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.
Field Trip to Cwm Du Glen, Pontardawe
A walk through Cwm Du Glen taking in a lovely sample of Celtic rainforest in a dramatic gorge along the Upper Clydach River. Dippers are a common attraction along the river and often nest under an overhanging section of river … Read More
Nightjar field trip: Resolven
A walk into the forestry at Abergarwed, Resolven, to watch and listen for nightjar. Other species that have the potential to be present include goshawk, crossbill, lesser redpoll, siskin, grasshopper warbler and a range of more widespread species. The event … Read More
Bird Ringing Demonstration: Oxwich Marsh
Join Gower Ringing Group at Oxwich Marsh. The timing of the field trip should ensure that fledgling willow, sedge, reed, Cetti's and grasshopper warbler are likely, along with tits, finches, reed buntings and a variety of other species. Previous attendees … Read More
Whiteford Field Trip
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
Farming and Curlew
Sam Kenyon, the Curlew and People Officer for the South Clwyd Mountains and the Dee Valley will talk to us about the Curlew Connections Wales Project, which involves working with landowners, farmers and local communities across Wales to help the … Read More
Seals in Gower
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyGareth Richards of the Gower Seal Group will talk to us about seal ecology and dispersal. Grey seal occurs commonly around the Gower coast with well known haul outs at Limeslade and on the Worm. What is less well known … Read More
Welsh Ornithological Society Conference 2025
Aberystwyth University Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United KingdomThe Welsh Ornithological Society (WOS) Conference, which will be held at Aberystwyth University on Saturday 25 October.The conference theme will be ‘Making your Birding Count’, and it will focus on the importance of recording and its value in supporting bird … Read More
GOS AGM and the results of the 2025 Gower Chough Survey
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyOur 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
Ringing at Oxwich Marsh: 50,000 birds and counting
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyGOS 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, SkettyOwain Gabb will be your host for our annual quiz. The cost will be £1 on the door.
The storm-petrel
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyDr 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.