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 -

Thursday, 24 September 2009

COPPERS IN THE SUN

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More sunshine at the country park on Thursday 24th was ideal for the butterflies and this small copper was one of 3 seen flying low amongs...

Monday, 21 September 2009

OUT WITH THE OWL

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The last hour of Monday 21th was spent on the seawall near the Oyster Fishery at East Mersea, as in the picture above. There was an unexpect...

Saturday, 19 September 2009

LITTLE LEVERET

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Visited the Dences at Bromans Farm near the country park on Saturday 19th to get a close look at this young brown hare , also known as a le...

Friday, 18 September 2009

AUTUMNAL ADDER

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Sunshine on Friday 18th enticed this male adder out beside a track in the country park. Tucked amongst some twigs and brambles, the adder w...

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Monday, 14 September 2009

GANNET GAZING

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Returned to the cliff-top vantage point on Monday 14th to see if there was anything of interest flying about offshore. There was no main gat...

Sunday, 13 September 2009

TAKING A DIVE

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After the sunshine yesterday, Sunday 13th turned out cloudy and with a cool easterly breeze. Quite a contrast today to all the recent weeks ...

PIGEON IN THE BUSH

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Whilst walking round the park on Saturday 12th, it was surprising to get such a close view of this wood pigeon in an elder bush by the path...

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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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