Bird highlight this month was probably this Dartford warbler seen on Harbour Farm on the 28th.

​There has been a marine extension to the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Special Protection Area

… some species are doing well at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

Still present on Harbour Farm during November was the long-staying red-breasted merganser which has been around on and off since October last year.

Sussex Wildlife Trust is launching a new £multi-million project to engage future generations in wildlife conservation at Rye Harbour

One bird which has become much more common on the reserve in the last 10 years is the raven.

Conservationists in Rye are ‘delighted’ after being named as finalists in the Sussex Countryside Awards.

A pleasant surprise during September was a wryneck seen at Castle Water on the 7th of the month.

A real surprise during August was the sighting of a monarch butterfly on the Beach Reserve briefly on the 4th.

​I began volunteering at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve when I was studying a Biology degree at the University of Brighton.