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: | 21/08/2017 20:36:42 |
| Chat Forum: | 22/07/2017 12:23:03 |
| Photos: | 20/08/2017 00:01:37 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shag | 1 | Canvey Point | 21/08/2017 |
| Wood Sandpiper | 3 | Lower Raypits | 21/08/2017 |
| Pomarine Skua | 2 | Canvey Point | 21/08/2017 |
| Arctic Tern | 40 | Canvey Point | 21/08/2017 |
| Honey Buzzard | 1 | Wakering | 20/08/2017 |
| Little Ringed Plover | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 20/08/2017 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 20/08/2017 |
| Marsh Tit | 1 | Hockley Woods | 20/08/2017 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Hockley Woods | 20/08/2017 |
| Turtle Dove | 2 | Lower Raypits | 19/08/2017 |
| Nightingale | 1 | Canvey Wick | 19/08/2017 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 2 | Canvey Wick | 19/08/2017 |
| Bearded Tit | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 19/08/2017 |
| Temminck's Stint | 2 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/08/2017 |
| Arctic Tern | 2 | Two Tree Island (West) | 18/08/2017 |
| Black Tern | 1 | Canvey Point | 18/08/2017 |
Recently added:-
- 02/06/2017 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2017. Read it here.