Archive of: Rye Harbour

  • Return of the Natives

    08 December 2020

    Return of the Natives

    ​In an earlier blog I recounted the tale of species which have been new arrivals on the Nature Reserve in the last 50 years.

     
  • November 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    30 November 2020

    November 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    Wildlife highlight during November was a Shore Lark which was present on the Beach Reserve from the 16th to the end of the month.

     
  • Go Away!

    24 November 2020

    Go Away!

    If, as I do, you run a moth trap you will have noticed that moth colouration falls roughly into two categories.

     
  • Pallid Swift

    23 November 2020

    Pallid Swift

    On 16th November Rye Harbour Nature Reserve had a visit from a very lucky bird, a Pallid Swift.

     
  • Trail Camera Secrets

    14 November 2020

    Trail Camera Secrets

    Trail cameras are small magical boxes that are self contained, weatherproof cameras that can see in the dark and are triggered by animal movement.

     
  • Rye Harbour November Dawn

    06 November 2020

    Rye Harbour November Dawn

    On 6th November the morning forecast looked good for a dawn with cloud and sun - it turned out to be the best sunrise I have ever seen!

     
  • October 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings

    01 November 2020

    October 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings

    Highlight on the reserve this month were probably two Pied Flycatcher present on the 11th at Castle Water.

     
  • Marshmallow at Rye Harbour

    25 October 2020

    Marshmallow at Rye Harbour

    We recently told our story of Marshmallow plants and its moth to Charlotte Smith on BBC Countryfile and we collected and then spread this year’s seed at Castle Water

     
  • New Arrivals

    25 October 2020

    New Arrivals

    ​Since 1970 when Rye Harbour Nature Local Nature Reserve was first declared by the County Council there have been many changes in the breeding bird fauna of the reserve.

     
  • Destination Sussex - bird migration

    20 October 2020

    Destination Sussex - bird migration

    Our Sussex birds are not ours. We share them with places thousands of miles away. Sussex is part of an international network of places that need wildlife sites to be maintained and not developed.

     
  • Winter Wetland Birds at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    08 October 2020

    Winter Wetland Birds at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    The first of the really cold weather will soon hit Europe and many waterbirds will find our warm Sussex coastal wetlands to their liking.

     
  • September 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    01 October 2020

    September 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings

    Wildlife highlight during September were two records of Marsh Mallow Moth on the reserve.