Archive of: Wetland 2
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01 December 2021
November 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
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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31 October 2021
October 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
During September this year a small wasps nest, complete with adults, was discovered on Harbour Farm
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01 October 2021
September 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
Highlight this month was a juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper at Castle Water, initially on the 15th and again on the 26th.
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01 September 2021
August 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve sightings
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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22 July 2021
July 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Sightings
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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01 July 2021
June 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
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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01 June 2021
May 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
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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04 May 2021
Mew Name Madness!
As with many of our birds, the English names of gulls are generally pretty descriptive.
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29 April 2021
April 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
Bird highlight this month was a White-tailed Eagle which was present over the Beach Reserve on the 19th.
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31 March 2021
March 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Wildlife
Despite the often cold weather during March, there were definitely signs of spring in the air at Rye Harbour.
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15 March 2021
WeBS Counts
The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.
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07 March 2021
A closer look at Frogbit
Frogbit is a floating plant of freshwater. Its leaves look like a tiny water lily, but the flowers have just three delicate white petals.