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: | 20/08/2019 22:33:40 |
| Chat Forum: | 13/05/2019 20:30:54 |
| Photos: | 18/08/2019 21:40:26 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osprey | 1 | Wakering Stairs | 20/08/2019 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 14 | Hadleigh Marshes | 20/08/2019 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 1 | Gunners Park | 20/08/2019 |
| Egyptian Goose | 4 | Gunners Park | 18/08/2019 |
| Eider | 10 | Wakering Stairs | 18/08/2019 |
| Little Tern | 2 | Gunners Park | 18/08/2019 |
| Little Tern | 16 | Shoebury East Beach | 18/08/2019 |
| Tree Pipit | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/08/2019 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/08/2019 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 1 | Canvey Island | 18/08/2019 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 24 | Canvey Island | 18/08/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 10/06/2019 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2019 January to April. Read it here.