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 September 2008

CONFIDING COPPER AND CETTI'S

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Another day of sunshine on the Island on Monday 28th and this small copper was enjoying the morning's warmth on a sheltered patch of b...

Sunday, 28 September 2008

EXPLOSIVE SONGSTER RETURNS

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The distinctive song of a Cetti's warbler was heard from this wet and scrubby corner of the country park on Sunday 28th. The "exp...

Saturday, 27 September 2008

REEVESHALL REVUE

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A few common lizards were out basking along thier usual hedgeline at the country park in the morning of Saturday 27th. This one pictured a...

Friday, 26 September 2008

ISLAND SPERM WHALE

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Called round on Friday 26th to see David Nicholls, on the left above, along with Ian Black on the right, to admire some old sperm whale bo...

MIGRANTS AND MOTHS

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The sunny start to the morning and near calm conditions, made it a very pleasant autumnal Thursday 25th at the country park. There was a lig...

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

FLASH OF BLUE

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Walked along the Strood seawall pictured above, on Monday 22nd and one or two things of interest as usual. A couple of chiffchaffs and a ...

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Sunday, 21 September 2008

LATE SUMMER SUN

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The fine weather of the last week continued on to Sunday 21st, with the Island enjoying more of this late summer sunshine. The various rows ...

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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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