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: | 19/04/2021 22:57:05 |
| Chat Forum: | 18/02/2021 18:03:11 |
| Photos: | 18/04/2021 21:34:31 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Goose | 3 | Canvey Wick | 19/04/2021 |
| Egyptian Goose | 2 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 19/04/2021 |
| Red Kite | 1 | Canvey Wick | 19/04/2021 |
| Grey Partridge | 1 | Airport Business Park | 19/04/2021 |
| Nightingale | 6 | Canvey Wick | 19/04/2021 |
| Raven | 1 | River Roach | 19/04/2021 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 7 | Canvey Wick | 19/04/2021 |
| Cattle Egret | 6 | South Fambridge | 18/04/2021 |
| Jack Snipe | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 18/04/2021 |
| Water Pipit | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 18/04/2021 |
| Spoonbill | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 17/04/2021 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 17/04/2021 |
| Grey Partridge | 1 | Fleet Head | 17/04/2021 |
| Black Redstart | 1 | Benfleet | 17/04/2021 |
| Redpoll sp. | 1 | Canvey Wick | 17/04/2021 |
| Egyptian Goose | 2 | Rochford Golf Course | 16/04/2021 |
| Raven | 1 | Rochford | 16/04/2021 |
Recently added:-
- 16/01/2021 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for 2020. Read it here.