August 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
04 September 2017
A real surprise during August was the sighting of a monarch butterfly on the Beach Reserve briefly on the 4th.
Archive of: Wetland 2
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July 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
01 August 2017
July saw the addition of yet another plant to the reserve list with the discovery of several red bartsia at Castle Water late in the month.
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June 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightngs
03 July 2017
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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May 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
06 June 2017
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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April 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
02 May 2017
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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Let's talk about flooding in Worthing
24 April 2017
Transition Town Worthing is inviting local residents to a public meeting about flooding, how it affects you and what you can do about it.
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March 2017 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
30 March 2017
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A Toadally abundant time of year
14 March 2017
What’s great at this time of year, is that signs of frogs and toads are evidence that spring is finally on its way.
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February 2017: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
28 February 2017
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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January 2017: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
01 February 2017
Shoveler is a common winter bird at Rye Harbour and perhaps one of our most important species, often occurring in nationally significant numbers (the UK threshold of importance for this species is 148).