Archive of: Rye Harbour
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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.
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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.
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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.
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23 November 2020
Pallid Swift
On 16th November Rye Harbour Nature Reserve had a visit from a very lucky bird, a Pallid Swift.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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01 October 2020
September 2020 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Wildlife highlight during September were two records of Marsh Mallow Moth on the reserve.