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MazPaz46
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Rye Harbour
#Harbour #ryeharbour
October 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM Everybody can reply
mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
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Arenaria interpres, Turnstone, at #RyeHarbour on 23/9, a “fairly common winter visitor” recorded in 8.6% of Sussex tetrads (Sussex Bird Report 2023 @sussexornitholo.bsky.social ). From Scandinavia, Russia or even Greenland or Canada to the shores of Rye Bay.
#sussexbirding
#ukbirding
September 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM Everybody can reply
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Andrew Attfield
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Today’s random naturerish pic. From earlier in the summer. One of my favourite places #RyeHarbour
Red hut at Rye Harbour
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM Everybody can reply
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Rachel Kirsopp
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Beautiful walk at Rye Harbour Nature reserve this morning #ryeharbour ..
Sunny view over Rye Harbour Nature Reserve..
September 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM Everybody can reply
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Out On A Shout
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B-class lifeboat launched from Rye Harbour, East Sussex at 12:46 - https://rnli.org/RyeHarbour
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM Everybody can reply
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Out On A Shout
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B-class lifeboat launched from Rye Harbour, East Sussex at 18:52 - https://rnli.org/RyeHarbour
July 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A beautiful female Erythmelus rex parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found on the saltmarsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

#UKWildlife #Mymaridae #RyeHarbour
A black and white wasp with blade-like fringed wings held vertically above body, head and antennae are to the right of picture
July 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM Everybody can reply
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Out On A Shout
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B-class lifeboat launched from Rye Harbour, East Sussex at 14:12 - https://rnli.org/RyeHarbour
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A rather wonderful male Sparasion rufipes parasitoid wasp of the Scelionidae found on the shingle at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Have only ever found one specimen of this genus previously, and at a different location. This was a good find!

#UKWildlife #wasps #RyeHarbour #Scelionidae
black wasp, its head and antennae are to the right of picture, and the head has a strange right-angled projection in front of the eyes
June 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A strange Scale Insect (presumably) found on the shingle at Rye Harbour near some sparse windblown grasses. Doesn't look quite right for Lecanopsis formicarum, but in that sort of area. Anyone got any thoughts?

#Coccidae #RyeHarbour
June 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM Everybody can reply
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Steve Cobbin 'Cobbart'
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Exploring East Sussex.. RyeHarbour in tropical heat!. Great place with loads of birds!!
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June 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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Probably a Gelis fallax wasp found on the salt marsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve this morning. Love a good mimic!

#UKWildlife #wasps #RyeHarbour #Ichneumonidae
black wasp with dark orange legs that is a mimic of a black ant, head and antennae are to the left of picture
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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Found a beautiful Aeolothrips albicinctus on the saltmarsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve yesterday. Not found this species there before.

#UKWildlife #Thrips #Thysanoptera #RyeHarbour
a dark brown thrips insect with a white central band at the front of its abdomen, head and antennae are to the upper right
June 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A rather nice Ramazzottius aff oberhaeuseri tardigrade found on the shingle near the old lifeboathouse at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve this morning.

#UKWildlife #Tardigrade #RyeHarbour
a mottled brown tardigrade viewed from below, its head end and mouthparts are to the left of picture, its clawed legs are to either side of body and at the right of picture
May 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A 0.6mm long female Anaphes parallelipennis parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae found on vegetated shingle at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve on 9.4.2025.

#UKWildlife #wasps #Mymaridae #RyeHarbour
a tiny brown wasp with blade like fringed wings held vertically above body, head and antennae to the right
May 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM Everybody can reply
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Out On A Shout
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B-class lifeboat launched from Rye Harbour, East Sussex at 17:55 - https://rnli.org/RyeHarbour
May 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM Everybody can reply
arnoldtortoise.bsky.social
Derek Binns
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A female Aeolothrips intermedius found on the saltmarsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

#UKWildlife #Thrips #Thysanoptera #RyeHarbour
a tiny black Thrips insect with black and white banded fringed wings, head and antennae to the right of picture
May 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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One of eighteen beautiful 0.8mm long Paracentrobia pulchella parasitoid wasps of the Trichogrammatidae found on the saltmarsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve yesterday. These are the first Trichos of this year and are a welcome find.

#UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae #RyeHarbour
tiny yellow wasp with dark smudge markings and a bright red eye, its paddle shaped wings are held vertically over the body and have a dark spot on the clear fringed wing, head and antennae are to the right of picture
May 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A female Chrestosema antennale wasp of the Figitidae, Eucoilidae found on the shingle at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. These are not easy to identify!

#UKWildlife #wasps #Figitidae #Eucoilidae #RyeHarbour
lateral view of a small black wasp with wings held vertically above, head and antennae are to the right dorsal view of the thorax of a small black wasp showing the scutellar cup lateral view of small black wasp showing hair density at pronotum, propodeum and gaster
May 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM Everybody can reply
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arnoldtortoise.bsky.social
Derek Binns
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A beautiful male Gelis sp. wasp found on shingle this morning at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. You can just see the tiny reduced wings. Not sure if it's possible to get to species. Female Gelis are difficult, but males are worse.
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#UKWildlife #RyeHarbour #Gelis #Ichneumonidae
A black ant-mimic wasp, head and antennae are to the right
May 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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Prepare for take off!

A handsome Spear Thistle Lacebug found on the shingle at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

#UKWildlife #Tingidae #RyeHarbour
a Lacebug with a black abdomen, and mottled black and white lacy outstretched wings as well as a mottled black and white lacy looking thorax with prominent longitudinal lines.
April 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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One of two beautiful Spear Thistle Lacebugs found on the beach in dramatic weather this morning at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

#UKWildlife #RyeHarbour #Tingidae
an oval shaped bug with lace-like hole patterns on its wing cases and front section, it has a black and white striped edging to the wing cases, and its head and antennae are to the right of picture
April 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A veritable stripe-fest on a planthopper nymph. This is Eurybregma nigrolineata and was found this morning on the salt marsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

#UKWildlife #RyeHarbour #Delphacidae #PlantHopper
a very striped nymph of a planthopper - its head is to the right of picture and has dark oval eyes to either side, the thorax has two longitudinal stripes plus additional stripes on the wing buds at the sides, and the abdomen has many horizontal stripes
April 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A beautiful tortoise beetle - Cassida nobilis, found this morning on the salt marsh at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

#UKWildlife #Coleoptera #RyeHarbour
oval beetle with translucent wing cases and head covering that envelops the whole animal leaving only the dark antennae sticking out at the left side of picture (the head end of the oval) - there are two metallic looking stripes that go the length of the beetle's body
April 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM Everybody can reply
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Derek Binns
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A beautiful 3mm long female Tretoserphus laricis parasitoid wasp of the Proctotrupidae found on vegetated shingle at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve yesterday.

#UKWildlife #wasps #RyeHarbour #Proctotrupidae @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
black wasp with strongly downcurved ovipositor at the end of its shiny black abdomen, head and antennae are to the left of picture, paddle-shaped wing is held above body
April 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM Everybody can reply
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