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, 10 May 2024

ORCHID DISPLAY

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There was a fine display of Green-winged Orchids in the private garden on the Victoria Esplanade on Friday 10th.  A count revealed 900 Gree...
Tuesday, 7 May 2024

UN-COMMON SANDPIPER

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A common sandpiper was an unexpected visitor to the West Mersea Hard on Tuesday 7th. This bird was seen during the high tide period, stoppi...
Tuesday, 30 April 2024

CUCKOO CALLING

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A cuckoo perched on wires near Feldy View calling several times from there, on Tuesday 30th. At least nine whimbrel were seen along the Str...
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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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