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Finishing off a busy week for us next week, we have a field trip on Saturday 14th March to Kenfig NNR and Sker Point, meeting at Kenfig nature reserve car park at 08:00am. Full details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/margam-m…

Our second talk of next week will be in person on 'Birds of the Pembrokeshire Islands' by Dave Astins. This will be on Friday 13th March at 19:15 at St Paul's Parish Centre, Sketty. Full details of the talk can be found at the link below. gowerbirds.org.uk/event/birds-of…

The first of two talks we have coming up next week is an online talk on Arctic Terns by Dr Chris Redfern. The talk will start at 19:30 on Wednesday 11th March, but please join from 19:15. The zoom link and more information can be found at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/to-antar…

One of at least eight Siskins (a mixture of males and females) feeding in Alders around Brynmill Park Lake in Swansea on a dark, rainy evening today: #birds @GOWEROS1

We have a fantastic talk coming up this evening (20th February) on Storm Petrels by Dr Rob Thomas! The talk will be held at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty, Swansea and will start at 19:15 Full details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/the-stor…

Black-necked Grebes at Dalton’s Point, Penclawdd, and Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian, this afternoon

The sun brought out the Goshawks today, with some nice display at Neath Port Talbot, this am, and another perched bird seen near Bridgend

Handsome male Siskin on my sunflower hearts feeder today on a rare sunny day in south Wales: #birds

This Saturday (31st January) we have a field trip to Crofty, meeting at Crofty Industrial Estate at 08:00am. Come and join us for what should be a great morning with a variety of waterfowl and waders. Full details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/crofty-w…

Oxwich, this am: fem and juv Marsh Harrier terrorising waterfowl and Snipe in front of the bird hide, and a ringtail Hen Harrier was over marsh near river-mouth. Also on Gower, Goshawks seen at two separate sites, with some display

Please note that the start time for this talk has been brought forward to 19:00

We have a talk coming up this week on Friday 28th November about bird ringing at Oxwich Marsh. The talk will be at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty and will start at 19:30. Full details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/ringing-…

We also have a field trip tomorrow (Saturday 21st November) to Whiteford, meeting at Cwm Ivy car park just before 09:00am. Full details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/whitefor… #gowerbirds

Our AGM is this evening at 19:15 at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty, Swansea. There will also be a talk by Mike Shewring on the results of Chough surveys in Gower and a talk by Owain Gabb on Barn Owls. More details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/gos-agm-… #gowerbirds

Hooded Crow at Murton rugby club Gower this morning

2 Purple Sandpipers at Port Eynon, Gower, during this afternoon’s rising tide

Some decent raptor action at Llanrhidian Marsh, this afternoon, with 2 Marsh Harriers hunting together, 2 ringtail Hen Harriers, and the Pallid Harrier showing a little later

Our second event of the week is a field trip to Port Eynon on Saturday 18th October, meeting at Port Eynon Salthouse at 14:30. This is a good site for small waders, gulls, terns, and seabirds. Full details at the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/port-eyn…

The first of our two events coming up this week is an in-person talk on Friday 17th October on "Seals in Gower", by Gareth Richards. The talk will start at 19:15 and will be held at St Paul's Parish Centre in Sketty. More info in the link below: gowerbirds.org.uk/event/seals-in…

PallidHarrier, ringtail, Llanrhidian Marsh, tonight (v low light pics)