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: | 25/11/2020 20:08:45 |
| Chat Forum: | 28/04/2020 13:53:06 |
| Photos: | 21/11/2020 14:52:29 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacle Goose | 3 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/11/2020 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/11/2020 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/11/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/11/2020 |
| Firecrest | 1 | West Wood | 24/11/2020 |
| Cattle Egret | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 23/11/2020 |
| Great White Egret | 2 | Paglesham Pool | 23/11/2020 |
| Hen Harrier | 3 | Paglesham Pool | 23/11/2020 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Paglesham Pool | 23/11/2020 |
| Raven | 1 | Cherry Orchard Country Park | 23/11/2020 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 9 | Cherry Orchard Country Park | 23/11/2020 |
| Egyptian Goose | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 22/11/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Barling | 22/11/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 22/11/2020 |
| Water Pipit | 1 | Barling | 22/11/2020 |
Recently added:-
- 19/11/2020 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2020 January to October. Read it here.