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 -

Sunday, 29 December 2024

SEASONS GREETINGS

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Alan Reynolds visited East Mersea on Sunday 29th and photographed the shorelark on the Point. The snow bunting was also photographed by ...

Tuesday, 24 December 2024

SHORELARK STILL SHOWING

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On Tuesday 24th the shorelark was still at the East Mersea Point for its 22nd day, photographed here by Andy Field. Also near there were thr...

Monday, 16 December 2024

REEVESHALL MERLIN

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A male merlin was seen perched on a distant fencepost on Reeveshall on Monday 16th, whilst I was carrying out the monthly wildfowl count a...

Monday, 9 December 2024

STROOD HEN HARRIER

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A male hen harrier flying low across the Strood fields on Monday 9th was a nice surprise. It was first spotted as it came over the seawall f...

SQUIRREL DUO

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Two red squirrels visited the Firs Chase garden on Monday 9th to look for walnuts laid out for them. Both red squirrels were dashing abo...

Tuesday, 3 December 2024

SHORELARK STONE POINT

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A shorelark was found at East Mersea's Stone Point late morning Monday 2nd by Jonathan Norgate. Andy Field was close at hand and after...

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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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