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: | 19/02/2019 12:43:25 |
| Chat Forum: | 30/01/2019 23:17:44 |
| Photos: | 17/02/2019 22:09:19 |
| [ > 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 | 4 | Paglesham Pool | 19/02/2019 |
| Eider | 8 | Southend Pier | 19/02/2019 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Paglesham Pool | 19/02/2019 |
| Coal Tit | 2 | Priory Park | 18/02/2019 |
| White-fronted Goose | 7 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/02/2019 |
| Goosander | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 17/02/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Paglesham Pool | 17/02/2019 |
| Bullfinch | 1 | Benfleet Downs | 17/02/2019 |
| Bullfinch | 1 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 17/02/2019 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | Fleet Head | 16/02/2019 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 16/02/2019 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 16/02/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 16/02/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Stambridge | 16/02/2019 |
| Short-eared Owl | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 15/02/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 30/01/2019 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2018. Read it here.