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: | 05/07/2020 12:01:28 |
| Chat Forum: | 28/04/2020 13:53:06 |
| Photos: | 29/06/2020 23:33:06 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 1 | Victoria Road, Rayleigh | 05/07/2020 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 1 | Pound Wood | 03/07/2020 |
| White Admiral | 2 | Pound Wood | 03/07/2020 |
| Little Gull | 1 | Victoria Road, Rayleigh | 02/07/2020 |
| White Admiral | 2 | Belfairs N.R. | 02/07/2020 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 1 | Belfairs N.R. | 02/07/2020 |
| Cattle Egret | 5 | Canewdon | 01/07/2020 |
| Cattle Egret | 5 | South Fambridge | 01/07/2020 |
| Red Kite | 1 | Canewdon | 01/07/2020 |
| Red Kite | 1 | South Fambridge | 01/07/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Coombe Wood | 01/07/2020 |
| Coal Tit | 2 | Coombe Wood | 01/07/2020 |
| Siskin | 1 | Cherry Orchard Country Park | 01/07/2020 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 1 | Coombe Wood | 01/07/2020 |
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