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, 17 July 2023

READY TO LEAVE

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The young swifts appeared to be ready to leave the nestbox on Andy Field's house in High St North on Monday 17th, pictured by Andy. In ...

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

GODWITS AT THE GROVE

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There was a colourful display on the Cudmore Grove mudflats on Thursday 13th with lots of black-tailed godwits still in summer plumage. The...

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

STROOD CORN BUNTING

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A corn bunting was singing from a bush beside the Strood seawall on Tuesday 11th - for the second morning running. Also noted from the sea...

Friday, 7 July 2023

NESTING BARN OWLS

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The barn owls nesting at Cudmore Grove were watched by Shaun Bater who took these photos on Friday 7th. One adult barn owl was seen during...

Saturday, 24 June 2023

MID JUNE HIGHLIGHTS

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A chiffchaff was photographed by Andy Field in the Shop Lane area on Saturday 24th June. Also a yellow wagtail , a few whitethroats and a v...

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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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