The light covering of snow mentioned in the previous post has of course turned into a white-out, the reserve’s 25 goats are not impressed but have been treated to molassed goat mix and hay. A selection of pictures from the now white Beach Reserve are below.
Well done to the thirty five mad (or keen) people who came on the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve walk around Pett Level on Sunday. Despite the freezing temperature and snow flurries a few birds were spotted. The highlight was the goose flock seen from the parked cars. In addition to Greylag and Canada Geese, there were eighty plus White-fronted, two Brent and a single Bean Goose.
With a bitter easterly wind whipping across the Beach Reserve and a light covering of snow, many birds at first glance seemed to have vacated the area. But after a walk around Habour Farm and along the shore a few highlights were found, 330 Curlew and a Black-tailed Godwit were roosting around the pools near the barns, a Barn Owl and Marsh Harrier also showed well there. 35 Grey Plover,180 Dunlin and 49 Knot were present along the shore.
