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: | 18/09/2020 16:06:45 |
| Chat Forum: | 28/04/2020 13:53:06 |
| Photos: | 17/09/2020 16:56:36 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2020 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/09/2020 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 18/09/2020 |
| Manx Shearwater | 2 | Canvey Point | 17/09/2020 |
| Manx Shearwater | 1 | Canvey Seafront | 17/09/2020 |
| Osprey | 1 | Canvey Point | 17/09/2020 |
| Osprey | 1 | Canvey Seafront | 17/09/2020 |
| Merlin | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 17/09/2020 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/09/2020 |
| Little Ringed Plover | 2 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 17/09/2020 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Canvey Point | 17/09/2020 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Canvey Seafront | 17/09/2020 |
| Redstart | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/09/2020 |
| Whinchat | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/09/2020 |
| Siskin | 20 | Gunners Park | 17/09/2020 |
| Sooty Shearwater | 1 | Canvey Point | 16/09/2020 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 16/09/2020 |
| Siskin | 2 | Canewdon | 16/09/2020 |
| Willow Emerald Damselfly | 1 | Canewdon | 16/09/2020 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 15/09/2020 |
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