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, 31 October 2008

BLACK REDSTART HOTSPOT

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No time for horse-play when the call arrived from Bromans Farm on Friday 31st. A male black redstart had been spotted by Martin Dence arou...

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

CHILL IN THE AIR

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The cold northerly breeze of the last few days has made it feel like winter has arrived. The clear skies at night have been near freezing w...

Saturday, 25 October 2008

STARTED SUNNY

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The start of Saturday 27th was the best part of the day with this bright sunrise across the sea from the country park pictured above, just ...

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Wednesday, 22 October 2008

ADMIRALS ON MIGRATION

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It was a frosty start in certain parts of the park on the morning of Wednesday 22nd. This clump of nettles pictured above, covered in some...

PEACEFUL PYEFLEET

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Made the most of a fine end to Tuesday 21st, by spending the last hour alongside the Pyefleet Channel. This might be the last opportunity f...

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Monday, 20 October 2008

SILENT SWANSONG

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Found this dead mute swan on the ground under some overhead power lines, at the back of the fields along the Strood, on a windy Monday 20t...

BRENT BUILDING UP

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Sunny weather continued into Saturday 18th, providing nice conditions for a walk along Coast Road in West Mersea. This is the view looking b...

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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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