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: | 21/10/2024 16:02:02 |
| Chat Forum: | 27/11/2023 14:06:45 |
| Photos: | 17/10/2024 18:14:33 |
| [ > 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 | 3 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/10/2024 |
| Hen Harrier | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/10/2024 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/10/2024 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 21/10/2024 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 19/10/2024 |
| Merlin | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 19/10/2024 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 19/10/2024 |
| Brambling | 3 | Paglesham Lagoon | 19/10/2024 |
| Brambling | 1 | Shoebury East Beach | 19/10/2024 |
| Brambling | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 19/10/2024 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 2 | Westcliff Casino | 18/10/2024 |
| White Wagtail | 2 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/10/2024 |
| Firecrest | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/10/2024 |
| Black Redstart | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2024 |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2024 |
| Brambling | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2024 |
| Siskin | 50 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2024 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2024 |
Recently added:-
- 27/06/2024 Neil Chambers has updated the summary of SOG birds for January to April 2024. Read it here.