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, 28 August 2025

WHISTLING WHIMBREL

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A whimbrel was feeding along the Strood channel on a sunny but breezy Thursday 28th. After a while it took off, whistling the distinctive se...
Wednesday, 20 August 2025

YOUTH CAMP WHEATEAR

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A wheatear was seen along the front of the East Mersea Youth Camp on Wednesday 20th. It was quite flighty and didn't stay in the area lo...
Thursday, 14 August 2025

FELDY VIEW FLYCATCHERS

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Feldy View played host to a few flycatchers over several days. This pied flycatcher found feeding in the shade of the oaks and birches on Th...
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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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