September 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
01 October 2021
Highlight this month was a juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper at Castle Water, initially on the 15th and again on the 26th.
Archive of: Chris Bentley
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August 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
01 September 2021
Possibly the most exciting find this month were several Large Conehead on Harbour Farm on 26th, with at least 12 singing adults subsequently found on other parts of the reserve on the 29th
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July 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
22 July 2021
Over the past few years we have seen an increase in spring sightings of Black-winged Stilt on the reserve, but this year, for the first time ever, a pair bred at Castle Water!
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June 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
01 July 2021
The most significant wildlife event this month was the discovery of two larvae of the Sussex Emerald moth on Harbour Farm, the first ever recorded in Sussex
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Return of the Sussex Emerald
14 June 2021
The Sussex Emerald (Thalera fimbrialis) moth is a very rare beast in the UK, with breeding traditionally restricted to the disturbed shingle habitats at Dungeness in Kent
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May 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
01 June 2021
Last August we found a Swallowtail butterfly at Watch Cottage and it laid eggs on Fennel in a garden next to the nature reserve.
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The Delights of Dung
19 May 2021
For an insect, dung is a good thing to get into!
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Mew Name Madness!
04 May 2021
As with many of our birds, the English names of gulls are generally pretty descriptive.
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April 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
29 April 2021
Bird highlight this month was a White-tailed Eagle which was present over the Beach Reserve on the 19th.
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Bees at Castle Water
23 April 2021
The sandy areas at the northern end of Castle Water are excellent for early bees associated with sandy habitats and over the last few years we have turned up a range of rare species