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 -

Friday, 4 July 2008

MERSEA MUNTJAC

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A few birds of interest seen at Reeveshall during an evening walk along the seawall on Friday 4th, including a young brood of shelducks pi...

Monday, 30 June 2008

SKIPPERS BY THE STROOD

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Plenty of warmth and sunshine on Monday 30th for a walk along the Strood seawall. Amongst the various butterflies were a couple of large ski...

Sunday, 29 June 2008

BACK ALONG PYEFLEET

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After holidaying on the mainland for the last few days, it was back to business along the Pyefleet Channel on Sunday 29th. It was nice and w...

Thursday, 19 June 2008

AVOCETS RETURN

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One or two things of interest at the east end of the Island on Thursday 19th. The field of poppies amongst the mayweed just at the end of t...

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

DAINTY DEMOISELLE

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It threatened rain at various times during Wednesday 18th but the wind kept the clouds moving along. The wind whipped up the sea, creating c...

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Tuesday, 10 June 2008

DUCKS AT DUSK

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Martin Cock had me scurrying down to the Reeveshall pool for the last hour of daylight on the evening of Wednesday 11th to have a look at a...

Sunday, 8 June 2008

BATTY ABOUT MOTHS

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Our familiar friend the long-eared bat , has been leaving signs of its presence at the park during recent nights. For nearly ten years it h...

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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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