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.
Events
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Conservation of Birds that cross Continents and Cultures
OnlineProfessor Juliet Vickery, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the British Trust for Ornithology and former Head of International Conservation Science at RSPB will address us in an online talk. The challenges facing migratory birds are considerable. Changing climatic conditions and … Read More
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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
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Darwin Tree of Life project: Bird Genome Sequencing
OnlineDr Ava Jenkins will address us. Ava is a Wildlife Veterinarian and Research Associate at the Institute of Zoology, and is working with the Darwin Tree of Life project. The project aims to sequence the genomes of 30,000 species in … Read More
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Swifts in our Recording Area
St Paul's Church Hall, De la Beche Road, SkettyIn 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
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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
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Magical Merlins
OnlineRaptor expert Keith Offord will talk to us about merlin, a species he has monitored in the Berwyn Special Protection Area, northern Powys, for many years. Merlin are a non-breeding visitor to Gower, being seen between autumn and early spring … Read More
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GOS AGM and the Gower RAS on Jackdaw
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