Welcome to the Gwent Ornithological Society

The Gwent Ornithological Society, founded in 1961, has grown to become one of the most active county bird clubs in Wales. We are proud to have such a dedicated membership and would love to see our Society continue to grow with members all across the county. As a GOS member you will be supporting a Society which works for the protection of birds and their habitats in Gwent. We organise indoor meetings, field trips and outings, and publish regular newsletters, an informative Annual Report and a popular website!

Latest sightings

Sun 2nd Nov 2025

Lower Machen

Barn owl

Tue 28th Oct 2025

Punch Bowl below thr Blorenge.

small flock of cross bills 20+ on 27/10/25 and 10 on 28/10/25

Sun 26th Oct 2025

River Usk at The Bryn

Peregrine

Latest news

  • Change of date for Outdoor Event – Pwll Du and Gilwern Hill
    Tue 30th Sep 2025
    Please note the walk, which Nicholas Beswick will lead, has changed date to 23/10/25 https://www.gwentbirds.org.uk/event/outdoor-event-pwll-du-and-gilwern-hill/?instance_id=238...Read here...
  • Fire Damage at Goldcliff Lagoons Reserve
    Fri 29th Aug 2025
    Dear Members and Readers. The society is obviously devastated at the damage to what many would say is one of Gwent’s finest nature reserves. Many of our members visit it on a weekly, if not daily basis, and the society will be very keen to understand what plans the NRW have next to restore ...Read here...
  • Indoor Events resuming in September
    Tue 5th Aug 2025
    We are excited to kick off the indoor meetings again next month with a great lineup of guest speakers to look forward to. The events calendar has the details of all our indoor events scheduled for the remainder of 2025. Indoor events – meetings are held at Goytre Village Hall (NP4 0AR) ...Read here...
  • Newport Wetlands Bus Service
    Tue 5th Aug 2025
    Starting next week, on Monday, 11th August, there will be a new bus service from Newport City Centre to Newport Wetlands. It will be free to use from 11th to 17th August 2025, providing a great opportunity for a low-cost visit to the site. After these dates, the usual Newport Bus rates will apply. ...Read here...

Upcoming events

Nov
8
Sat
2025
7:30 pm Indoor Event -Celebrating 25-yea... @ Goytre Village Hall
Indoor Event -Celebrating 25-yea... @ Goytre Village Hall
Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Celebrating 25 years at the Newport Wetlands, an illustrated talk by Kevin Boina M’Koubou Dupé. Here how a brownfield industrial site and[...]
Dec
6
Sat
2025
7:30 pm Indoor Event – Honey Buzzard @ Goytre Village Hall
Indoor Event – Honey Buzzard @ Goytre Village Hall
Dec 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Indoor Event - Honey Buzzard @ Goytre Village Hall
Honey Buzzard, an illustrated talk by Steve Roberts. Your chance to hear about this secretive and difficult-to-see bird. Steve will provide a[...]
Dec
13
Sat
2025
9:15 am Outdoor Event – WWT Slimbridge @ WWT Slimbridge
Outdoor Event – WWT Slimbridge @ WWT Slimbridge
Dec 13 @ 9:15 am – 3:00 pm
Outdoor Event - WWT Slimbridge @ WWT Slimbridge
Full day – Winter visitors inc Bewicks and Whoopers, huge flocks of Golden Plovers and other waders.