Wildlife highlight during November was a Shore Lark which was present on the Beach Reserve from the 16th to the end of the month.

If, as I do, you run a moth trap you will have noticed that moth colouration falls roughly into two categories.

On 16th November Rye Harbour Nature Reserve had a visit from a very lucky bird, a Pallid Swift.

Trail cameras are small magical boxes that are self contained, weatherproof cameras that can see in the dark and are triggered by animal movement.

On 6th November the morning forecast looked good for a dawn with cloud and sun - it turned out to be the best sunrise I have ever seen!

Highlight on the reserve this month were probably two Pied Flycatcher present on the 11th at Castle Water.

We recently told our story of Marshmallow plants and its moth to Charlotte Smith on BBC Countryfile and we collected and then spread this year’s seed at Castle Water

​Since 1970 when Rye Harbour Nature Local Nature Reserve was first declared by the County Council there have been many changes in the breeding bird fauna of the reserve.

Our Sussex birds are not ours. We share them with places thousands of miles away. Sussex is part of an international network of places that need wildlife sites to be maintained and not developed.

The first of the really cold weather will soon hit Europe and many waterbirds will find our warm Sussex coastal wetlands to their liking.