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: | 16/08/2018 09:37:43 |
| Chat Forum: | 03/08/2018 00:25:59 |
| Photos: | 15/08/2018 17:18:34 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-necked Grebe | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 15/08/2018 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 15/08/2018 |
| Stone Curlew | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 15/08/2018 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 14/08/2018 |
| Glossy Ibis | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 14/08/2018 |
| Garganey | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 14/08/2018 |
| Garganey | 4 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 14/08/2018 |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 2 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 14/08/2018 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 14/08/2018 |
| Barnacle Goose | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 13/08/2018 |
| Ring-necked Parakeet | 1 | Rayleigh | 13/08/2018 |
| Southern Migrant Hawker | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 13/08/2018 |
| Osprey | 1 | Rochford Golf Course | 12/08/2018 |
Recently added:-
- 15/05/2018 Paul Baker has completed the summary of SOG birds for Jan - Apr 2018. Read it here.