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, 13 December 2025

MAYDAYS MARSH HARRIER

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A juvenile marsh harrier was seen hunting over Maydays farm on Saturday 13th - one of five birds seen during a walk along the Maydays / Ree...
Friday, 5 December 2025

SNOW BUNTING AT POINT

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A snow bunting  on the beach at East Mersea Point on Friday 5th was a nice find - picture above by Andy Field.  The snow bunting was very we...
Friday, 28 November 2025

FELDY FIELDFARE

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The fieldfare was still present in Feldy View on Friday 28th, having taken up residence for nearly three weeks here since it was first seen....
Thursday, 20 November 2025

STROOD RAZORBILL

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A razorbill in the Strood channel on Thursday 20th was a surprise. It provided great views in good light from the nearby Strood seawall, sta...
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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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