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, 4 May 2009

WAITING FOR THE GRASSHOPPERS

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Andy Field took this photo of an obliging grasshopper warbler , one of two singing birds on the nearby Langenhoe Ranges on Monday 4th. Afte...

Sunday, 3 May 2009

CONCERN AT THE CHICKEN-COOP

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The big winter pool on one of the park grazing fields is shrinking fast, leaving behind various muddy areas that have quickly dried up, as ...

Friday, 1 May 2009

CHECKING THE CHANNELS

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Checked out the Pyefleet Channel and the Strood Channel on Friday 1st May. The mid-day walk alongside the Pyefleet near Reeveshall didn'...

Thursday, 30 April 2009

CARPET OF DAISIES

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The spring sunshine has brought out all the daisies in their thousands at the country park. The grass has been slow to grow in this area se...

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Sunday, 26 April 2009

LATEST MIGRANTS

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More sunshine at the country park on Sunday 26th, with this clump of bluebells catching the eye amongst the trees on the cliff-top. The nig...

Saturday, 25 April 2009

ESCAPED ENIGMA

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Joined Andy Field and Steve Entwistle for an evening walk along the Reeveshall seawall on Saturday 25th. Amongst the usual scattering of 24...

Thursday, 23 April 2009

LAPWING CHICKS

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The sunny weather has continued for the last few days helping to dry out the park grazing fields. On Tuesday 21st four tiny lapwing chicks ...

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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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