Something of a surprise when looking for a reported Hen Harrier around Ulting, to look into a field and find a Chinese Water Deer staring back at me!
They have been spreading into Essex from East Anglia in recent years but until now the closest reports have been from Mersea Island and Copt Hall. This record is over ten miles further west and the first record from the Maldon Tetrad.
Unfortunately 100 yards just outside our Maldon recording patch😧
Hopefully more records to come!
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| Chinese Water Deer, Ulting, 14th Jan 2024 |