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: | 17/07/2018 22:12:48 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/06/2018 20:47:36 |
| Photos: | 15/07/2018 12:08:04 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Tit | 1 | Coombe Wood | 16/07/2018 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 30 | Canvey Way | 16/07/2018 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 20 | Canvey Way | 16/07/2018 |
| Red Kite | 1 | Benfleet Downs | 15/07/2018 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 21 | Benfleet Downs | 15/07/2018 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 15 | Barling Magna Millennium Wildlife Park | 14/07/2018 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 10 | Shoebury | 14/07/2018 |
| Southern Emerald Damselfly | 1 | Canvey Way | 14/07/2018 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 2 | Shoebury | 14/07/2018 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 7 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 14/07/2018 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 2 | Belfairs N.R. | 14/07/2018 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.