Rye Harbour Sightings
31st December 2006, SundayHighlights at Castle Water today included four Smew (one male) and four Scaup visible from the path along the northern end of the pit. Also present here small numbers of Shoveler, Gadwall. Pochard and Tufted Duck, as well as a leucistic (very pale) Black-headed Gull. On the Beach Reserve, an Eider was present at the river mouth late morning, while small groups of Corn Bunting and two Rock Pipit were visble from Lime Kiln Cottage, the former on Harbour Farm and the latter on the saltmarsh.