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, 6 November 2011

FIRST SNOW BUNTINGS

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The first snow buntings of the winter were at the East Mersea Point during all of Sunday 6th. On such a dull day with a cold wind from the ...

Thursday, 3 November 2011

BRENT RACES COME TOGETHER

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There were lots of ducks on the country park pond on Thursday 3rd with about a hundred present. Around 80 mallard , 10 teal , 10 shoveler ...

Monday, 31 October 2011

ISLAND IBIS

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Walked the seawall at Maydays farm on Sunday 30th following a call from Martin Cock who had just seen the glossy ibis flying over the field...

Sunday, 30 October 2011

TWITE DELIGHT

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Andy Field was certainly delighted when he found five twite feeding amongst 25 linnets at the East Mersea Point on Friday 28th. The birds...

Saturday, 29 October 2011

AUTUMN SQUALLS

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There were several rainbows seen at the park on a squally Wednesday 26th. The Island seemed to be in the firing line for a variety of weathe...

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

SAKER DISPLAY

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A big juvenile female saker falcon dropped into the country park on the morning of 24th October and terrorised the local birds for about an...

Sunday, 23 October 2011

MORE PHALAROPE ENJOYMENT

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Birders were still coming to see the grey phalarope on the pools in the grazing fields over the weekend. The phalarope has now been present...

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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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