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, 6 August 2021

SHOWY HAIRSTREAK

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A white-letter hairstreak was photographed beside Fishponds Wood in Shop Lane on Thursday 6th by Andy Field. The butterfly was providing n...
Monday, 2 August 2021

FELDY VIEW BLUES

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A common blue butterfly was flying about Feldy View on the sunny morning of Monday 2nd. A couple of brown argus butterflies were also in F...
Friday, 30 July 2021

REEVESHALL WHEATEAR

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A wheatear was photographed by Andy Field on the Reeveshall seawall on Thursday 29th. This is the first returning wheatear of the autumn see...
Wednesday, 28 July 2021

RECENT MOTHING HIGHLIGHTS

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Moth trapping took place in the Firs Chase garden eight times during July with a nice selection of species recorded. This colourful  Orange ...
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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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