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, 28 May 2014

RABBIT FOR TEA

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The bumper crop of rabbits around the country park provided this fox with a meal for its cubs tucked inside the hedgerow behind the park...

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Sunday, 25 May 2014

PECKISH PECKERS

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The great spotted woodpeckers have been busy at the country park finding food for their youngsters. The parents have been flying back and...

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Thursday, 22 May 2014

SWALLOWS TRYING TO NEST

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A pair of swallows are trying to nest inside the toilet building at the country park. Their interest in using this building only started ...

Thursday, 15 May 2014

PURRING DOVE

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A colourful sunset ended the day on Thursday 15th, here along the Pyefleet Channel by the Shop Lane seawall. The last hour of the day spen...

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Wednesday, 14 May 2014

FEEDING HUNGRY CHICKS

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The pair of great tits were very busy fetching food for their hungry chicks at the nest inside the yellow plastic traffic bollard at the ...

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

EMPEROR EXCITEMENT

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The appearance of an emperor moth in the trap is one of the mothing highlights of the year at the country park. This female turned up at ...

Saturday, 3 May 2014

SINGING IN THE SUNSHINE

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This little chiffchaff would've felt the chilly breeze from the north-east whilst singing from the top of a dead tree, close to the ca...

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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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