Archive for August 3rd, 2009

3rd August 2009, Monday

Tiny rare species in peril

There are 2 tiny plants and 1 tiny beetle that live on a patch of shingle just west of the Mary Stanford Lifeboat House at Rye Harbour. Least Lettuce (only found at 1 other site in Britain), Red Hempnettle (a Biodiversity Action Plan species) and a flea beetle, Dibolia cynoglossi (a Red Data Book 1 species that is 2mm, shiny black and feeds on the hempnettle). The survival of all 3 species is being threatened by intense Rabbit grazing.

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Red Hempnettle (top left) and Dibolia cynoglossi (bottom right)

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Posted in Insects, Plants, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve | by Barry Yates

3rd August 2009, Monday

Rye Harbour

Highlights over the past few days have included 300 Sand Martin and 35 Swallow in flight over Shore Ridges and Harbour Farm, 136 Curlew roosting on the pools behind Ternery Pool, Hobby and Peregrine over Narrow Pit. Kingfisher, 8 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Ringed Plover and Marsh Harrier at Castle Water.

Posted in Birds, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve | by Sam Smith