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: | 23/07/2019 17:37:26 |
| Chat Forum: | 13/05/2019 20:30:54 |
| Photos: | 23/07/2019 13:12:30 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ringed Plover | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 23/07/2019 |
| Wood Sandpiper | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 23/07/2019 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 6 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 23/07/2019 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 10 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 23/07/2019 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Coombe Wood | 22/07/2019 |
| Purple Emperor | 1 | Belfairs N.R. | 22/07/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/07/2019 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/07/2019 |
| White Admiral | 1 | Belfairs N.R. | 21/07/2019 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 1 | Belfairs N.R. | 21/07/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Rochford | 20/07/2019 |
| Yellowhammer | 1 | Lower Raypits | 20/07/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 10/06/2019 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2019 January to April. Read it here.