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 -

Thursday, 5 May 2016

ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE

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The first pretty green hairstreak butterfly of the year fluttered alongside the path to the hide at the country park enjoying the sunshi...

Saturday, 30 April 2016

LAPWING CHICKS

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There were lots of little lapwing chicks running about the park's grazing fields on Saturday 30th with at least eight on show. Thi...

Thursday, 28 April 2016

YELLOWHAMMER NEAR STROOD

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A colourful male yellowhammer perched in a bush just east of the Strood causeway posing nicely for Andrew Neal on Wednesday 27th. A...

Tuesday, 26 April 2016

COMMON SAND

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This common sandpiper was found feeding in the park's grazing fields on Monday 25th by Andy Field. At times it was hidden from view ...

Monday, 25 April 2016

SQUIRREL SHOW

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Two red squirrels have been making daily visits to the garden in Firs Chase in recent days. This red individual spent several minutes in...

Sunday, 24 April 2016

SINGING SEDGES BY THE STROOD.

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At least two sedge warblers have been singing loudly alongside the Strood seawall over the weekend. This male pictured above on Friday 2...

Friday, 22 April 2016

RUFF IN FIELD

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At least one of the ruff was present for a second day on the park's grazing fields on Wednesday 20th. The bird was hard to watch as ...

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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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