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: | 13/04/2021 09:36:21 |
| Chat Forum: | 18/02/2021 18:03:11 |
| Photos: | 10/04/2021 14:04:18 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle Egret | 1 | Bowers Downs | 12/04/2021 |
| Cattle Egret | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 12/04/2021 |
| Cattle Egret | 5 | South Fambridge | 12/04/2021 |
| Great White Egret | 2 | Bowers Downs | 12/04/2021 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 12/04/2021 |
| Spoonbill | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 12/04/2021 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 12/04/2021 |
| Nightingale | 3 | Canvey Wick | 12/04/2021 |
| Raven | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 12/04/2021 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 27 | Canvey Wick | 12/04/2021 |
| Blue-headed Wagtail | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 10/04/2021 |
| Spoonbill | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 09/04/2021 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 09/04/2021 |
| White Wagtail | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 09/04/2021 |
| Black Redstart | 1 | Shoebury | 09/04/2021 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Victoria Road, Rayleigh | 09/04/2021 |
| Siskin | 2 | Shoebury | 09/04/2021 |
Recently added:-
- 16/01/2021 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2020. Read it here.