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, 6 July 2020

GARDEN HAWK

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A male sparrowhawk suddenly appeared in the Firs Chase back garden, landing on the bird bath by some bird feeders on Friday 3rd. Birds th...

Thursday, 2 July 2020

BACKGARDEN MOTHING

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A good variety of moths were recorded in the back garden in Firs Chase during a warm spell over three nights between the 24th and 26th Jun...

Monday, 29 June 2020

SHELTERING SKIPPERS

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Several butterflies such as this large skipper were on the wing at Maydays farm on Sunday 28th, despite the strong wind. The only places ...

Wednesday, 24 June 2020

FLEDGED PLOVER CHICK

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The single ringed plover chick raised on the beach at the East Mersea Point has managed to fledge in recent days. It was seen resting on t...

Sunday, 21 June 2020

LITTLE PADDOCK WILDLIFE

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There has been a variety of interesting wildlife seen and photographed by Michael Thorley in his Little Paddock garden near Meeting Lane i...

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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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