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.

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  • GOS AGM and the results of the 2025 Gower Chough Survey

    St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, Sketty

    Our Annual General Meeting. We will reflect on the year and report back to members on activities, membership, financials and bird recording and will elect / re-elect committee members for the next 12 months. After the AGM there will be … Read More

  • Whiteford Field Trip

    Cwm Ivy car park

    Meet at Cwm Ivy car park just before 09:00 so that we can head off promptly. There is a £1 parking charge (honesty box). The ground is likely to be  muddy and uneven in places, and the walked element will … Read More

  • Ringing at Oxwich Marsh: 50,000 birds and counting

    St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, Sketty

    GOS chairman Owain Gabb will talk to the Gower Society about the long term ringing project at Oxwich. GOS members are welcome to attend. The Gower Ringing Group has been active at Oxwich Marsh since 2013. In this time over … Read More

  • Form and function of feathers and moult

    Mark Grantham, Licensing and Engagement Officer at the British Trust for Ornithology will talk to us about the form and function of feathers and moult. Mark has been ringing for over 35 years and has been a ringing Trainer since … Read More

  • GOS Annual Quiz

    St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, Sketty

    Owain Gabb will be your host for our annual quiz. The cost will be £1 on the door.

  • Crofty Field Trip

    Leader: Barry Stewart 07730 502738 Meet at 08:00 at Crofty Industrial Estate SA4 3RS /// zaps.trophy.solve Parking is shown on the cover photo above (see red dot). This will be a high tide watch to see waterfowl (egrets, brent geese, … Read More

  • The storm-petrel

    St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, Sketty

    Dr Rob Thomas, author of a recent book on storm-petrels in the Poyser series, and a leading authority on European storm-petrel which he has studied for many years, will address us on the ecology of the species.

  • To Antarctica and back with Arctic Terns

    Dr Chris Redfern will talk to us about Arctic terns. Arctic terns are renowned for the global scale of their migration. The routes taken by individuals can be determined using small electronic ‘geolocators’ attached to a leg ring. These devices … Read More

  • Kenfig NNR and Sker Point Field Trip

    Join us for a walk around Kenfig and Sker. High tide is around 07:30, so please arrive and be ready to head off by 08:00. Bring warm clothing, a thermos and whatever food you will need. We will be out … Read More

  • Birds of the Pembrokeshire Islands

    St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, Sketty

    Dave Astins will talk to us about the birds of the Pembrokeshire Islands. The Pembrokeshire Islands and the waters around them are important for a wide range of seabirds. Internationally important populations of gannet, storm-petrel, Manx shearwater, puffin and lesser … Read More

  • Cudyll Cymru – a new dawn for monitoring raptors in Wales

    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 … Read More