Entries for the photo competition are now closed – judging is under way
We’ve had over 100 photos for the 2026 WOS Photo Competition and entries are now closed. Judging is now starting.
Conference 2026 – Saturday 31 October: ‘Bound for Wales – conserving our migrant birds’
It’s here! The full programme for the 2026 Conference is now finalised. Bookings are now open for all – WOS members and Young Birders and non-members of all ages. Young Conservationist Bursaries are available for WOS Young Birders.
Updated advice from the RSPB and BTO on feeding wild birds
Don’t feed seeds and peanuts to your birds between May and October – this can lead to a spread of finch trichomonosis.
Gamebird releases and fish-eating birds – WOS position statements
WOS is supportive of Natural Resources Wales’s proposals for a gamebird release licensing system in Wales to regulate the industry. Read more for our detailed position statement.
Last day to get your entries in for the seventh WOS photo competition – competition closes at midnight on August 31st
Once again WOS will be running a photo competition in 2026. This will be the seventh year of the competition and we expect a total of around 100 entries. If past years are anything to go by, shortlisting will be very challenging!
New Atlas partnership forges roadmap for bird conservation
The British Trust for Ornithology, BirdWatch Ireland, the RSPB, Scottish Ornithologists’ Club and Welsh Ornithological Society have announced a new partnership to begin work on Bird Atlas 2027–31, a project that will provide complete and unrivalled information from every part of Britain and Ireland, telling us which birds are where and how they are doing.
The Welsh Bird Report for 2024 has been published and sent to all members
The Welsh Bird Report for 2024 has been published and sent to all members. Unfortunately, between the penultimate and final print-ready versions of the PDFs sent to the printer, two lines on p115 were deleted in error. This has resulted in a series of layout errors that appear on pp 115-124. Ian Spence, as designer […]
The 2025 edition of Milvus has been published and sent to all members
Although Milvus is currently available to WOS members only, we are, as usual, making one paper fully available to all and this year it is the important paper on the status of the Hen Harrier in Wales. Click here to read or download it.
The Summer 2026 Newsletter has been emailed to all members
The Summer 2026 Newsletter has been emailed to all members – as usual, it’s packed with news, reviews and reports, features and important membership information.
The Welsh bird list 2026
The latest edition of the list of birds recorded in Wales has been published, but it’s more than a list. It also reminds us how the environment is changing, writes Welsh Bird Report editor Julian Hughes.