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, 31 August 2014

FLYCATCHERS STILL FLYCATCHING

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Some of the cows in the country park's grazing fields were enjoying having a long cool drink of water while about a dozen little egre...

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

FLYCATCHER FEEDING FRENZY

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A group of six spotted flycatchers put on a lively show beside the park pond throughout Wednesday 27th. The single individual which had b...

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

DANCING STOAT

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Whilst sheltering in the park hide from the drizzle on Tuesday 26th, this stoat came bounding into close view. Andy Field had his camera ...

Monday, 25 August 2014

WATERBIRDS GET WET

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The little egret numbers have been increasing gradually in recent days for the high tide roost at the country park, with this group of...

Sunday, 24 August 2014

YELLOW WAG

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Amongst the sea-blite bushes at East Mersea Point on Saturday 23rd was this female yellow wagtail which perched up briefly before flying o...

Thursday, 21 August 2014

SPOT FLY

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Always nice to see at least one spotted flycatcher at the country park each year and this one was found on Thursday morning beside the a...

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

BUZZARD VISITS PARK

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This common buzzard was seen perched atop the kestrel tree at the back of the park grazing fields in the late afternoons of both Tuesday ...

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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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