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, 31 March 2008

ORANGE-TINTED MUDFLATS

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The change to British Summer Time seemed to encourage the sun to radiate a bit more warmth on Sunday 30th, in contrast to the wind and rain ...

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Friday, 28 March 2008

COUNTING CRESTS

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More rain on Friday 28th but at least it stayed dry at the end of the day for a walk round the park. The grazing fields were supporting the ...

Thursday, 27 March 2008

FINDING THE GEM

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Although there was a lot of rain during the night of Wednesday 26th, it was only measured at about 12mm. However there was a lot of surface ...

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

BLOGGED BUNNY

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It stayed cloudy throughout Wednesday 26th but at least there was only a light breeze from the east, rather than the strong cold wind from t...

Sunday, 23 March 2008

SNOW-FALL

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Big snowflakes were falling by mid-morning on Easter Sunday. The snow eventually began to settle although not quite on the roads, such as he...

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Saturday, 22 March 2008

WINTRY SHOWERS

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Wrapped up warm wearing several layers, thick hat and gloves, I was ready for the walk along the Strood seawall late in the afternoon of Sat...

Friday, 21 March 2008

SUBMERGED SALTINGS

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Wrapped up warm for the walk along the East Mersea seawall on a chilly and windy Good Friday. The strong northerly wind whipped the tide up ...

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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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