Welcome
The Southend Ornithological Group (SOG) is an informal group of birders who watch and record birds from sites in the Southend area of Essex, England. Some areas of this website, such as record submission and the chat forum, are restricted to known SOG birders.
For news of recent observations, click Bird News.
| Last Updates | |
|---|---|
| Bird News: | 24/01/2020 23:26:38 |
| Chat Forum: | 24/11/2019 17:51:54 |
| Photos: | 19/01/2020 19:40:31 |
| [ > 48 hrs ago, within last 48 hrs, within last 24 hrs] | |
Bird Headlines
Interesting birds seen in the last 5 days, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, red indicates rare (Essex requires notes or a description).
| Species | Max. Count | Location | Last Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great White Egret | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/01/2020 |
| Hen Harrier | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/01/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/01/2020 |
| Short-eared Owl | 4 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/01/2020 |
| Raven | 3 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/01/2020 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 22/01/2020 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Priory Park | 22/01/2020 |
| Water Pipit | 1 | Roper's farm | 22/01/2020 |
Recently added:-
- 15/11/2019 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2019 May to October. Read it here.