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: | 03/08/2020 14:32:36 |
| Chat Forum: | 28/04/2020 13:53:06 |
| Photos: | 01/08/2020 23:04:54 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Canvey Point | 03/08/2020 |
| Whinchat | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 02/08/2020 |
| Raven | 2 | Fleet Head | 01/08/2020 |
| Black Tern | 2 | Canvey Point | 31/07/2020 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 8 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 31/07/2020 |
| Red Kite | 1 | Highlands Boulevard, Leigh | 30/07/2020 |
| Red Kite | 1 | Tewke's Creek | 30/07/2020 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 30/07/2020 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 20 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 30/07/2020 |
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