BTO Northern Ireland events

BTO NI hosts a wide variety of public events throughout the year. These range from training courses encouraging participation in our core surveys, to more informal field outings and mentoring, bird identification courses, our annual Seabird Report Launch and annual BTO NI Birdwatchers' Conference. Not all events will be listed on this page!

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October 2024

Autumn Birding in Newcastle

An opportunity to practise wader and waterbird ID, as well as learn more about the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) during this relaxed field outing.Please email Jemma directly to express your interest - jemma.davies [at] bto.org

Jemma Davies
Newcastle

A few places left

November 2024

BTO Northern Ireland Birdwatchers' Conference 2024

A one-day BTO conference with bird-related talks, birdwatching and socialising at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre. Come along to hear about bird research, monitoring and conservation work happening in Northern Ireland and beyond.

BTO Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh Discovery Centre Oxford Island National Nature Reserve
BT66 6NJ Craigavon

Places available

Northern Ireland Garden BirdWatch (Wednesday 13 November, 7pm)

This session is for those living in Northern Ireland who are currently participating in, or interested in participating in, BTO's Garden BirdWatch scheme.

Jemma Davies

Places available

Northern Ireland Introduction to Gulls (Tuesday 26 November, 7pm)

We know the challenge of getting beyond calling a gull a "seagull", so during this online workshop we want to help you learn more about Northern Ireland's gulls and give you some tips on how to identify them.

Jemma Davies

Places available



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