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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  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Pine Martens in Wales

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

    Our non bird-related talk this winter will be on pine marten. Katherine McBride, Carnivore Conservation Officer at the Vincent Wildlife Trust, will talk to us about the recovery of the species in Wales. The pine marten population in Wales was … Read More

  • Swifts in our Recording Area

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

    In the last five years we have found out a lot more about swifts in our recording area. This has been through the work of two groups, Swansea Swifts and Neath Port Talbot Swifts, who have set out to understand … Read More

  • GOS AGM and the Gower RAS on Jackdaw

    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

  • GOS Annual Quiz

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

    Heather Coats, last year's winner, will be your host for the annual Margaret Price Memorial quiz. The cost will be £1 on the door.

  • Cudyll Cymru / Raptor Signs and Feather Identification

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

    Charlotte Griffiths, the BTO's Welsh Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, will provide a two part talk. This first part will concern Cudyll Cymru, BTO’s Welsh Raptor Monitoring Project. Charlotte's role for the last few years has been to develop and co-ordinate raptor … Read More