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: | 20/09/2021 17:31:07 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/06/2021 11:04:06 |
| Photos: | 17/09/2021 15:10:05 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Gull | 1 | Canvey Point | 20/09/2021 |
| Black Tern | 3 | Canvey Point | 20/09/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 2 | South Fambridge | 19/09/2021 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 18/09/2021 |
| Ruddy Shelduck | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2021 |
| Osprey | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2021 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 18/09/2021 |
| Little Stint | 2 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 18/09/2021 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 4 | Rochford | 18/09/2021 |
| Purple Heron | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/09/2021 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 17/09/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 6 | Doggetts Pits | 17/09/2021 |
| Cattle Egret | 4 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 16/09/2021 |
| Great White Egret | 2 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 16/09/2021 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 16/09/2021 |
| Nuthatch | 2 | Coombe Wood | 16/09/2021 |
Recently added:-
- 23/05/2021 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for January to April 2021. Read it here.