Southend Ornithological Group

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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.

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Bird News:18/09/2024 19:48:10
Chat Forum:27/11/2023 14:06:45
Photos:18/09/2024 20:40:52
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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).

SpeciesMax. CountLocationLast Reported
Cattle Egret5Bowers Marsh (RSPB)18/09/2024
Great White Egret9Bowers Marsh (RSPB)18/09/2024
Spoonbill8Bowers Marsh (RSPB)18/09/2024
Egyptian Goose3Bowers Marsh (RSPB)18/09/2024
Peregrine Falcon1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)18/09/2024
Sabine's Gull1Canvey Point18/09/2024
Black Tern1Canvey Point18/09/2024
Black Guillemot1Canvey Point18/09/2024
Little Tern1Canvey Point17/09/2024
Little Stint2Vange Marsh (RSPB)16/09/2024
Bottlenose Dolphin1Canvey Point16/09/2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly4Canewdon16/09/2024
Hummingbird Hawkmoth1Canewdon16/09/2024
Cattle Egret4Bowers Downs15/09/2024
Spoonbill3Wallasea Island (RSPB)15/09/2024
Merlin1Wakering Stairs15/09/2024
Peregrine Falcon1Wakering Stairs15/09/2024
Peregrine Falcon1Wallasea Island (RSPB)15/09/2024
Black Tern3Wakering Stairs15/09/2024
Whinchat2Bowers Marsh (RSPB)15/09/2024
Raven2Golden Cross Road, Ashingdon15/09/2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly1South Fambridge15/09/2024

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Recently added:-

  • 27/06/2024 Neil Chambers has updated the summary of SOG birds for January to April 2024. Read it here.
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