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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  • 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

  • Understanding and Conserving Gower’s Birds

    St Paul’s Parish Hall De la Beche Road, Swansea, United Kingdom

    Gethin 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, Sketty

    Jim 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

  • 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

  • Bioblitz at the National Botanical Gardens

    National Botanical Gardens of Wales, Carmarthen

    GOS will be attending the Bioblitz at the National Botanical Gardens of Wales on 19 and 20 July. We will have a stall on both days. For further details see: https://botanicgarden.wales/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/BioBlitz-Schedule-subject-to-change.pdf and: https://botanicgarden.wales/visit/whats-on/event/bioblitz-festival/

  • Pontardawe Swift Walk

    Pontardawe Library, Holly Street

    There will be a swift walk starting at Pontardawe Library, Holly Street (SA8 4ET) on 22 July. The purpose will be to look for and learn about swifts. The walk is a joint initiative between our friends in the Neath … Read More