The Dee Estuary, on the North Wales / North-West England border, is one of the United Kingdom's premier birding locations for wetland and shorebirds. This Website describes the best Dee Estuary birdwatching areas with detailed maps and latest bird news for dedicated twitchers and casual birdwatchers alike.
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Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.
Latest Sightings.... (more)
Feb 19
1 Purple Sandpiper by the embankment close to several Turnstones - Leasowe Bay.
6 Stonechat in coastal paddocks with several more along the embankment - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Little Stint - Meols Shore.
Feb 18
2 White-fronted Geese (Russian race), with greylags in field just south of A5137, south west of Brimstage.
2 Little Gull (adults), 1 Razorbill, 3 Red-throated Diver, 500 Common Scoter and 40 Great Crested Grebe over high tide - Leasowe Gunsite.
Purple Sandpiper, Leasowe Bay, February 19th © Steve Harrison
White-fronted Geese between Brimstage and Thornton Hough, February 16th © Steve Round
White-fronted Geese at Thornton Hough, February 14th © Paul Ralston
White-fronted Goose with Pinkfeet at Burton, February 8th © Richard Whitby
Teal at Burton Mere Wetlands, February 6th © Bruce Hogan
Barn Owl flying over the marsh, Parkgate, February 5th © Frank Burns
Lapwings on Meols goyne at high tide, February 4th © Richard Smith
Little Stint with nice size comparison with Dunlin and Redshank, Hoylake, February 3rd © Mark Woodhead
Stonechat at Leasowe, February 2nd © Jeremy Bradshaw
Little Stint on the ebbing tide at Meols, February 1st © Richard Smith
Brent Geese over West Kirby Shore, January 30th © Bruce Hogan
A peacful morning at Dove Point, January 30th © Richard Smith
Purple Sandpiper on Hilbre, January 26th © Alan Hitchmough
Black Redstart at Fort Perch, January 25th © Tony Ramsden
Black Redstart at Fort Perch, January 25th © Mark Woodhead
Black Redstart on the sand at New Brighton, January 17th © Steve Williams
Black Redstart on Fort Perch, New Brighton, January 17th © David Bradshaw
Knots enjoying the sunshine this morning at Meols, January 16th © Richard Smith
Redwing by Heswall Golf club, January 13th © Charles Farnell
Siberian Chiffchaff at Neston Sewage Works, January 11th © Richard Whitby
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Richard Smith. I do receive articles for the newsletter from time to
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Estuary Birding' is just the name of this web site - it is not the name
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Copyright © 2020 Richard Smith | Header Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.
Copyright © 2020 Richard Smith | Header Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.