MERSEA WILDLIFE

WELCOME TO MERSEA ISLAND - A GEM OFF THE ESSEX COAST. FAMOUSLY DESCRIBED IN 1880:- "A MORE DESOLATE REGION CAN SCARCE BE CONCEIVED, AND YET IT IS NOT WITHOUT BEAUTY". STILL UNIQUE TODAY, CUT OFF AT HIGH TIDES, SURROUNDED BY MUD AND SALTMARSHES, MERSEA IS RICH IN COASTAL WILDLIFE. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS -

Saturday, 22 March 2025

BASKING ADDER

An adder was basking beside the path on top of the seawall at Maydays farm on Saturday 22nd. This appears to be a favoured spot for them in...

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

STROOD KINGFISHER PAIR

The pair of kingfishers was seen along the Strood borrowdyke on Tuesday 18th, with this regular male seen again at the north-east end of ...

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

STROOD SKYLARKS

The skylarks were singing over the fields alongside the Strood seawall on Tuesday 11th. The sound of spring in the sunshine. One of the sky...

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

SUNBATHING SEAL

A common seal was enjoying a bit of sunbathing on the beach at East Mersea Point on Tuesday 4th. The common seal came ashore when the Point...

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About Me

Dougal Urquhart: Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom; I was the ranger at Cudmore Grove Country Park in East Mersea between 1983 and 2018.

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