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: | 21/10/2017 15:51:33 |
| Chat Forum: | 18/10/2017 09:15:32 |
| Photos: | 21/10/2017 17:02:36 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Sandpiper | 1 | Shoebury Coastguards | 21/10/2017 |
| Purple Sandpiper | 1 | Gunners Park | 20/10/2017 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Canvey Point | 19/10/2017 |
| Spoonbill | 2 | Hullbridge | 18/10/2017 |
| Egyptian Goose | 4 | Gunners Park | 18/10/2017 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Southend | 18/10/2017 |
| Puffin | 1 | Canvey Seafront | 18/10/2017 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 25 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2017 |
Recently added:-
- 02/06/2017 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2017. Read it here.