December 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
01 January 2022
This month a team from the Mammal Society came to carry out a survey for Harvest Mice on the reserve and met with much success!
Archive of: Wetland 2
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A Drove of Ducks
20 December 2021
Winter is the best time to see a good range of duck species at Rye Harbour.
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November 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
01 December 2021
Bird highlights this month were probably several sightings of Snow Bunting on the Beach reserve, with two present on the 12th and 18th.
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October 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
31 October 2021
During September this year a small wasps nest, complete with adults, was discovered on Harbour Farm
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September 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
01 October 2021
Highlight this month was a juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper at Castle Water, initially on the 15th and again on the 26th.
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August 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
01 September 2021
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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July 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
22 July 2021
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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June 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
01 July 2021
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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May 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
01 June 2021
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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Mew Name Madness!
04 May 2021
As with many of our birds, the English names of gulls are generally pretty descriptive.