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 -

Monday, 29 October 2007

ACTION IN THE SUNSHINE

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Sunshine returned on Monday 29th after the dull and showery yesterday. Best conditions were in the middle of the morning when the clouds cle...

Saturday, 27 October 2007

QUIET FEW DAYS

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After some recent chilly nights the moth trap was operated at the country park on Thursday 25th. A typically low autumnal catch resulted in ...

Wednesday, 24 October 2007

GREY BACKDROP

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After the blue skies of recent days, it was back to the grey backdrop of an overcast day on Monday 22nd. A walk alongside the Strood Channe...

Sunday, 21 October 2007

AUTUMNAL SUN

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Sunday really was a day of sun from dawn till dusk. The photo above is just after sun-rise and provided a memorable start to a clear, wind-f...

Thursday, 18 October 2007

BLOG ACTION DAY

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September 15th was decreed Environmental Blog Action Day - so here is an update a few days late from the little island off the Essex coast. ...

Sunday, 14 October 2007

WEB-SIGHTS

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One of those foggy starts to the morning of Sunday 14th with a very heavy dew. It wasn't long before the sun was blazing down from a bl...

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Saturday, 13 October 2007

MILD AUTUMNAL NIGHT

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Saturday 13th began with a check of the moth traps. For once the Friday night-time weather appeared ideal for insect activity as the wind ha...

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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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