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:11/04/2025 13:31:49
Chat Forum:24/01/2025 11:22:08
Photos:23/02/2025 13:48:55
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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
Siskin1Hadleigh Downs11/04/2025
Spoonbill1Bowers Marsh (RSPB)10/04/2025
Egyptian Goose1Canvey Wick10/04/2025
Egyptian Goose2West Canvey Marsh (RSPB)10/04/2025
Nightingale5Canvey Wick10/04/2025
Black Redstart1Westcliff10/04/2025
Egyptian Goose4Bowers Marsh (RSPB)09/04/2025
Egyptian Goose1Southchurch Park West08/04/2025
Red-crested Pochard1Southchurch Park West08/04/2025
Red-crested Pochard1West Canvey Marsh (RSPB)07/04/2025
Hen Harrier1West Canvey Marsh (RSPB)07/04/2025

for the 5 days up to .

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Recently added:-

  • 26/11/2024 Neil Chambers has updated the summary of SOG birds for January to October 2024. Read it here.
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