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 -

Thursday, 30 January 2025

WINTERING PURPLE SANDPIPER

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The purple sandpiper was still wintering at the East Mersea Point on Thursday 30th, feeding on the beach at high tide with dunlin, sanderlin...

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

RETURNING RAVENS

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A pair of ravens flew south-west over the Strood fields heading towards Old Hall marshes on Wednesday 22nd. This is probably the same pair ...

Saturday, 18 January 2025

CHILLY AND DULL PYEFLEET

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Not a lot of excitement in the Pyefleet channel during the walk along the Maydays seawall on a chilly and dull Saturday 18th. Even Ben the f...

Sunday, 12 January 2025

STROOD WINTER SUNSHINE

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A perfect winter's morning on Sunday 12th with an overnight frost giving way to blue skies and a hint of warmth in the sunshine. There w...

Saturday, 4 January 2025

RAVENS FLYPAST

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A pair of ravens flew south west in front of the Firs Chase caravan park, calling noisily to each other as they passed, on Saturday 4th. A ...

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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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