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01-01-2011, 06:59 PM
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| | | Mersea Island
Has an early morning walk on Mersea Island this morning. Did not see anything rare but what a place! I feel quite ashamed I have neglected it up to now.
For example -
Brent geese,
Widgeon - loads
Redshank
Lapwings
Heron
Teal
Curlew
Black tailed Godwit - about 20
Shovelers
and
Turnstone
one of which was very tolerant of humans (sorry the photo is not that good, it was pretty dull this morning).
Dave 
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01-01-2011, 08:20 PM
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| | | Re: Mersea Island
Where is Mersea Island Tringa?
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02-01-2011, 10:25 AM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Essex
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| | | Re: Mersea Island
North-east Essex, just south of Colchester. |
02-01-2011, 02:32 PM
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| | | Re: Mersea Island
Thanks folks. I'd never heard of it until now. 
Chris |
03-01-2011, 12:38 PM
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| | | Re: Mersea Island
Has had some good birds over the years - Forster's Tern, Black Stork, Red-breasted Goose etc. Usually gets overlooked by birders because it is surrounded by plenty of other marshland and saltmarsh sites. I've always found that stretch of coats difficult to work due to the many single lane roads and dodgy road signs.
Cheers,
Adam |
04-01-2011, 06:33 PM
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| | | Re: Mersea Island
Know what you mean Adam. It is a surprising remote area and the Blackwater and Colne estuaries, and the other small creeks make getting along the coast a bit tortuous.
Dave
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09-01-2011, 02:29 PM
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| | | Re: Mersea Island
Also remember Fingrinhoe Wick reserve not far away- a great place for Nightingales, Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, warblers, Adders, Green Hairstreak + a wealth of wildlife. | | |
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