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A Special Month at the Reserve

Sightings in October 2026

A Special Month at the Reserve
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (Credit: Peter East - Hall)

As part of our return to publishing we are very pleased to include regular updates from the Rye Harbour Nature reserve. This article by David Bentley is a vivid illustration of the extraordinary diversity that we have right on our doorstep.

October started unseasonably warm and generally dry and sunny, but became wet and windy around the middle of the month, with the first named storms of the season, before settling down again with calm, sunny days at the end of the month.

Mottled Shieldbug © David Bentley
Leucistic Wheatear © Paul Cherry
Great White Egret © Barry Yates
Spoonbill © Barry Yates
Pintail © Barry Yates
Desert Wheatear © Tony Ham
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