Archive of: Rye Harbour
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25 July 2016
Breeding Charadriiformes at Rye Harbour
Gulls, terns, skuas, waders and auks make up a large order of mostly wetland birds…
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01 May 2016
April 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Bird highlight during April was a stone-curlew which was seen briefly on Harbour Farm on the 28th.
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27 April 2016
Natura 2000 - the European network for nature
The third of our blog series about the EU Referendum and Sussex Wildlife, looks at ‘Natura 2000’ - the formal term for the European network of protected areas established through the nature directives.
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13 April 2016
Spring at Last!
With the arrival of spring weather at Rye Harbour I have been out and about looking for a couple of rare bee species, and yesterday I managed to find one!
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31 March 2016
March 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
March produced the first booming bittern of the year, with a single male heard regularly at Castle Water from the 12th.
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22 March 2016
A New Arrival
A good deal of my time over the last five years has been spent monitoring the invertebrates on the new saltmarsh and shingle habitats at Rye Harbour…
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01 March 2016
February 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
One sign of the approaching spring is the appearance of cream-spot tiger caterpillars on the reserve.
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01 February 2016
January 2016: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Highlight during January was a Lapland bunting which was present on Harbour Farm on the 28th.
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07 January 2016
Nature Tots bounce back for spring
Bring your little ones on an outdoor adventure with Sussex Wildlife Trust’s fun weekly woodland activity sessions starting in March. Nature Tots is suitable for accompanied children aged 3-5.
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03 January 2016
December 2015: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
Golden plover has become something of a feature of the reserve in the last 10 years, with large flocks frequenting Flat Beach Level in particular during the winter.
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01 January 2016
2015 weather was sunny, warm and wet
Whole year Sunshine 1948.1 hours (1761.0) Mean maximum temp. 14.7 C (13.4) Mean minimum temp. 8.8 C (7.5) Rainfall 879.8 mm. (740.2) Gale or stronger 21 days (10.7)
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27 December 2015
New Year's Day Walk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Burn off some of those festive calories with Sussex Wildlife Trust’s free birdwatching walk at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Friday 1 January from 10:00 to 12:30