I went to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on Monday 30th March as I wanted to see the Avocet chicks that had been born there this year. I took the the train from Brighton to Rye (change at Eastbourne) and then walked (50 minutes) from Rye Station (in the town) to the Rye Harbour.
I walked down the footpath that runs parallel with the Harbour Road, which starts close to Brede Lock, (this re-joins the Harbour Road further down).
Path to the reserve
Small Tortoiseshell
Camber Castle and sheep
Large White
Small Blue
In the reserve
Shelducks in the New Saltmarsh
and some Avocets
Avocets in the Salt Pool; some appearing nesting, but no chicks!
A female Linnet on the path
An Avocet in the New Saltmarsh
Common Terns fling over the Flat Beach
Common Terns, Black-Headed Gulls and Avocets on the Flat Beach islands from the Denny Hide
From the Parkes Hide looking over the Ternery Pool
Black-Headed Gull and chick
Two redshanks in a territorial dispute
More Terns flying over
Great-Black Backed Gull
Cormorants
Flat Beach
Flat Beach from the Gooders Hide
An Avocet with chic
Avocets
Same chick!
Shelduck chicks
Shelducks
Mallards and Ducklings.
