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: | 28/03/2024 17:27:59 |
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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Barnacle Goose | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 28/03/2024 |
Raven | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 28/03/2024 |
Cattle Egret | 4 | Wat Tyler Country Park | 27/03/2024 |
Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Downs | 27/03/2024 |
Siskin | 3 | Rochford | 27/03/2024 |
Yellowhammer | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 26/03/2024 |
Great White Egret | 2 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 25/03/2024 |
Spoonbill | 2 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 25/03/2024 |
Egyptian Goose | 1 | Doggetts Pits | 25/03/2024 |
Nuthatch | 6 | Belfairs Woods | 25/03/2024 |
Red Kite | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 24/03/2024 |
Lesser Redpoll | 1 | Canewdon | 24/03/2024 |
Recently added:-
- 29/02/2024 Paul Baker and Neil Chambers have updated the summary of SOG birds for 2023. Read it here.