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: | 18/02/2026 17:44:53 |
| Chat Forum: | 24/01/2025 11:22:08 |
| Photos: | 10/02/2026 16:07:39 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White-fronted Goose | 28 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 18/02/2026 |
| Jack Snipe | 1 | Vange Marsh (RSPB) | 18/02/2026 |
| Ring-necked Parakeet | 3 | Thorpe Bay | 18/02/2026 |
| Pink-footed Goose | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/02/2026 |
| Barnacle Goose | 100 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/02/2026 |
| Scaup | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/02/2026 |
| Red Kite | 1 | Highlands Boulevard, Leigh | 17/02/2026 |
| Red Kite | 2 | South Fambridge | 17/02/2026 |
| Merlin | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/02/2026 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | South Fambridge | 17/02/2026 |
| Firecrest | 3 | Gunners Park | 17/02/2026 |
| Firecrest | 1 | West Wood | 17/02/2026 |
| Coal Tit | 1 | Belfairs Woods | 17/02/2026 |
| Nuthatch | 1 | Belfairs Woods | 17/02/2026 |
| Raven | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 17/02/2026 |
| Raven | 1 | South Fambridge | 17/02/2026 |
| Siskin | 16 | Daws Heath | 17/02/2026 |
| Siskin | 11 | West Wood | 17/02/2026 |
| Redpoll | 3 | West Wood | 17/02/2026 |
| Barnacle Goose | 68 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 16/02/2026 |
| Nuthatch | 1 | West Wood | 16/02/2026 |
| Spoonbill | 5 | Wallasea Island (RSPB) | 15/02/2026 |
| White-fronted Goose | 4 | South Fambridge | 15/02/2026 |
| Jack Snipe | 1 | West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) | 15/02/2026 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 7 | Canvey Wick | 15/02/2026 |
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