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: | 22/01/2019 20:37:13 |
| Chat Forum: | 17/12/2018 16:16:56 |
| Photos: | 21/01/2019 17:50:45 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pipit | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 22/01/2019 |
| Egyptian Goose | 8 | Shoeburyness Park | 21/01/2019 |
| Goosander | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/01/2019 |
| Hen Harrier | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/01/2019 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/01/2019 |
| Shag | 1 | Shoebury East Beach | 20/01/2019 |
| Shag | 1 | Southend Pier | 20/01/2019 |
| Tundra Bean Goose | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 20/01/2019 |
| Eider | 2 | Canvey Point | 20/01/2019 |
| Eider | 9 | Southend Pier | 20/01/2019 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | Lion Creek | 20/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 3 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 20/01/2019 |
| Razorbill | 1 | Gunners Park | 20/01/2019 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Fleet Head | 20/01/2019 |
| Short-eared Owl | 3 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 20/01/2019 |
| Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | Canvey Point | 20/01/2019 |
| Black-throated Diver | 1 | Southend Pier | 19/01/2019 |
| Great Northern Diver | 1 | Gunners Park | 19/01/2019 |
| Tundra Bean Goose | 2 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 19/01/2019 |
| White-fronted Goose | 5 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 19/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 19/01/2019 |
| Woodcock | 2 | Hadleigh Downs | 19/01/2019 |
| Razorbill | 1 | Southend Pier | 19/01/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.