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 -

Monday, 18 November 2019

BLACK BRANTS

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The black brant was feeding at the West Mersea Hard around noon on Monday 18th, along with about 20 brent geese . This the third sightin...

Tuesday, 12 November 2019

REGULAR REDS

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At least two red squirrels have been visiting the feeder in the Firs Chase garden over recent weeks. This female with the big bushy red t...

Monday, 4 November 2019

EXOTIC PINTAIL STILL PRESENT

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The exotic white-cheeked pintail was drawing attention to itself in the park's grazing fields on Monday. At least one bird has been pr...

Thursday, 31 October 2019

BARNACLES WITH BRENT

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Two barnacle geese were found by Andy Field in the country park grazing fields feeding with the 600 brent geese . The dull upperparts and ...

Monday, 28 October 2019

SNOW BUNTING ON BEACH

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The first snow bunting of the winter dropped briefly onto the East Mersea beach near the Point on Sunday 27th. It was found and photograp...

Thursday, 24 October 2019

BRIEF BLACK RED VISIT

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A black redstart was watched on Wednesday 23rd feeding around the old jetty in front of the Firs Chase caravan site. It seemed to like per...

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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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