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Southend Ornithological Group

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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.

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Bird News:08/09/2025 11:27:04
Chat Forum:24/01/2025 11:22:08
Photos:06/09/2025 19:40:16
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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).

SpeciesMax. CountLocationLast Reported
Raven1South Fambridge08/09/2025
Great White Egret2Wallasea Island (RSPB)07/09/2025
Glossy Ibis10Canvey Point07/09/2025
Spoonbill2Benfleet Creek07/09/2025
Spoonbill8Hole Haven Creek07/09/2025
Osprey1Wallasea Island (RSPB)07/09/2025
Little Stint5Wallasea Island (RSPB)07/09/2025
Curlew Sandpiper2Wakering Stairs07/09/2025
Curlew Sandpiper4Wallasea Island (RSPB)07/09/2025
Yellow-legged Gull1Battlesbridge Sewage Works07/09/2025
Arctic Tern30Canvey Point07/09/2025
Little Tern34Wakering Stairs07/09/2025
Black Tern5Canvey Point07/09/2025
Ring-necked Parakeet2Gunners Park07/09/2025
Whinchat8Wallasea Island (RSPB)07/09/2025
Great White Egret4Bowers Marsh (RSPB)06/09/2025
Spoonbill17Bowers Marsh (RSPB)06/09/2025
Osprey1Coombe Wood06/09/2025
Osprey1Wakering Stairs06/09/2025
Peregrine Falcon1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)06/09/2025
Peregrine Falcon1Canvey Point06/09/2025
Little Ringed Plover1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)06/09/2025
Curlew Sandpiper1Potton Creek06/09/2025
Long-tailed Skua1Canvey Point06/09/2025
Kingfisher1Brandy Hole06/09/2025
Kingfisher1Gunners Park06/09/2025
Whinchat3Bowers Marsh (RSPB)06/09/2025
Whinchat1Wakering Stairs06/09/2025
Spotted Flycatcher1Gunners Park06/09/2025
Pied Flycatcher1Gunners Park06/09/2025
Bittern1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)05/09/2025
Cattle Egret2Bowers Marsh (RSPB)05/09/2025
Cattle Egret1South Fambridge05/09/2025
Peregrine Falcon1Wallasea Island (RSPB)05/09/2025
Spotted Flycatcher2Coombe Wood05/09/2025
Barnacle Goose20South Fambridge04/09/2025
Spotted Flycatcher1Wat Tyler Country Park04/09/2025
Raven2Wat Tyler Country Park04/09/2025

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Recently added:-

  • 27/05/2025 Neil Chambers has updated the summary of SOG birds for January to April 2025. Read it here.
  • 27/05/2025 and he's completed the 2024 summary. Read it here.
 
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