Rye Harbour

The annual pilgrimage to Rye Harbour for the breeding gulls and terns did not disappoint - plenty of chicks, noise and the smell of fish.


Avocets, Shelduck, LRPs and Wheatears all had youngsters, and the Avocet below made great show of shooing visitors away.

BHG chick

Mediteannnean Gulls were mostly nesting away from the hide but one was conveniently close, for easy comparison with the 'Black'-headed Gulls.

A Redshank obligingly stood on one leg on a post, keeping an eye on passers by.

There was also a Terek Sandpiper there, causing great excitement as it the previous arrivals in the UK are numbered in single figures - a nice little bird - light coloured with bright yellow legs and an Avocet-shaped bill.