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 | |
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Bird News: | 18/03/2024 22:58:01 |
Chat Forum: | 27/11/2023 14:06:45 |
Photos: | 14/03/2024 17:59:44 |
[ > 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 |
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Shag | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/03/2024 |
Great White Egret | 4 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 18/03/2024 |
Great White Egret | 5 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/03/2024 |
White-fronted Goose | 4 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/03/2024 |
Barnacle Goose | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/03/2024 |
Black Brant | 1 | Oxenham Farm | 18/03/2024 |
Yellowhammer | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 18/03/2024 |
Red-crested Pochard | 1 | Southchurch Park West | 17/03/2024 |
Water Pipit | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/03/2024 |
Bittern | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 16/03/2024 |
Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Downs | 16/03/2024 |
Pale-bellied Brent Goose | 1 | Leigh Creek | 16/03/2024 |
Red Kite | 2 | Victoria Road, Rayleigh | 16/03/2024 |
Peregrine Falcon | 2 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 16/03/2024 |
Jack Snipe | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 16/03/2024 |
Water Pipit | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 16/03/2024 |
Siskin | 1 | Victoria Road, Rayleigh | 16/03/2024 |
Woodcock | 1 | Canvey Wick | 15/03/2024 |
Water Pipit | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 15/03/2024 |
Recently added:-
- 29/02/2024 Paul Baker and Neil Chambers have updated the summary of SOG birds for 2023. Read it here.