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 -

Sunday, 5 July 2009

CLOUDS OF BROWNS

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The sunshine of recent days continued into Sunday 5th and there were lots of insects buzzing around the park during the morning.The colourf...

HAWKMOTH HAUL

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There was a good selection of moths in the trap by dawn at 4am on Saturday 4th. This fresh looking lime hawkmoth has a wonderful mix of ca...

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Friday, 3 July 2009

CYGNET SHOW

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Had an evening walk along the park seawall on a warm Friday 3rd, where this single cygnet appears to be growing fast in the company of its ...

RUFF ON REEVES-HALL

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Discovered masses of crab-shells washed up along the high tide-line along the Pyefleet at Reeveshall on Thursday 2nd. Conditions in the est...

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

STILL HOT HERE

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The moth trap operated throught the night of Tuesday 30th at the country park - the first opportunity for nearly a fortnight. The recent run...

Monday, 29 June 2009

ROUGH JUSTICE

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Went back to the pool at the country park grazing fields on a hot Monday 29th for another look at the very colourful ruff . This poor shot t...

Sunday, 28 June 2009

RETURNING RUFF

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It was a hot walk around the busy country park in the early afternoon of Sunday 28th. The main area of interest is still on the pools in the...

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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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