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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  • Brecon and Llangorse Field Trip

    A trip up to Storey Arms, near Brecon to look for curlew, snipe, wheatear and ring ouzel before moving on to Talybont on Usk for osprey and Llangorse Lake for species including goshawk. Other species are likely to include redstart … 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

  • Oxwich Marsh Ringing Demonstration

    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

  • GOS Pelagic Trip 1

    Our first GOS pelagic trip. 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 … Read More

  • GOS Pelagic Trip 2

    Our second GOS pelagic trip (and the last for 2026). 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 … Read More

  • Rhossili Field Trip

    A gentle walk down the Vile to Kitchen Corner, then around to Mewslade (albeit the direction / order may depend on wind direction and speed and where the migrants are likely to be). Rhossili is a good area for flocks … Read More

  • Port Eynon Field Trip

    Please meet at the Salthouse at 08:30. Location: Grid Reference SS 46914 84649 What3Words: headrest.imprinted.incurring This is a short walk out towards the point via a roughly surfaced track, then a tarmac track (permissive path) along the seaward side of … 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. The car park now operates car registration recognition and there is a fee of c. £5. The ground is likely to be muddy and … Read More

  • Dryslwyn and Dynefwr Field Trip

    A venture over the border into Carmarthenshire with our leader Ed Hunter. The aim will be to search the area around the River Tywi for flocks of mute and whooper swans and geese (greylag, white-fronted and bean geese have all … Read More

  • Crofty Field Trip

    Leader: Barry Stewart 07730 502738 Meet at 08:00 at Crofty Industrial Estate SA4 3RS /// zaps.trophy.solve This will be a high tide watch to see waterfowl (egrets, brent geese, pintail, shoveler, etc.) and waders (oystercatchers, knot, dunlin etc.) at Salthouse … Read More

  • Kidwelly Quay Field Trip

    We will meet at 09:00 at the carpark on Kidwelly Quay. Location is OS Grid Reference SN 39796 06391 What3Words: ///thanks.unloading.dripped Nearest postcode SA17 4UW The location is excellent for waders, wildfowl, herons / egret and gulls. We may also … Read More