I arrived at Rye Harbours Nature Reserve at 13.00; the sun was already low in the sky.
As I walled into the reserve I saw these House Sparrows back-lit by the sun.
and these Mallards
On the New Saltmarsh, a Little Egret opposite the new Discovery Centre. 30 minutes before there had been a Spoonbill in this gulley; according to other birders - but it had gone. I looked for it round the reserve; but didn't see it.
Probably a Grey Plover
Oystercatchers on the Flat Beach - where they always are!
Environment Agency trucks moving shingle from East to Wets, to ameliorate the impact of the year's longshore drift; and Oystercatchers
For an explanation of longshore drift, see: What is longshore drift? - Internet Geography
Lapwings in flight above the Flat Beach
Oystercatchers (Flat Beach)
Dungeness nuclear power station; just to the east of Rye Harbour and built on the same area of vegetated shingle
Redshanks
A Little Egret with neck stretched
The same Little Egret as above (Flat Beach)
Oystercatchers (Flat Beach)
Digger, levelling of the shingle that has been bought form further east at Rye Harbour / Winchelsea Beach
Herring Gull
World War 2 'Pill Box"'; looking east. See: Pillboxes | Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk)
Beach
Ternary Pool, from the Crittal Hide
Lapwings and Oystercatchers
Little Grebe
Lapwings
Little Grebe
The Denny Hide (looking east)
Cormorants
The Moon (14:39)
Dungeness nuclear power station (looking east)
Tufted Duck pair (male: block and white; female: brown); on the Ternary Pool, from the Parkes Hide
Cormorants over the Ternary Pool (where they typically roost)
Ducks (Wigeon?) - Salt Pool
Redshank - New Saltmarsh
Cormorants over the New Saltmarsh
Mallards
Lapwings - over Salt Pool
Wigeon in the Salt Pool
Female Stonechat on the Salt Pool fence
Lapwings in the Salt Pool
Teal (?) on the Salt Pool
Lapwings over the Salt Pool
Redshank - New Salt Marsh
Winf Turbines
Flat Beach from the Denny Hide
Possible a female Greater Scaup - or a female Tufted Duck
Wigeon (Flat Beach)
Egyptian Geese landing - 1
Egyptian Geese landing - 2
Egyptian Geese landing - 3
Wigeon
The Discovery Centre
Red Shank - New Salt Marsh
Little Egret over the New Saltmarsh
same Little Egret, flying past Discovery Centre
Wigeon, getting out of the water - Salt Pool
Magpie - Salt Pool
Ducks (New Saltmarsh)
Little Egret
Curlews - New Saltmarsh
Curlews over the New Saltmarsh
Dick and Redshank - New Saltmarsh
Shelducks - New Saltmarsh
Mallard
Mart Stanford Lifeboat House; toward Winchelsea Beach
Little Egret - New Saltmarsh
From inside the Discovery Centre
From outside the Discovery Centre; Fairlight Cliffs in the background.
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