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, 31 August 2020

AUGUST MOTHS

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A gypsy moth A poplar hawkmoth An oak hooktip A swallow prominent A Cypress pug . A saltmarsh plume . A canary-shoulder...
Tuesday, 25 August 2020

FLYCATCHER CORNER

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A spotted flycatcher was found on Monday 24th in the scrubby corner down the side of the Firs Chase caravan park. The spotted flycatc...
Monday, 24 August 2020

MEETING LANE MUNTJAC

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Michael Thorley took these pictures of a muntjac deer seen walking towards him near Meeting Lane in East Mersea on Thursday 20th. Thi...
Friday, 21 August 2020

FELDY FINCHES

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A small flock of goldfinches was feeding on the seedheads of knapweed in Feldy View on Thursday 20th. Three willow warblers were feeding ...
Saturday, 15 August 2020

KITE FLY-PAST

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A red kite provided a close fly-past as it headed down the Strood channel alongside the seawall on Thursday 13th. The bird appeared to ha...
Wednesday, 12 August 2020

SUMMER HEATWAVE

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Two wheatears were seen beside the Strood seawall on a hot Tuesday 11th. This individual hopped along the seawall path dodging the walker...
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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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