The Gower Ornithological Society is a society for professional and amateur birdwatchers covering the geographical areas of south Wales comprising Gower, Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot.

The Gower Ornithological Society was founded in 1956 and offers a programme of meetings for birdwatchers in the areas mentioned above. The society has its own website on which members and friends are encouraged to post sightings of birds in the recording area.

The emblem of the society is an oystercatcher in flight with Whiteford Lighthouse in the background. The society’s membership has always been quite small, at around 100 members, but it has always been a friendly and active society.

The membership secretary of the society is currently Peter Douglas-Jones. The society also has a chairman, secretary, and treasurer. There are also two recorders of bird sightings, one for west Glamorgan and another for east Glamorgan.

The aim of the society is to promote the conservation of wild birds and help people to learn about birds.

The society also records the numbers and species of birds in the area for its annual report called Gower Birds. This report has been published annually since 1968.

The society also produces a regular newsletter and produces a checklist of birds and works with many other conservation organisations. Many members carry out national bird surveys for organisations such as the British Trust for Ornithology and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

The society also undertakes local surveys of garden, coastal, wetland and breeding birds.