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, 30 April 2010

HAIRY HAWKER

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I was surprised to find this male hairy dragonfly along the Strood seawall on a dull early-evening on Friday 30th. Judging from reports els...

Thursday, 29 April 2010

BLUSHING MAIDEN

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There were a few moths in the trap on the morning of Thursday 29th, although the catch seemed low in species and numbers. The moth pictured ...

Sunday, 25 April 2010

CUCKOO - VIEW

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The recent run of clear and chill nights hasn't been very productive for moth-trapping, although this male muslin moth pictured above w...

Saturday, 24 April 2010

THE REELING FEELING

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The reeling song of a grasshopper warbler was heard by the park pond on Saturday 24th although the bird failed to show. Peering through a ...

Thursday, 22 April 2010

SUNSET SERENADE

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As the sun went down at the country park on Thursday 22nd, the rich and varied song of the nightingale could be clearly heard. During the d...

Monday, 19 April 2010

READY TO LEAVE

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This dark-bellied brent goose was one of a handful feeding on the saltmarsh by Reeveshall at East Mersea on Monday 19th and probably ready ...

Saturday, 17 April 2010

STROOD SLOW-WORM

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Here's a close-up look at a slow-worm that was discovered on the Strood seawall path near the caravan site on Saturday 17th. The pictur...

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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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