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 February newsletter is now published on this
website.
NEW - Flint Birdwatch on Feb 17th and RSPB Burton Point Hill Fort Walk on Feb 27th.
Click here for details, then scroll down.
Click here for 'Wingspan', Bird Events
2010.
Latest Sightings.... (more)
February 8:
1 Scaup -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
2 Mediterranean Gull (1ad, 1st win) -
New
Brighton, on grassy area by prom.
2 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1
Short-eared Owl -
Denhall
Quay.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) and 1 Hen Harrier
(ringtail) over
Boathouse
Flash, Parkgate this afternoon.
14,000 Knot -
Thurstaston Shore.
3 Short-eared Owl and 1 Hen Harrier
(ringtail) off
Burton
Point, 2 Short-eared Owl hunting in
field by Denhall Lane.
February 7:
1 Shorelark on beach between Gronant
and Point of Ayr, by Presthaven sands caravan park.
1 Spoonbill off
Denhall
Quay.
7 Short-eared Owl, 1 ringtail Hen
Harrier a Merlin and 2 Peregrine -
Decca
Pools, Burton Marsh.
1 Scaup -
West Kirby Marine Lake,
2 Peregrine on the beach and 1
Short-eared Owl which flew up the
estuary.
1 Velvet Scoter -
Hilbre.
1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 3 Hen Harrier
(ringtail), 4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Barn
Owl and 1 Spoonbill -
Parkgate Marsh late
afternoon.
February 6:
1 Scaup -
West Kirby Marine Lake.
1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) -
Parkgate Marsh.
4 Snow Bunting over at 08:15, 1 Corn
Bunting (still present at 10:45) feeding at north end, 1 Velvet Scoter,
138+ Brent Geese, 5 Red-breasted
Merganser, 30 Wigeon and 2 Teal north
end, 350 Wigeon in channel east of
Middle, 250 Pinkfooted Geese flew northeast in
two skeins, 1 Peregrine and 1 Sparrowhawk
- Hilbre
this morning.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew north
along cliff top and 1 Short-eared Owl in
field by Dungeon Bridge, also 10,700
Knot and 1 Jack Snipe -
Thurstaston Shore.
5 Short-eared Owl and 3 Brambling, 150+
Pink-footed Geese over -
Decca
Pools, Burton.
1 Greenshank on groyne, 1 Stonechat in
bushes -
Meols Shore.
1 Shorelark on beach between Gronant
and Point of Ayr, by Presthaven sands caravan park.
465 Pink-footed Geese flew north in
several skeins this afternoon -
Heswall
Shore.
See Latest Bird Photos below.
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The February Newsletter includes:
West Kirby Marine Lake, Goldneneye and Red-breasted
Mergansers,
Submitting 2009 Records 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)
