GOS is a charity. Donations are welcome and it is only £12 to join (for which you get the annual bird report, email updates concerning events and an invitation to attend all of our walks / field trips free of charge). Walks are £5 for non-members. We welcome members and non-members alike to the free online talks. For in-person talks there is a nominal fee of £1 on the door to help cover room hire.
We encourage all to join the society and contribute to the bird recording and conservation initiatives GOS promotes.
GOS Pelagic Trip 2
Our second GOS pelagic trip (and the last for 2026).
The date is confirmed. Times are as yet unconfirmed and are indicative only. It is likely to be late morning / early afternoon departure as high tide is just before 16:00.
The purpose will be to travel a few miles out of Swansea off the south Gower coast in order to see if a bit of chumming (putting out some smelly fish-based oily bait) can result in some shearwaters and petrels that are not commonly seen in our recording area being attracted in. We have chartered a boat that is normally used for recreational fishing.
Please express an interest to Jeremy early, as the boat will be restricted to 10-12 passengers. The cost is likely to be around £45 ppn. This event is open to GOS members only, given the limited place availability.
If it proves successful and well subscribed we will seek to run it in future years.