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 -

Friday, 14 November 2025

GREY WAG ON A GREY DAY

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A grey wagtail was seen feeding near the West Mersea Hard on a very wet and grey Friday 14th. The bird was first seen flying over the floati...
Sunday, 9 November 2025

FELDY FUNGI

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A colourful Fly Agaric with its red cap added to the autumnal scene in Feldy View on a sunny Sunday 9th. A few F ly agarics were seen in th...
Wednesday, 5 November 2025

BLACK BRANT BACK

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A black brant was feeding in the Strood Channel with 100 dark-bellied brent geese by the Firs Chase caravan park on Wednesday 5th. This is...
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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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