Glorious sunshine, a partial solar eclipse, a biting wind and an amazing 222 visitors for our Guide in a Hide day today!
It was great to meet you all and show you a total of 34 species of birds including a Rye Harbour Nature Reserve special, the Sandwich Terns – over 80 of them!
A couple of our guides cleverly kept out of the wind and it was great to meet the Marylebone birders too – hope you enjoyed your day.
This February half term has once again seen Guide in a Hide volunteers from Rye Harbour Nature Reserve become ‘Guides in a Train’ on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. These old steam trains running between Tenterden and Bodiam are a fantastic part of our heritage and a wonderful way to see the amazing Kent and East Sussex countryside.
For these ‘Birdwatching specials’, children had been given birding activity sheets and many enjoyed using the sheets and spotting birds out of the train window. We had brought several pairs of binoculars with us and the children loved using these.
We saw an amazing 24 different species of birds including a lovely Red Kite – spotted by one of the young birders on the train, also Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Kestrel, Great, Little and Cattle Egrets plus many Lapwing and a variety of gulls and other species.
Many of the children (and adults!) were very enthusiastic and pleased with how many birds can be seen through a train window. The help from the guides really seemed to be appreciated and the journeys were enjoyed by all.
Thank you to Kent and East Sussex Railway for putting on this event and being party to inspiring both current and potential young birders. Maybe we will be seeing some of you at Guide in a Hide at RHNR!
Another wonderful Guide in a Hide event today with 172 people coming along and enjoying loads of birds and a wonderful high tide.
The birds whirled around all day. Sometimes it was difficult to see why, sometimes it was excitingly obvious; a Peregrine falcon caused mayhem, a Merlin caused panic and a Marsh Harrier caused a bit less of both!
The guides really enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm and excitement of our visitors. One lady was delighted to see a Merlin for the first time.
Thanks to everyone who came along. It was a joy to meet you and show you the birds!
In spite of the very cold and murky weather, 125 visitors came along and most were treated to the spectacle of over 3000 Golden Plover, 1200 Lapwing and 250 Dunlin continually whirling around in the air. 500 Oystercatchers, however, preferred to save energy by staying put, huddled together to keep warm. The long staying Spoonbills gave one visitor his first ever sighting.
Here are a few of the volunteer Guide in a Hide team.
Drop in to the Gooders hide between the car park and the sea where there will be guides stationed throughout the day to show you the birds. Binoculars, telescopes and spotter sheets available for you to use. There will also be guides outside the Discovery Centre.
Suitable for all.
400m walk towards the sea from Rye Harbour car park, TN31 7TY
Drop in to the Gooders hide between the car park and the sea where there will be guides stationed throughout the day to show you the birds. Binoculars, telescopes and spotter sheets available for you to use. There will also be guides outside the Discovery Centre.
Suitable for all.
400m walk towards the sea from Rye Harbour car park, TN31 7TY
Drop in to the Gooders hide between the car park and the sea where there will be guides stationed throughout the day to show you the birds. Binoculars, telescopes and spotter sheets available for you to use. There will also be guides outside the Discovery Centre.
Suitable for all.
400m walk towards the sea from Rye Harbour car park, TN31 7TY
Drop in to the Gooders hide between the car park and the sea where there will be guides stationed throughout the day to show you the birds. Binoculars, telescopes and spotter sheets available for you to use. There will also be guides outside the Discovery Centre.
Suitable for all.
400m walk towards the sea from Rye Harbour car park, TN31 7TY
Drop in to the Gooders hide between the car park and the sea where there will be guides stationed throughout the day to show you the birds. Binoculars, telescopes and spotter sheets available for you to use. There will also be guides outside the Discovery Centre.
Suitable for all.
400m walk towards the sea from Rye Harbour car park, TN31 7TY
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