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: | 25/09/2020 07:32:39 |
| Chat Forum: | 28/04/2020 13:53:06 |
| Photos: | 17/09/2020 16:56:36 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great White Egret | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/09/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/09/2020 |
| Little Stint | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/09/2020 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/09/2020 |
| Cattle Egret | 6 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 23/09/2020 |
| Great White Egret | 2 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 23/09/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 23/09/2020 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 22/09/2020 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 22/09/2020 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/09/2020 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/09/2020 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/09/2020 |
| Siskin | 2 | South Fambridge | 21/09/2020 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 1 | Canewdon | 21/09/2020 |
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