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 -

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

PARK TEAL

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At Cudmore Grove Country Park on Tuesday 15th, Peter Marchington photographed this  teal on the borrowdyke at the park. A few other individ...
Thursday, 10 September 2026

CEMETERY OWL

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A surprise visitor to the Feldy View woodland cemetery on Thursday 10th was this barn owl that was found perched during the morning, high ...
Saturday, 5 September 2026

MAYDAYS GREENSHANKS

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A greenshank was feeding along the Maydays creek on Saturday 5th - one of five seen during the walk along the Maydays and Reeveshall seawa...
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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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