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, 8 May 2011

PROWLING AT THE POINT

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Andy Field took this photo recently of a grey heron fishing in the shallow waters near the East Mersea Point. During a couple of walks to th...

Saturday, 7 May 2011

MAY MOTHS

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This poplar hawkmoth was one of the 30 species of moth noted over two nights of trapping atthe country park. It's usually the commones...

Thursday, 5 May 2011

WASHED-UP PORPOISE

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Was asked by Ian Black to check out a report of this harbour porpoise washed up on the beach by St Peters at West Mersea on Thursday 5th. ...

Monday, 2 May 2011

ORCHIDS IN BLOOM

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Made the annual visit to admire the wonderful display of green-winged orchids in a back garden by the Esplanade in West Mersea on Monday 4t...

Sunday, 1 May 2011

GARDEN DRAGON

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The continuing sunshine is great for the butterflies and this red admiral was enjoying some late afternoon sun in my Firs Chase garden in ...

Thursday, 28 April 2011

NESTING SEASON

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This long-tailed tit nest was found lying on the ground at the country park. It's a real feat of engineering and construction, comprisi...

Sunday, 24 April 2011

BLUEBELL BLOOMS

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The glorious sunshine beat down on the park on Easter Sunday bringing out the masses of visitors to the park, as well as lots of the bluebel...

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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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