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: | 14/05/2021 22:47:12 |
| Chat Forum: | 04/05/2021 07:19:57 |
| Photos: | 12/05/2021 08:20:52 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Dove | 2 | Friars Park | 14/05/2021 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 13/05/2021 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 13/05/2021 |
| Nightingale | 8 | Canvey Wick | 13/05/2021 |
| Grasshopper Warbler | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 13/05/2021 |
| Egyptian Goose | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 12/05/2021 |
| Osprey | 1 | Gunners Park | 12/05/2021 |
| Egyptian Goose | 2 | Southend | 11/05/2021 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Hadleigh Downs | 11/05/2021 |
| Nightingale | 1 | Southend | 11/05/2021 |
| Nightingale | 1 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 11/05/2021 |
| Woodchat Shrike | 1 | River Roach | 11/05/2021 |
| Woodchat Shrike | 1 | Teletubby Park, Rochford | 11/05/2021 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 11/05/2021 |
Recently added:-
- 16/01/2021 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2020. Read it here.