Curlew in Wales, the 2024 breeding season and beyond
An update by Bethan Beech of Gylfinir Cymru/Curlew Wales and Specialist Advisor, Terrestrial Species Recovery at Natural Resources Wales. As WOS members will know, breeding Curlew, along with a number of other breeding waders in Wales, are in significant decline and need urgent help to aid recovery. In Wales, the breeding Curlew population has […]
WOS Review of the Year 2024
2024 may well have been one of WOS’ most productive years to date. Here are some of the headlines and highlights from a busy year.
The Welsh List 2026
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. The Welsh Bird Report 2024 will arrive with WOS members very soon, the only annual […]
Can you help WOS?
WOS is managed entirely by volunteers – and we urgently need more support to continue and develop our work.
Winter 2024/25 Newsletter sent to members and available on the website – another bumper edition
Installing Swift nest boxes on the Machynlleth Co-op is just one of the heartening stories in the new Newsletter.
Iolo Williams says: ‘One of the most significant wildlife appeals in Wales in recent years. Please give generously if you can’.
Tir Natur have set up a Crowdfunder to purchase 1000 acres of land for rewilding.
The December 2024 deadline for grant applications has now closed and we’ve received a number of applications
Three applications within the 31st December 2024 deadline are now under consideration. We’ll let you know the outcomes of these and there’s plenty of room (and money) for more applications for June 2025.
WOS Photo competition 2024 – winners and report
Our fifth year of the WOS photo competition generated a record 197 entries: 133 in the Main section, 45 of Flocks, but sadly only 19 Young Photographers, though there were six entries from under 10-year-olds. Encouragingly, almost a third came from female photographers. 101 different species were photographed and the most popular were unsurprisingly photos […]
The 2024 Annual Conference – a record attendance and a great day
The 2024 conference took place at Aberystwyth University and broke records for attendance, with a vibrant buzz through the whole day.
The President’s Medal – a new award to complement the Lifetime Achievement Award
The WOS President’s Medal will be awarded for a particularly significant contribution to ornithology in Wales. It may be given to an individual or to a group, such as a bird club or ringing group. It differs from the WOS Lifetime Achievement Award in that it is awarded for one particular contribution to ornithology in Wales, usually over a shorter period than the Lifetime Achievement Award.