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, 31 May 2019

COPPER BUTTERFLY

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A small copper was one of several species of butterfly seen on a sunny Thursday 30th in East Mersea along the path between Shop Lane and M...

Saturday, 25 May 2019

STROOD SONGSTERS

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A common whitethroat was one of the birds heard singing during a walk along the Strood seawall on Saturday 25th. There appear to be three ...

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

PASSING KITES

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A red kite passed slowly above Firs Chase in mid afternoon on Tuesday 21st and provided nice clear views above the front door-step of the...

Sunday, 19 May 2019

MAYDAYS MARTINS

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The house martins were busy gathering mud from the farmyard floor of Maydays Farm on Sunday 19th. At least thirty house martins wer...

Saturday, 18 May 2019

GARDEN WILDLIFE

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There's been an interesting variety of wildlife in the Firs Chase garden over the last week. This goldfinch dropped onto the lawn to ...

Thursday, 16 May 2019

BASKING BLUE BUTTERFLY

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The first common blue butterfly was watched basking in the sunshine along the grassy slope of St Peters meadow at West Mersea on Tuesday ...

Saturday, 11 May 2019

SWALLOWS, SWIFTS & SEDGES

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The regular male swallow was singing from the wires next to the Dabchicks sailing club in West Mersea on Friday 10th. Half a dozen other...

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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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