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 -

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

MAYDAYS WHEATEARS

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At Maydays farm on Saturday 30th, three wheatears were seen on the seawall. Two of the wheatears were keeping together, while the third was...
Monday, 1 September 2025

AUGUST BACK-GARDEN MOTHS

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Moth trapping took place in the Firs Chase back-garden on twelve nights during August. Two of the month's highlights - Marbled Clover a...
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...
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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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