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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.

The March Newsletter is now published  on this website.
Click here for 'Wingspan', Bird Events 2010.

Latest Sightings.... (more)

March 11:
14 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Teal and 11 Pied Wagtail around the flooded field next to Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
20 Skylark on West Kirby Shore/Marsh with 3 Water Rail in nearby Red rocks Marsh.
2 Avocet, 1 Bittern flew over border pool - Inner Marsh Farm.
2 Mediterranean Gull - New Brighton Marine Lake.

March 10:
1 Wheatear - First of Spring! - four days earlier than last year - Leasowe Gunsite at 1030am.
1 Avocet and 2 Ruddy Shelduck - Inner Marsh Farm.
1 Snow Bunting on breakwater east of Dove Point, Meols.
1 Garganey (drake) - Burton Marsh.

March 9:
16 Gannet (first of the year), also 3 Eider (drakes) and 1 Velvet Scoter (distant!) - highlights from Hilbre, for more details see
  http://www.hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/ .

See Latest Bird Photos below.

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The March Newsletter includes:
Highlights - March '09 to Feb '10,
Wirral birding and Forthcoming Events.
Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.

Contact (richard at deeestuary dot co dot uk)

Photographers - please note there is a wildlife photographers code of practice (www.rpsnaturegroup.com), also read Guidelines.
Please Maintain a safe working distance from all birds, particularly roosts, so as not to cause unnecessary disturbance.
 
Raven over Burton Marsh, March 7th,© Steve Seal.
Short-eared Owl at Burton, March 4th, © Alan Saunders.
Hen Harrier over Burton Marsh, March 7th,© Steve Seal.

  

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