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: | 15/01/2019 19:52:49 |
| Chat Forum: | 17/12/2018 16:16:56 |
| Photos: | 14/01/2019 22:05:23 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tundra Bean Goose | 2 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 14/01/2019 |
| Jack Snipe | 2 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 14/01/2019 |
| Water Pipit | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 14/01/2019 |
| Dartford Warbler | 1 | Hadleigh Downs | 14/01/2019 |
| White-fronted Goose | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 13/01/2019 |
| Egyptian Goose | 1 | Shoeburyness Park | 13/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 13/01/2019 |
| Coal Tit | 2 | Hockley Woods | 13/01/2019 |
| Scaup | 1 | Paglesham Lagoon | 12/01/2019 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 12/01/2019 |
| Woodcock | 1 | Hadleigh Downs | 12/01/2019 |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 1 | Canvey Point | 12/01/2019 |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 12/01/2019 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 12/01/2019 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Hadleigh Downs | 12/01/2019 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.