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

Tue 15th Jul 2025

Goldcliff Lagoons

Site maintenance

Mon 14th Jul 2025

Perterstone Gout area

Whimbrel

Sun 13th Jul 2025

Blorenge

Whinchat

Latest news

  • Great Indoor Talk by Dr Tim Mackrill
    Sat 15th Mar 2025
    On Wednesday, 12th March 2025 GOD hosted Dr Tim Mackrill, who delivered a very interesting talk about osprey Conservation. We had a great turnout, and a big thanks to Tim and all those who attended to listen to his talk....Read here...
  • Indoor Event – The Osprey an illustrated talk by Dr tim Mackrill Wednesday 12th March 2025
    Wed 26th Feb 2025
    We are very pleased to announce that our next indoor meeting will be taking place on 12/03/2025 at Goytre Village Hall . DR Tim Mackrill will be presenting to us about Ospreys. All are welcome....Read here...
  • Outdoor Meeting at WWT Llanelli
    Thu 13th Feb 2025
    *** Please note*** Change of start time due to marathon in Llanelli. Hi All I’ve just found out that the Llanelli Half Marathon run is taking place on Sunday at 9.00am causing the WWT Centre to delay its opening to 11.00am Having looked at several possibilities ,and taking into account the ...Read here...
  • Request for 2024 Bird Records to be submitted.
    Thu 13th Feb 2025
    Request for 2024 Bird Records A grateful thanks to all that have been submitting their bird records to the Society in recent years.  We’re currently in the process of compiling the next bird report, which will cover the years 2021 and 2022, but importantly we still require you to submit your ...Read here...

Upcoming events

Oct
16
Thu
2025
9:00 am Outdoor Event – Pwll Du and Gilw...
Outdoor Event – Pwll Du and Gilw...
Oct 16 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Outdoor Event - Pwll Du and Gilwern Hill
Autumn migrants including Ring Ouzel  
Oct
17
Fri
2025
all-day Outdoor Event – Portland Bird Ob... @ Portland Bird Observatory
Outdoor Event – Portland Bird Ob... @ Portland Bird Observatory
Oct 17 – Oct 19 all-day
Outdoor Event - Portland Bird Observatory Trip 2 @ Portland Bird Observatory
To book – email Dave Brassey david.brassey@ntlworld.com Weekend – Bookings taken from 1st July – take sleeping bag and food
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.