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 -

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

LAKESIDE DUCKS

›

Amongst the wildfowl on the new boating lake at East Mersea on Saturday 9th were five shelduck , two mute swans , eight tufted ducks and ...

Friday, 8 May 2020

DABCHICKS SWALLOW

›

The swallow with the rusty coloured underparts was perched on wires behind the Dabchicks sailing club on Wednesday 6th. In bright con...

Monday, 4 May 2020

ORCHIDS IN BLOOM

›

Several green-winged orchids are in flower in the front garden of Dave Chadwick's house along the Esplanade, some pictured here on Sat...

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

SHOWY YELLOW WAGTAIL

›

The colourful male yellow wagtail was singing from the edge of the Feldy View cemetery field, with the female yellow wagtail nearby, on ...

Monday, 27 April 2020

DIVER CLOSE-IN

›

This great northern diver is almost in its summer plumage, showing the white spots on the back and a hint of a striped band on the neck, ...

‹

›

Home

View web version

About Me

Dougal Urquhart: Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom; I was the ranger at Cudmore Grove Country Park in East Mersea between 1983 and 2018.

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.