Archive of: Chris Bentley
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01 September 2021
August 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
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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22 July 2021
July 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
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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01 July 2021
June 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
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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14 June 2021
Return of the Sussex Emerald
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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01 June 2021
May 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
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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19 May 2021
The Delights of Dung
For an insect, dung is a good thing to get into!
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04 May 2021
Mew Name Madness!
As with many of our birds, the English names of gulls are generally pretty descriptive.
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29 April 2021
April 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
Bird highlight this month was a White-tailed Eagle which was present over the Beach Reserve on the 19th.
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23 April 2021
Bees at Castle Water
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
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31 March 2021
March 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
Despite the often cold weather during March, there were definitely signs of spring in the air at Rye Harbour.
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15 March 2021
WeBS Counts
The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.
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01 March 2021
February 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
One of the bird highlights during February (certainly for me) was a Jack Snipe on Harbour Farm on the 23rd.