Denizens of the Dark
04 March 2020
At this time of the year there is always much excitement around the appearance of the first bumblebee or the first butterfly, and why not?
Archive of: Chris Bentley
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February 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife
26 February 2020
Despite the fairly dreadful weather during February, this month did see several signs of the oncoming spring on the reserve.
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January 2020 - Rye Harbour wildlife
30 January 2020
This month continued a good run of Knot numbers on the reserve, with at least 100 present on Flat Beach
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December 2019 - Rye Harbour Wildlife
06 January 2020
It was good to see a Smew on the reserve this month, with a ‘redhead’ (i.e. female or immature) present on the Quarry from the 9th until the end of the month.
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Gnats All Folks!
08 December 2019
This year I have been carrying out a survey of the invertebrates of the saline lagoons at Rye Harbour and am currently in the process of identifying the samples collected during the summer.
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November 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings
01 December 2019
Bird highlight during November was a Long-tailed Duck seen briefly on Harbour Farm on the 10th.
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A Remedy for the Winter Blues
17 November 2019
I spent a very rewarding couple of hours with trust ecologist Graeme Lyons and visiting naturalist Ryan Clarke last weekend looking for invertebrates on the Beach Reserve.
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October 2019 - Rye Harbour sightings
02 November 2019
Highlight in the moth trap was Mottled Shieldbug on 20th, the first Sussex record
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Ivy League
19 October 2019
At this time of the year when relatively few plants are still in flower, Ivy is an excellent late season nectar source for many insects.
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September 2019 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
01 October 2019
Highlight during September were several sightings of Stone Curlew on the Beach Reserve and Harbour Farm.