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 -

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

RECENT MOTHS

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The moth trap has been running at the country park over the last few nights, making the most of the settled night-time weather, before th...

Saturday, 5 October 2013

PEREGRINE PANIC

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Up to 500 wigeon are feeding in the park's grazing fields with this group pictured above on the pools, along with 300 teal , 38 grey...

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Friday, 4 October 2013

AUTUMN MOTHS

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Having been away for the second half of September, I've been eager to get the moth trap going again at the country park for some late...

Monday, 30 September 2013

OUT TO SEA

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Six of us went out to sea in Ray Hempstead's Sorcerer boat on Sunday 29th in search of birds. We headed out from West Mersea early on...

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Saturday, 28 September 2013

SEABIRDS AND SEALS

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Several interesting birds continued to be found on the Island whilst I enjoyed a two week break-away. Glyn Evans took these set of photo...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

FLYCATCHER-GATE

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This gate just inside the country park entrance has become known in recent years as the Flycatcher-gate because each autumn a spotted fly...

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

DODGING THE DELUGE

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The heavens opened for several minutes in the afternoon of Sunday 8th. This was the view of the pond taken whilst sheltering from the rain...

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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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