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: | 25/09/2018 19:52:15 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/08/2018 00:25:59 |
| Photos: | 24/09/2018 21:27:01 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pectoral Sandpiper | 1 | Lower Raypits | 24/09/2018 |
| Manx Shearwater | 1 | Canvey Seafront | 23/09/2018 |
| Manx Shearwater | 1 | Gunners Park | 23/09/2018 |
| Egyptian Goose | 2 | Gunners Park | 23/09/2018 |
| Arctic Tern | 2 | Canvey Seafront | 23/09/2018 |
| Little Tern | 1 | Canvey Seafront | 23/09/2018 |
| Black Tern | 2 | Canvey Seafront | 23/09/2018 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 | Shoebury East Beach | 23/09/2018 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Hadleigh Downs | 22/09/2018 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Gunners Park | 22/09/2018 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Westcliff | 22/09/2018 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.