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, 30 August 2010

BIG BLUE-EYES

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There was plenty of sunshine on the bank holiday Monday 30th but many of the insects had to bask behind bushes to get out of the strong nort...

Sunday, 29 August 2010

WINDY FOR THE WHINCHAT

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Walked along the Strood seawall in the mornings of both Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th. The resident family of mute swans with their three w...

Friday, 27 August 2010

SANDPIPER SIGHTING

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Unexpectedly stumbled across the broad-billed sandpiper on the mudflats near the East Mersea Point during a morning walk on Friday 27th. Sc...

Thursday, 26 August 2010

PYEFLEET GLOOM

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Braved the gloom and light drizzle along the Pyefleet in the evening of Thursday 26th, hoping that the broad-billed sandpiper might still be...

Sunday, 22 August 2010

BROAD-BILL

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Several birdwatchers flocked to the Pyefleet seawall on Sunday 22nd, to see a rare broad-billed sandpiper feeding on the mud along the Cha...

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Friday, 20 August 2010

PAINTED LADIES

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Painted lady butterflies have been catching the eye over the last few days. After the unusually huge numbers seen in recent summers, sighti...

Saturday, 14 August 2010

BUTTERFLY RARITY

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Despite a forecast of rain for the morning of Saturday 14th, it ended up being warm enough at the country park for many insects to fly about...

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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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