It was good to see a Smew on the reserve this month, with a ‘redhead’ (i.e. female or immature) present on the Quarry from the 9th until the end of the month.

Ducks can be split into two broad groups: dabblers and divers. As the name suggests, diving ducks feed mainly by diving underwater, using their strong feet (and sometimes their wings) to swim. Dabbling ducks, however, feed predominantly at the surface,...

The Nathusius Pipistrelle has been known to migrate across mainland Europe for many years, however their movements into and out of the British Isles has been little known

Well that was a challenging year. The 50th year of the nature reserve was one of preparing the foundations

One aspect of our seas has greatly improved in recent years - oil dumped by shipping…

This year I have been carrying out a survey of the invertebrates of the saline lagoons at Rye Harbour and am currently in the process of identifying the samples collected during the summer.

Bird highlight during November was a Long-tailed Duck seen briefly on Harbour Farm on the 10th.

I spent a very rewarding couple of hours with trust ecologist Graeme Lyons and visiting naturalist Ryan Clarke last weekend looking for invertebrates on the Beach Reserve.

Highlight in the moth trap was Mottled Shieldbug on 20th, the first Sussex record

‘I am so pleased to see that this new Discovery Centre not only enjoys picture window views over the ever-changing scenery of Rye Harbour, but its planners have been kind enough to make it fully accessible. For wheelchair users like...