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, 29 December 2023

STROOD STONECHAT

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Season's Greetings. Another blustery day along the Strood seawall on Friday 29th dodging the showers during the morning walk. This male ...
Thursday, 21 December 2023

SNOW BUNTING FLOCK

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It was nice to see a flock of six snow buntings  feeding on the beach at the East Mersea Point on Thursday 21st. The snow buntings scurried...
Saturday, 16 December 2023

WAXWING EXCITEMENT

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  A flock of six waxwings made it to the Island on Saturday 16th perching on bushes by the Strood reservoirs. Large numbers arrived earlier...
Wednesday, 13 December 2023

COOPERS GREY WAG

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A grey wagtail provided a close view at the Coopers Beach Holiday Park, landing beside a ditch near the football pitch on Wednesday 13th. I...
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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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