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: | 20/09/2019 21:51:29 |
| Chat Forum: | 13/05/2019 20:30:54 |
| Photos: | 20/09/2019 14:08:26 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle Egret | 3 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 20/09/2019 |
| Eider | 2 | Canvey Point | 20/09/2019 |
| Spotted Crake | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 20/09/2019 |
| Arctic Tern | 5 | Canvey Point | 20/09/2019 |
| Little Tern | 1 | Canvey Point | 20/09/2019 |
| Puffin | 1 | Canvey Point | 20/09/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | South Fambridge | 20/09/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Two Tree Island (East) | 20/09/2019 |
| Whinchat | 3 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 20/09/2019 |
| Black-necked Grebe | 1 | Canvey Point | 19/09/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 19/09/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | River Roach | 19/09/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | River Roach | 19/09/2019 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2019 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2019 |
| Sabine's Gull | 1 | Canvey Point | 18/09/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 2 | Two Tree Island | 18/09/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/09/2019 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/09/2019 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/09/2019 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/09/2019 |
| Yellowhammer | 18 | South Fambridge | 17/09/2019 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 2 | Gunners Park | 17/09/2019 |
| Raven | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 16/09/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 10/06/2019 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2019 January to April. Read it here.