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.
Cudyll Cymru – a new dawn for monitoring raptors in Wales
15 April 2026 @ 19:30 - 21:00
Charlotte Griffiths will talk to us about raptor monitoring in Wales.
Charlotte is the BTO’s Welsh Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, and a passionate raptor enthusiast. She an active member of the Shropshire Raptor Study Group, where she has gained extensive field experience and in-depth knowledge of raptor behaviour and ecology.
Charlotte will talk to us about Cudyll Cymru, BTO’s Welsh Raptor Monitoring Project. Her role for the last couple of years has been to develop and co-ordinate raptor population monitoring efforts and obtain greater understanding of the populations of some of our commoner species in particular. Her day-to-day work includes provising training and support to the project’s network of monitors and developing resources that enhance fieldwork efforts.