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 -

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

MARBLED WHITES

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A Marbled White butterfly was seen resting on the stem of an ox-eye daisy in Feldy View cemetery on Wednesday 17th. The first island sighti...
Wednesday, 10 June 2026

OYSTERCATCHER CHICKS

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At least two oystercatcher chicks could be seen in the dinghy near the Dabchicks sailing club, being looked after by their parents on Wednes...
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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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