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 -

Friday, 30 October 2015

BRANT AMONGST BRENT

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Amongst a large flock of 1000 dark-bellied brent geese was a single black brant on the grazing fields at the country park on Friday 30th...

Monday, 26 October 2015

BEACH HUT VISITORS

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Two black redstarts were discovered amongst the beach huts at West Mersea by Martin Cock on Monday 26th. The birds hopped and flitted b...

Saturday, 24 October 2015

SEAL SLIDE

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A common seal was at the usual basking spot on the Maydays saltmarsh on Saturday 24th. After a few minutes looking around, the seal ...

Friday, 23 October 2015

SNOW BUNTING SURPRISE

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There was the nice surprise on the Rewsalls seawall on Friday 23rd of this snow bunting photographed by Andy Field. The bird seemed q...

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

REWSALLS SHRIKE

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The great grey shrike didn't stay long at East Mersea on wires between Rewsalls farm and the church but luckily Sean Nixon managed to...

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

SHRIKE AND SHORT-EARED SHOW UP

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Enjoying the afternoon sunshine over Rewsalls Marshes was this short-eared owl on Tuesday 20th. It performed well towards the end of th...

Monday, 19 October 2015

ROSY SHOW

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The juvenile rose-coloured starling was still showing well on Monday 19th for most of the day near the East Mersea church. The bird is sp...

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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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