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, 30 January 2007

PYEFLEET PEREGRINATIONS

›

Monday 29th was another of those calm bright winter days and the sunshine made viewing nice and clear along the Pyefleet Channel on the nor...

Saturday, 27 January 2007

BUNTING BONANZA

›

Sat 27th - How could you not be outside enjoying the surroundings when it's calm, sunny and peaceful. Bright blue skies reflec...

BRONKING BRENT

›

Friday 26th- the sun trying to shine, good clear conditions and ducks and geese out in force again on the Cudmore Grove grazing fields. Aro...

Thursday, 25 January 2007

VISITORS TO THE POINT

›

Wonderful sunny Sunday 21st brought out the birds and the birdwatchers. Alan Williams the professional bird photographer was making the most...

Friday, 19 January 2007

CALM AFTER THE STORM

›

Contrasting weather with the gale force winds and driving rain of yesterday being replaced by warm sunshine and a slight breeze. It shouldn...

MAYDAYS CALLS

›

Bright winter sunshine on the 15th, perfect for a five mile walk on the north side of Mersea. Tide was out in the Pyefleet Channel so plenty...

Thursday, 18 January 2007

GRAZING GEESE

›

The grazing fields by Cudmore Grove were teeming with wildfowl on the 12th January. The sight of around 800 brent geese nibbling their way...

‹

›

Home

View web version

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.

View my complete profile