Our Last Photographed Local Rarities
Some of our other rarities are listed on our 'Where to See Birds in the Southend Area' page

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	Broad-billed Sandpiper. Wallasea Island 04th October 2008. Found by Jeff Delve.
	Caspian Gull
	Saturday 10th September 2005. Vange Marsh, Pitsea. Pectoral Sandpiper. Found by Simon Buckell.
	'Rossi' The Ring-billed Gull
	Thursday 13th May 2004. Vange Marsh, Pitsea. Temminck's Stint
	Saturday 15th November 2003. River Roach. 1st winter drake Long-tailed Duck found by John Wright of the Southend Ornithological Group
	Thursday 09th October 2003. Two Tree island (West). 1st winter Grey Phalarope first reported by Ron Hodgson
	31st August 2003, Paglesham Lagoon. Red-necked Phalarope found by Steve Sanford of the Southend RSPB Local Group. Click on the image for more details
	24th November 2002, Paglesham. Black Brant found by Steve Arlow of the Southend Ornithological Group. Click on the image below to see more photographs. Black Brant also found by Terry Strong on 28th March 2004 off of Two Tree Island.
	24th March 2001, Gunners Park, Shoeburyness: Nigel Blake's excellent 1st-year White Spotted Bluethroat Pictures. Click on the image below to see more of this fabulous bird. To see more of Nigel's Excellent photography visit his web site at: http://www.nigelblake.co.uk

We would very much welcome any contributions to our photo album and will consider any photographs that you send us for publication. We are always on the look out for any good photographs of local birds no matter how common the species.