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: | 23/10/2019 16:26:02 |
| Chat Forum: | 13/05/2019 20:30:54 |
| Photos: | 22/10/2019 14:20:41 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Goose | 3 | Gunners Park | 23/10/2019 |
| Black Redstart | 2 | Gunners Park | 23/10/2019 |
| White Wagtail | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 22/10/2019 |
| Eider | 2 | Canvey Point | 21/10/2019 |
| Merlin | 1 | Canvey Point | 21/10/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Canvey Point | 21/10/2019 |
| Little Gull | 1 | Canvey Point | 21/10/2019 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Stonehill Road, Leigh on Sea | 21/10/2019 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 20/10/2019 |
| Little Stint | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 20/10/2019 |
| Ring Ouzel | 1 | Gunners Park | 20/10/2019 |
| Brambling | 1 | Gunners Park | 20/10/2019 |
| Brambling | 2 | Shoebury East Beach | 20/10/2019 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 25 | Rochford Golf Course | 20/10/2019 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 19/10/2019 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | 7 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 19/10/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 19/10/2019 |
| Coal Tit | 2 | Coombe Wood | 19/10/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 10/06/2019 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2019 January to April. Read it here.