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: | 19/10/2026 15:41:51 |
| Chat Forum: | 11/03/2026 12:39:28 |
| Photos: | 30/05/2026 23:12:02 |
| [ > 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ring-necked Parakeet | 6 | Sutton Road Cemetery | 19/10/2026 |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | 1 | Gunners Park | 19/10/2026 |
| Leach's Petrel | 1 | Canvey Point | 18/10/2026 |
| Great White Egret | 1 | Canvey Point | 18/10/2026 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 3 | Canvey Point | 18/10/2026 |
| Merlin | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/10/2026 |
| Little Gull | 8 | Canvey Point | 18/10/2026 |
| Little Gull | 12 | Gunners Park | 18/10/2026 |
| Arctic Tern | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/10/2026 |
| Razorbill | 16 | Canvey Point | 18/10/2026 |
| Razorbill | 1 | Gunners Park | 18/10/2026 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2026 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | Wakering Stairs | 17/10/2026 |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2026 |
| Kingfisher | 1 | Gunners Park | 17/10/2026 |
| Spoonbill | 1 | Bowers Marsh (RSPB) | 15/10/2026 |
| Brambling | 1 | Gunners Park | 15/10/2026 |
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