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, 27 November 2011

SMART SANDERLING

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There were some nice views of some smart sanderling feeding along the East Mersea beach near the Point on Sunday 27th. At least 20 birds w...

Friday, 25 November 2011

HIGH TIDE TROUBLES

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The high tide just before mid-day on Friday 25th turned out to be higher than predicted and came up sooner too. This warning sign in front ...

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Wednesday, 23 November 2011

NEW DAY DAWNS

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The day started brightly at the country park on Wednesday 23rd with the sun rising above a calm sea at about 7.30am. It had been a colder ni...

Sunday, 20 November 2011

FOGGY START

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It took a while for the fog to clear in the morning from East Mersea on Sunday 20th. The temperature late last night had already dropped dow...

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Friday, 18 November 2011

WILD GOOSE CHASE

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By all accounts, there had been a steady flow of birdwatchers from far and wide onto the Strood seawall to see the red-breasted goose durin...

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Thursday, 17 November 2011

STROOD STUNNER

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Here are a couple of pictures taken by Stuart Read of this stunningly colourful red-breasted goose currently in the area near the Strood Ch...

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

SAKER PHOTOS

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Pete Merchant kindly sent me these photos he took recently of the saker falcon when he saw it a few days ago at the country park on Friday...

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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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