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, 30 September 2010

BRENT ARE BACK

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The first lot of brent geese newly arrived from Siberia, will have enjoyed the sunshine around the Colne estuary on Thursday 30th. Having h...

Sunday, 26 September 2010

GANNET WEEKEND

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It was a great weekend for looking out at sea and watching a great passage of gannets . The strong northerly wind on both days had brought a...

Thursday, 23 September 2010

MEGA MOTH

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Called round to David Cooper's house in West Mersea on Thursday 23rd, to be shown this monster of a caterpillar of a death's head h...

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COPPER PEAK

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Plenty of sunshine throughout Tuesday 21st made the day feel more like mid-summer rather than early autumn. The late brood of small coppers ...

Monday, 20 September 2010

EARLY AUTUMN FLOCKS

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A brief look at the fields by the Strood provided views of some early autumn flocks of small birds on Monday 20th. The middle field inside t...

Saturday, 18 September 2010

SKULKNG SNIPE

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At least ten snipe were skulking around the muddy pools in the park's grazing fields on a sunny Saturday 18th. This one above was feedi...

Thursday, 16 September 2010

LAPPING UP A RARITY

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Some big clouds over the river Colne didn't interfere with an evening walk to the East Mersea Point in search of a lapland bunting . One...

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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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