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- A reminder for the love of birds why not attend the talk on Valentine's Day :) #birdingwales
- Our first indoor talk will be presented by Steve Williams on Saturday, 14th February 2026, about the Natural Heritage of the Blaenavon Landscape. #birdingwales @thewildlifeoculus.bsky.social www.gwentbirds.org.uk/event/indoor...
- Rainy walk on the patch today. A bit of excitement with only my 3rd Goshawk on the patch, fairly quiet otherwise, a few new birds for the year. #birdingWales
- Glock of White-Fronted Geese at Goldcliff Lagoons NWR this morning. youtu.be/6fNr8vH2o8w?... #birdingwales
- The Willow Tit is one of the most endangered breeding birds in the UK (90% decline in the last 30 years); I was happy to see two at Garwnant in the Brecon Beacons yesterday, my first in a few years. #BirdingWales #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @bannaubrycheiniog.bsky.social
- Our first indoor talk will be presented by Steve Williams on Saturday, 14th February 2026, about the Natural Heritage of the Blaenavon Landscape. #birdingwales @thewildlifeoculus.bsky.social www.gwentbirds.org.uk/event/indoor...
- GOS will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 17th January 2026. We encourage as many members as possible to attend. www.gwentbirds.org.uk/2026/01/08/a... #birdingwales #gwentbirds
- On Saturday, we had a great talk from the legendary Steve Roberts about his passion: honey buzzards. #gwentbirds #birdingwales
- The first meeting of the Wood Warblers at Goytre House Wood, our nature reserve, was held today. Volunteers cleared vegetation around tree saplings, planted in 2022. Bird and bat boxes were mapped in preparation for activities next year. The weather was very kind to us. #birdingwales #gwentbirds
- Come and join us for the inaugural meeting of the Wood Warblers, our new group formed to help manage our Goytre House Wood nature reserve & monitor its wildlife. Saplings & nest boxes #birdingwales
- Celebrating 25 years at the Newport Wetlands. An illustrated talk by Kevin Boina Dupe. Saturday 8th November 7.30 pm to 9 pm. Goyte Village Hall. #birdingwales #gwentbirds
- GOS enjoyed a really interesting talk from Dan Jenkins yesterday evening about Green Sandpipers in South East Wales. Many Thanks . #gwentbirds #birdingwales
- An update re our annual Big Bird Count in E. Glam - see glamorganbirds.org.uk/2025/09/15/2... This is due this weekend, 3-6 Oct. In view of the forecast incoming storm we've decided to add in the following weekend for allowable counts i.e. 10-13 Oct. #birdingWales
- A reminder that we will be holding an indoor meeting this coming Saturday. All are welcome. #gwentbirding #birdingwales
- Nice views of a Wryneck today at Goldcliff Lagoons. A lifer for me, so well happy. #birdingwales #gwentbirds
- GOS is excited to kick off its indoor talks again this weekend with Nev Davies. All are welcome at 7.30 pm on Saturday 20th September at Goytre Village Hall. #gwentbirds #birdingwales
- GOS is excited to announce we will be resuming our indoor events next month, beginning with a talk, The Wonders of Botswana, presented by the bird book author and wildlife expert, Nev Davies. #birdingwales www.gwentbirds.org.uk/2025/08/05/i...
- Wheatear on the scorched sea wall at Goldcliff Lagoons. 05/09/25. Despite the grass fire there are still plenty of birds to see. Nice to see work has already begun to clear the burnt down sea wall hide. @gos-birds.bsky.social 🪶 #birdingwales #ukbirding
- The society is devastated after a grass fire damaged a significant part of Goldcliff Lagoons. However, the reserve remains open, and there are plenty of birds showing. www.gwentbirds.org.uk/2025/08/29/f... #birdingwales #gwentbirds
- The fire damage at Goldcliff Lagoons. RIP the seawall hide. More on my blog . www.thewildlifeoculus.com/2025/08/fire... #birdingwales #gwentbirds
- GOS is excited to announce we will be resuming our indoor events next month, beginning with a talk, The Wonders of Botswana, presented by the bird book author and wildlife expert, Nev Davies. #birdingwales www.gwentbirds.org.uk/2025/08/05/i...
- There is a talk by Welsh writer Jon Gower about his book Birdland: A Journey Around Britain On The Wing at Cwtsh, 226 Stow Hill, Newport on Friday, 9th May at 7.30pm. Admission £3, all proceeds to Cwtsh Arts Cente. community.rspb.org.uk/chat/f/book-... #birdingwales
- There are moments in birding that are pure joy. This week, Cwm Cadlan offered just that. My latest blog is up. www.thewildlifeoculus.com/2025/05/join... #birdingwales
- The GOS outdoor walk to RSPB Grey Lake, Ham Wall and Durliegh Reservoir went very well with 50+ species. Highlights - Barn Owl, Red Kite, Marsh Harriers, Bittern, Ring-Necked Duck, Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank and a Whiskered Tern #birdingwales
- Here's another 2025 tick. A Siskin (Pila Gwyrdd in Welsh). It's not the best pose and the sunlight is a bit harsh but very happy to get a picture. From todays Forest Farm walk. 🪶 #birdsSeenIn2025 #birdingwales #ukbirding #nature #wildlife
- Bore Da, Good Morning. My first picture in 2025 of a Grey Heron, hiding between the reed beds at Cardiff Bay Wetlands I almost missed it. #waderwednesday #birdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birdingwales #ukbirding Grey Heron in Welsh is Creyr Glas which actually translates as Blue Heron.
- Back to what turned up in the garden yesterday afternoon on the feeders ~ although I had two Nuthatches coming in, it's now down to just the one ~ this is one of last Spring's babies and still looking in tip top condition 😍 🦉 #birdingwales #ukbirding #photography #ukwildlife #birds #britishbirds
