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: | 27/09/2021 12:07:30 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/06/2021 11:04:06 |
| Photos: | 26/09/2021 20:32:29 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 26/09/2021 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 26/09/2021 |
| Little Stint | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 26/09/2021 |
| Little Stint | 4 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 26/09/2021 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 26/09/2021 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Coombe Wood | 25/09/2021 |
| Nuthatch | 2 | Coombe Wood | 25/09/2021 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/09/2021 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 24/09/2021 |
Recently added:-
- 23/05/2021 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for January to April 2021. Read it here.