Dee Estuary Birding
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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)
Apr 18
1 Common Redstart, 3 Redpoll and 1 Common Whitethroat - Red Rocks.
640 Black-tailed Godwit - Caldy Wildfowl Collection.
Apr 17
1 Grasshopper Warbler near Boathouse pub, 2 Great Egret and 1 Marsh Harrier - Parkgate.
1 Osprey flew inland, 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Burton Point.
1 Ring Ouzel in pony paddocks - Burton Road, Burton.
1 Ring Ouzel still along Lingham Lane north of brickworks - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Common Redstart, 1 Yellow Wagtail, a few siskin over - Hilbre.
1 Common Redstart in seafront garden - Hoylake.
17 Whimbrel, 735 Curlew, 260 Oystercatcher and 770 Redshank - Heswall Shore.
Common Redstart at Leasowe, April 15th © John Hewitt
Tawny Owl at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 15th © Leon Castell
'Channel' Yellow Wagtail at Leasowe Lighthouse, April 14th © Roger Evans
Osprey over Burton Marsh, April 13th © Peter Sutton
Ring Ouzel down Lingham Lane, Moreton, April 12th © Allan Conlin
Wheatear at Leasowe, April 12th © Mark Woodhead
Great Egret at Parkgate, April 11th © Roy Wilson
Blackcap at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 9th © Steve Round
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Tawny Owl at burton Mere Wetlands, April 7th © John Hewitt
Black-tailed Godwits in the sea at Thurstaston, April 8th © Richard Smith
Pink-footed Geese at Parkgate, April 5th © Frank Burns
White-fronted Geese on Burton Marsh, April 4th © Richard May
Gannet off Hilbre, April 4th © Allan Hitchmough
Whooper Swans at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 3rd © Carole Killikelly
Cetti's Warbler at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 2nd © Steve Houghton
Red Kite over Leasowe, April 1st © Graham Connolly
Wheatear on Hilbre, March 31st © Matt Thomas
Cormorant at New Brighton, March 29th © Mark Woodhead
Ring Ouzel at Leasowe, March 27th © Steve Houghton
Wheatear on Hilbre, March 26th © Steve Williams
Ring Ouzel by Leasowe Lighthouse, March 26th © Allan Conlin
Purple Sandpipers roosting on Hilbre, March 25th © Allan Hitchmough
Wheatear at Burton, March 24th © Les Hall
Bittern at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 22nd © Peter Sutton
Little Ringed Plover on Kerr's Field, Leasowe, March 21st © Sean O'Hara
Goldcrest on Hilbre, March 21st © Allan Hitchmough
Merlin sitting on top of channel marker at Heswall, March 20th © Peter Ham
Redpoll along Wirral Way, Parkgate, March 18th © Kevin Walton
Bittern at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 19th © John Hewitt
Peregrine over Leasowe, March 18th © Allan Conlin
Snow Buntings at Hoylake, March 15th © Richard Smith
Pink-footed Geese at Heswall, March 13th © Peter Sutton
Brent Geese at Thurstaston, Dark-bellied in the centre, March 9th © Richard Smith
Goldcrest at Thornton Hough, March 1st © Andy Coxon
This is a wholly independent web site and unless where specifically stated has been written and maintained by myself, Richard Smith. I do receive articles for the newsletter from time to time for which I am very grateful, and also various people kindly donate photographs and sketches. l rely to a large extent on people keeping me informed about the birds they have seen - this, more than anything, is what keeps the website going. Note that everything on this website is subject to © copyright although some material may be available for non-commercial use - but please ask first! Lastly, 'Dee Estuary Birding' is just the name of this web site - it is not the name of an organisation or society.
Copyright © 2020 Richard Smith | Header Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.