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.
Baglan Bay Winter Bird Walk (January)
SA12 7PHTime & 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
Understanding and Conserving Gower’s Birds
St Paul’s Parish Hall De la Beche Road, Swansea, United KingdomGethin Jenkins-Jones, Development and Engagement Co-ordinator at BTO Cymru, will talk to us about how data collected as a result of BTO's flagship Wetland Bird Survey, Breeding Bird Survey and ringing initiatives have assisted us in understanding the conservation value … Read More
Kidwelly Quay Field Trip
We will meet at 08:00 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 see … Read More
The Osprey
Dr Tim Mackrill will talk to us about the Osprey via Zoom. Tim is a nature conservationist who leads the work of the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation in England. This includes the reintroduction of White-tailed Eagles and Ospreys. Tim managed … Read More
Where the Wrynecks sing: three years of nature conservation in Poland
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyJim Ashton is a naturalist with a broad knowledge of the ecology of European plant and animal species. He has spent his entire professional career creating sanctuaries for wildlife in the UK and abroad - designing, building and managing spaces … Read More
Brecon Field Trip
A trip up to Brecon to visit the osprey nest site viewpoint and to look for ring ouzel. Other species are likely to include redstart and tree pipit. The location and scenery should be fantastic. Our first meeting point will … 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
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
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