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, 1 September 2023

FELDY VIEW EXCITEMENT

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Three common terns were fishing along the Strood Channel on Friday 1st. At least 30 Mediterranean gulls were roosting on the water near th...
Thursday, 31 August 2023

AUGUST GARDEN MOTHS

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The moth trap operated in the Firs Chase garden on thirteen nights during August with a variety of interesting species noted. One Old Lady ...
Sunday, 27 August 2023

REDSTART REVEALED

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The immature male redstart was still by the footpath near Feldy View cemetery and revealed itself nicely for Andy Field to take these three...
Thursday, 24 August 2023

ELUSIVE REDSTART

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An elusive immature male redstart eventually showed itself to Jon Ward beside the path down the side of the Firs Chase caravan park on Thur...
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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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