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: | 19/01/2019 17:20:03 |
| Chat Forum: | 17/12/2018 16:16:56 |
| Photos: | 14/01/2019 22:05:23 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Diver | 1 | Southend Pier | 19/01/2019 |
| Tundra Bean Goose | 2 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 19/01/2019 |
| Eider | 8 | Southend Pier | 19/01/2019 |
| Hen Harrier | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 19/01/2019 |
| Razorbill | 1 | Southend Pier | 19/01/2019 |
| Short-eared Owl | 3 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 19/01/2019 |
| Great Northern Diver | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/01/2019 |
| Shag | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/01/2019 |
| Shag | 1 | Shoebury East Beach | 18/01/2019 |
| Egyptian Goose | 8 | Shoeburyness Park | 18/01/2019 |
| Red-crested Pochard | 1 | Paglesham Lagoon | 18/01/2019 |
| Scaup | 1 | Paglesham Lagoon | 18/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Two Tree Island (East) | 18/01/2019 |
| Bullfinch | 2 | Hadleigh Downs | 18/01/2019 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 16/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 16/01/2019 |
| Water Pipit | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 16/01/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.