floor, School of Education, North Campus
Maynoot, Kildare Ireland
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A walk round the East Coast Nature reserve and Newcastle seafront

The Scheduled monthly walk this month is to Newcastle seafront Co. Wicklow, and the East coast nature reserve owned by Birdwatch Ireland. The Newcastle seafront Co. Wicklow, is always an...

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Newcastle Railway Station, Newcastle Wicklow A63 XH77
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