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: | 01/08/2021 20:50:42 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/06/2021 11:04:06 |
| Photos: | 01/08/2021 20:11:02 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-necked Grebe | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 01/08/2021 |
| Little Ringed Plover | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 01/08/2021 |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 3 | Hullbridge | 01/08/2021 |
| Raven | 3 | Barling | 01/08/2021 |
| Scarce Emerald Damselfly | 50 | Canvey Way | 01/08/2021 |
| Southern Emerald Damselfly | 3 | Canvey Way | 01/08/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 2 | Barling | 01/08/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 01/08/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 2 | Canvey Way | 01/08/2021 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 1 | Belfairs N.R. | 01/08/2021 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 01/08/2021 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 30 | Canvey Way | 01/08/2021 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 13 | Hullbridge | 01/08/2021 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 31/07/2021 |
| Garganey | 3 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 31/07/2021 |
| Nuthatch | 2 | Belfairs Golf Course | 31/07/2021 |
| Nuthatch | 1 | Belfairs Great Wood | 31/07/2021 |
| Nuthatch | 2 | Coombe Wood | 31/07/2021 |
| White Admiral | 3 | Belfairs Great Wood | 31/07/2021 |
| Purple Emperor | 1 | Belfairs Great Wood | 31/07/2021 |
| Eider | 1 | Wakering Stairs | 29/07/2021 |
| Turtle Dove | 2 | Wakering Stairs | 29/07/2021 |
Recently added:-
- 23/05/2021 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for January to April 2021. Read it here.