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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:18/02/2026 09:31:02
Chat Forum:24/01/2025 11:22:08
Photos:10/02/2026 16:07:39
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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
Pink-footed Goose1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)17/02/2026
White-fronted Goose28West Canvey Marsh (RSPB)17/02/2026
Barnacle Goose100Bowers Marsh (RSPB)17/02/2026
Red Kite1Highlands Boulevard, Leigh17/02/2026
Red Kite2South Fambridge17/02/2026
Merlin1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)17/02/2026
Short-eared Owl1South Fambridge17/02/2026
Firecrest8West Wood17/02/2026
Coal Tit1Belfairs Woods17/02/2026
Nuthatch1Belfairs Woods17/02/2026
Raven1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)17/02/2026
Raven1South Fambridge17/02/2026
Siskin16Daws Heath17/02/2026
Siskin11West Wood17/02/2026
Redpoll3West Wood17/02/2026
Barnacle Goose68West Canvey Marsh (RSPB)16/02/2026
Nuthatch1West Wood16/02/2026
Spoonbill5Wallasea Island (RSPB)15/02/2026
White-fronted Goose4South Fambridge15/02/2026
Jack Snipe1West Canvey Marsh (RSPB)15/02/2026
Lesser Redpoll7Canvey Wick15/02/2026
Great White Egret2Wallasea Island (RSPB)14/02/2026
White-fronted Goose9Wallasea Island (RSPB)14/02/2026
Barnacle Goose10Wallasea Island (RSPB)14/02/2026
Egyptian Goose3Shoeburyness Park14/02/2026
Red-crested Pochard1Southchurch Park West14/02/2026
Scaup1Gunners Park14/02/2026
Merlin1Wallasea Island (RSPB)14/02/2026
Peregrine Falcon1Wallasea Island (RSPB)14/02/2026
Little Gull1Canvey Point14/02/2026
Little Gull16Gunners Park14/02/2026
Short-eared Owl1Wallasea Island (RSPB)14/02/2026
Coal Tit1West Wood14/02/2026
Raven2Gunners Park14/02/2026

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Recently added:-

  • 24/11/2025 Neil Chambers has updated the summary of SOG birds for January to October 2025. Read it here.
  • 27/05/2025 and he's completed the 2024 summary. Read it here.
 
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