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.
June Newsletter now published on this website featuring 'Little Terns and Sea Holly' - Book Review.Latest Sightings.... (more)
Jun 24Jun 24
41 Gannet, 41 Common Tern and c1,000 Herring Gull before high tide - Hilbre, see more details in Hilbre Bird Obs Blog.
21 Sandwich Tern off West Kirby Marine Lake as tide came in.
31 Little Egret, 9 Redshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 370 Black-headed Gull, 1ad Mediterranean Gull - Heswall Shore.
2+ Cattle Egret (1 ad and at least 1 young in nest), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill and 1 Spotted Redshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
Jun 23
26 Sandwich Tern and 34 Great Black-backed Gull in small gull roost at high tide, also 1 Manx Shearwater and 10+ Gannet distant - Hoylake Shore.
1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
5 Manx Shearwater, 18 Gannet, 18 Common Scoter and 7 Little Tern - Hilbre, see more details in Hilbre Bird Obs Blog.
Jun 22
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad s/p) - Hilbre.
1 Cuckoo flew in off sea and headed towards Bidston Hill - Leasowe Lighthouse.
Jun 21
2 Spoonbill on main scrape - Burton Mere Wetlands.
2 Mediterranean Gull (s/pl) - Hoylake Shore this evening.
Jun 20
1 Red Kite soaring over Glegg Arms, Heswall, this afternoon.
2 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Great White Egret - Connah's Quay Reserve.
1 Grasshopper Warbler showing well by path from Denhall Lane to Burton Point.
The June Newsletter includes:
'Little Terns and Sea Holly' - Book Review, Colour Ring Report
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