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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  • Margam Moors Field Trip

    Heol Caer Bont nr. Port Talbot Steelworks, Margam, Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom

      A three hour (estimated) walk around Margam Moors starting at 08:00 and covering 3-4 miles. Target species will be reed, sedge, grasshopper and Cetti's warblers, whitethroat, reed bunting, cuckoo and water rail, as well as common waterfowl. We will … Read More

  • Nightjar Walk, Resolven

    A gentle walk into the forestry 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 will be … Read More

  • Swift walk: Mount Pleasant

    Primrose Hill, Mount Pleasant, Swansea

    As part of Wales Nature Week Swansea City Council and Gower Ornithological Society are running a number of swift walks in areas of town which are local hotspots for the species. Attendance is free. Please come along.

  • CANCELLED Swift Walk: Gorseinon

    Bryn-Amlwg Road, Gorseinon

    Unfortunately the weather has forced the cancellation of tonight's swift survey in Gorseinon As part of Wales Nature Week Swansea City Council and Gower Ornithological Society are running a number of swift walks in areas of town which are local … Read More

  • Swift walk: Plasmarl

    Davis Street, Plasmarl

    As part of Wales Nature Week Swansea City Council and Gower Ornithological Society are running a number of swift walks in areas of town which are local hotspots for the species. Attendance is free. Please come along.

  • Swift walk: Sketty

    Queens Road, Sketty

    As part of Wales Nature Week Swansea City Council and Gower Ornithological Society are running a number of swift walks in areas of town which are local hotspots for the species. Attendance is free. Please come along.

  • Baglan Bay Winter Bird Walk (January)

    SA12 7PH

    Time & Location 25 Jan 2025, 13:30 – 15:30 Scarlet Avenue Car Park, Scarlet Ave, Port Talbot SA12 7PH, UK About the event As part of the Coastal Connections project, we will join the Neath Port Talbot Wildlife team  for … Read More

  • 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

  • Swift Walk: Sketty

    Our first swift walk of the year - in Sketty Details on flyer

  • Swift Walk: Gowerton

    Our second swift walk of the year - in Gowerton For details see flyer

  • Swift Walk: Clydach

    Our penultimate swift walk of the year - in Clydach See the flyer for details

  • Morriston Swift Survey

    Our final swift walk of the year – in Morriston See the flyer for details