Archive of: Rye Harbour
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30 July 2017
Breeding Birds at Rye Harbour
With more than 90 species of bird nesting at Rye Harbour it takes the SWT team a lot of time to determine numbers of pairs and breeding success every year.
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20 July 2017
Avocets take off...
One of the highlights on the reserve in recent years has been the increase in Avocets…
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04 July 2017
Bee Course it's fun!
Twenty people came from far and wide over the weekend to attend a Bee Identification course at Rye Harbour run by well-known naturalist and entomologist Steven Falk.
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03 July 2017
June 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightngs
Bird highlight during June was a black-winged stilt which was present briefly at the western end of Harbour Farm on the 2nd of the month.
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07 June 2017
Escape to the Country
BBC1’s Escape to the Country visited Rye Harbour nature reserve
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06 June 2017
May 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Bird highlight during May was at least one Temminck’s stint which was present on Harbour Farm on the 1st and 7th.
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26 May 2017
Patchwork Challenge
PWC is a friendly competition between patch birders which has been running since 2013. Late Spring Update
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02 May 2017
April 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Wildlife highlight during April was the discovery of a small colony of grey-backed mining bee (Andrena vaga) at Castle Water by local photographer and bee enthusiast Peter Greenhalf on 3rd April.
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30 March 2017
March 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
One sure sign of spring on the reserve is the appearance of the tiny mauve flowers of Danish scurvy grass. This member of the cabbage family is traditionally a coastal plant in the UK, though in the last 50 years it has increasingly colonised roadside verges where its ability to
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28 February 2017
February 2017: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
One of the bird highlights during February was a hen harrier which was seen at Castle Water on the 3rd. This species is a mainly winter visitor to the reserve, the summer being spent in its upland breeding habitat.
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09 February 2017
New Nature & Bushcraft groups across Sussex
Due to popular demand, Sussex Wildlife Trust is expanding its programme of monthly weekend groups for families to enjoy outdoor fun, explore and connect with the natural world across the county this spring.
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03 February 2017
Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve was voted Britain’s favourite nature reserve in 2016 by an online poll run by Landlove magazine.