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 -

Saturday, 29 January 2022

BACKGARDEN BLACKCAP

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A male blackcap spent a few minutes feeding on the fat-balls after tucking into some sunflower hearts in the back garden in Firs Chase on S...

Saturday, 22 January 2022

SUNSET OVER MAYDAYS MARSH

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After an afternoon's walk along the Pyefleet seawall on Saturday 22nd, the setting sun poked through the bottom of the clouds to the wes...

Monday, 17 January 2022

SUN, SEA AND SANDERLING

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A flock of 70 sanderling fed along the beach at high tide near Waldegraves caravan park on Monday 17th. It was the perfect weather for a wi...

Sunday, 16 January 2022

COLLECTING BEDDING

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A busy red squirrel was seen collecting nesting material beside Firs Chase on Friday 14th. After it had begun to carry it away, it paused ...

Thursday, 13 January 2022

PYEFLEET VELVET SCOTER

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Plenty of sunshine and a light breeze on Thursday 13th provided perfect conditions for a walk along the north side of the Island from Shop L...

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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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