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: | 20/08/2018 20:25:22 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/08/2018 00:25:59 |
| Photos: | 19/08/2018 21:57:03 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-necked Grebe | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 19/08/2018 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 19/08/2018 |
| Garganey | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 19/08/2018 |
| Merlin | 1 | Lower Raypits | 19/08/2018 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Lower Raypits | 19/08/2018 |
| Arctic Tern | 16 | Canvey Point | 18/08/2018 |
| Black Tern | 4 | Canvey Point | 18/08/2018 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Downs | 17/08/2018 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Downs | 17/08/2018 |
| Stone Curlew | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/08/2018 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 12 | Benfleet Downs | 17/08/2018 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 1 | Benfleet Downs | 17/08/2018 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.