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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 Web site describes the best Dee Estuary birdwatching areas with detailed maps and latest bird news for dedicated twitchers and casual birdwatchers alike.

September Newsletter now published on this website featuring the Wirral Wader Festival 2016 and Observations of Black-tailed Godwits. 

Latest Sightings.... (more)

Please send any sightings to:

Sep 25
1 Cattle Egret - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad w/pl), 1 Kingfisher and 1 Greenshank by groyne - Meols Common.
1 Kingfisher by Lingham Bridge - Leasowe Lighthouse.
1 Lapland Bunting flushed from marsh between West Kirby and Red Rocks.
2 Greenshank - Dove Point, Meols, this evening.
2 Marsh Harrier - Decca Pools.
2 (poss 3) Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Great White Egret - Parkgate Marsh.

Sep 24
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stint, 9 Ruff, 1 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Raven over Dungeon Wood, Thurstaston.
4 Marsh Harrier - Burton Marsh.
25 Mistle Thrush in field below Torpenhow, Newton.

Sep 23
3 Twite, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Peregrine and 3 Grey Wagtail - Red Rocks.
1 Cattle Egret and 3 Little Stint - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Red Kite over Neston at 1.35pm.
1 Greenshank on groyne - Meols Common.
1 Peregrine and 1 Marsh Harrier -Burton Marsh.

The September Newsletter includes:

Wirral Wader Festival 2016, Observations of Black-tailed Godwits,  Colour Ring Report and  Forthcoming Events.
Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.
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Cattle Egret at Burton Mere Wetlands, September 23rd © Elliot Monteith
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Greenshank at Burton Mere Wetlands, September 18th © Tanny Robinson


Curlew Sandpiper at Burton Mere Wetlands, September 18th © Keith Scovell



Ruffs at Burton Mere Wetlands, September 15th © Les Hall

Photographers - please note there is a wildlife photographers code of practice , also read Guidelines. Please Maintain a safe working distance from all birds, particularly roosts, so as not to cause unnecessary disturbance. "There is one hard and fast rule whose spirit must be observed at all times. The welfare of the subject is more important than the photograph."

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 © 2007 Richard Smith | Template Design by Andreas Viklund | Header Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.