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, 31 December 2014

FROSTY END TO THE YEAR

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The mute swan family had been forced off their frozen dyke at the park's grazing fields and were flying about East Mersea Point on W...

Monday, 29 December 2014

JACK FROST

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It was a frosty start to Monday 29th which froze over part of the park pond with a thin layer of ice. Many of the ducks seemed content to ...

Friday, 26 December 2014

MAD MERSEA DIVERS

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Seasonal greetings to all the followers of Mersea Wildlife. Joined the large crowd on the West Mersea beach as a spectator only - of cour...

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

OWLS AT DUSK

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Things seemed to liven up a bit by the country park pond at the end of the afternoon on Wednesday 24th. The highlight was watching a barn...

Thursday, 18 December 2014

TUFTED TRIO

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A mild overcast day with the breeze picking up throughout Thursday 18th, saw these three female tufted ducks drop onto the park pond, pic...

MUDFLAT EXPANSE

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The morning light on Wednesday 17th shone down onto the big expanse of mudflats off the country park, highlighting the maze of little chan...

Sunday, 14 December 2014

WINTER SUNSHINE

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After a chilly night, the sun rose up over the sea at about 8am on Sunday 14th with sunny periods for most of the day. The sun shone acros...

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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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