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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.
Meet the (new) staff - Natasha Sharma
We speak to new Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Communities and Wildlife Officer Natasha Sharma
Bird legs and feet
There is such variation in the feet and legs of birds that you can sometimes recognise birds on those parts alone
Spring Bird Arrivals in Rye Bay
The birdwatchers around Rye have been looking more at their local birds this year. So we thought it would be interesting to log the arrival of birds as they travel north
Bees at Castle Water
The sandy areas at the northern end of Castle Water are excellent for early bees associated with sandy habitats and over the last few years we have turned up a range of rare species
Discovery Centre - handover from Baxall and other news
Update about the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre
Meet our staff - Barry Yates
Tilly Hopkins talks to Barry Yates about his life and work at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
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.
WeBS Counts
The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) monitors numbers of non-breeding waterfowl in the UK.
Beaks in Action
Beak and bill are names for the same hard, pointed part of a bird’s mouth