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 -

Saturday, 31 August 2013

STALKING THE SHALLOWS

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This young grey heron was stalking the park pools on Saturday 31st and also present were 20 little egrets for the high tide morning roo...

Thursday, 29 August 2013

PYEFLEET SANDPIPERS

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This curlew sandpiper was one of eight seen and along the Pyefleet Channel by Andy Field when he met up with Martin Cock on the Reevesha...

Monday, 26 August 2013

HOT HOLIDAY WEATHER

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The bank holiday Monday 26th was a hot day with blue sky for most of the day, although with quite a strong breeze blowing throughout. The...

Saturday, 24 August 2013

GARDEN ARGUS

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Regular checks of the butterflies in the Firs Chase garden on a sunny Friday 23rd paid off with the discovery of this brown argus pictur...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

FRITILLARY FLUTTERS INTO VIEW

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Thrilled to discover a silver-washed fritillary feeding on the buddleia in the car park on Tuesday 20th and again on Wednesday 21st. Mem...

Monday, 19 August 2013

BUTTERFLY BONANZA

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Walked the Maydays seawall on a warm Sunday 18th in search of some of the clouded yellows seen during the week. Finally managed to find t...

Friday, 16 August 2013

SAD END TO SNAKE

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This grass-snake had been apparently run over in St Peters Road, at the Coast Road end and was found by Caroline Belcher. Although there...

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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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