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.
Find out more »Dublin, Ireland
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...
Find out more »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...
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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)...
Find out more »Celbridge, Kildare WX23 X7R8 Ireland
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...
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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.
Find out more »Maynooth, Co. Kildare Ireland
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.
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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...
Find out more »Naas, Kildare W91 D62E Ireland
Dawn Chorus
We will have the Dawn Chorus walk this year in Monasterevin. Meeting point is at the Monasterevin playground on the R424.
Find out more »Monasterevin, 4WVJ+3V Ireland
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.
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
Dusk Chorus
Our dusk chorus walk will be at Coolcarrigan House. Meet at 7:30pm at Coolcarrigan House and Gardens.
Find out more »Coill Dubh, Co. Kildare W91 H9X6 Ireland
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...
Find out more »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.
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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...
Find out more »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...
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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...
Find out more »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...
Find out more »Naas, Co. Kildare W91 E1RT Ireland
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...
Find out more »Maynoot, Kildare Ireland
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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