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Barry Yates
@rxnature.bsky.social
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Improve wildlife habitats and promoting nature in the coast and countryside around Rye in SusseX, UK, where fishing boats show the RX registration.
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A pair of Shelduck feeding in a shallow pool. The female with the pale face moves off to the right.
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#shelduck
#duck
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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One of the yellow flowers lingering into winter is the Perennial Sow-thistle and here is some detail of a flower from yesterday.
They offer a late supply of pollen and nectar for flies including a few hoverflies.
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#flower
#pollen
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Curlew hunting for crabs in the Sea Purslane saltmarsh, with a flock of Wigeon behind.
At Rye Harbour @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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#curlew
#birds
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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The last of the summer..... flowers.
Red Campion in all its hairyness.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Looking at the last flowers of Red Campion today and this little bug appeared.
It is Dicyphus globulifer, a species found on Red and White Campion throughout Britain.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Little Grebe in winter sun.
From the Denny hide at Rye Harbour
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#grebe
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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A Common Redshank catching a Ragworm today in the saltmarsh Rye Harbour. It caught 9 of these in about 5 minutes!
Video slowed down 8 times.
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#redshank
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Spotted Redshank today Rye Harbour
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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A fishing Spotted Redshank today Rye Harbour at the west end of the Salt Pool. It caught 2 fish in 5 minutes, but sadly not in this video.
Lovely light on a sparkling bird.
Video at half speed.
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#wader
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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A pair of Shelduck
#BirdOfTheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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A Barn Owl resting on a branch of an old Oak, at 5am last week.
The last clip is slowed to a third speed.
#owl
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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2 seeds of Sea Purslane and 2 bio-beads.
Ducks filter out the saltmarsh seeds, so let's hope they can recognise the Southern Water bio-beads as not being food!
#biobeads
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Wigeon feeding on the flooded Flat Beach yesterday at Rye Harbour.
They are filtering out the saltmarsh seeds, so let's hope they can recognise a Southern Water bio-bead as not being food!
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#biobeads
#duck
#wigeon
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Golden Plover being scared from their daytime roost by some unseen threat from the right...
Flat Beach at Rye Harbour this morning @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Video at a quarter speed.
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#plovers
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Ringed Plovers roosting at high tide, together with Dunlin, Wigeon, Shoveler, a Golden Plover and a Common Snipe.
On Flat Beach at Rye Harbour this morning.
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@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#plover
#waders
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A drake Shoveler feeding (at a quarter speed), filtering out the plankton with its specialised bill.
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#duck
#shoveler
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I lovely green foliose lichen growing on a dead branch in ancient woodland.
But, I wouldn't dare put a name on it!
#lichen
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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This is Candlesnuff Fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon - growing on a decaying log, but look closer... there's also a Springtail.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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A close view of a drake Shoveler today that shows the structure of its bill. Their wide flat bill is equipped with lamellae – small, comb-like structures on the edge of the bill that act like a sieve, allowing the birds to strain plankton from the water.
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#duck
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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This washing duck was a female Teal.
#teal
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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This afternoon's warm sunshine encouraged some ducks to wash enthusiastically... can you see what it is?
@sussexornitholo
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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A female Great Spotted Woodpecker came close yesterday.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Great Hairy Willowherb seeds being released from the seedpod.
#seeds
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November 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Is this Winter Chanterelle?
About 5cm across, growing in an old coppiced stool of Sweet Chestnut near Icklesham.
#fungi
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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This seed is abundant in wetland.
It's spread by the wind.
It's a grass that can grow 2 metres tall.
It's the main winter food of Bearded Tits.
Phragmites australis - Common Reed
#grass
#reed
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM