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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Sanderling off Hoylake at high tide, May 21st © Elliot Montieth

Dunlin on Hilbre, May 21st © Alan Hitchmough

Curlew Sandpiper on Meols Shore, May 17th © Sean O'Hara

Common Terns off Meols, May 16th © Sean O'Hara

Cuckoo, Burton Marsh, May 14th © Dave Wilson

Spotted Flycatcher at Burton Mere Wetlands, May 14th © Carole Killikelly

Wheatear at Parkgate, May 14th © Richard Jones

Sparrowhawk at Leasowe, May 12th © Jeremy Bradshaw

Sedge Warbler at Burton Mere Wetlands, May 11th © Bill Wonderley

Marsh Harrier on the Dee Estuary, May 9th © Steve Round
https://www.stevenround-birdphotography.co.uk/
Whinchat on Hilbre, May 8th © Alan Hitchmough

Whimbrels at Heswall, May 6th © Charles Farnell

Summer Plumaged Purple Sandpiper on Hilbre, May 4th © Matt Thomas

Grasshopper Warbler at Leasowe, May 3rd © Steve Round
https://www.stevenround-birdphotography.co.uk/

Drake Garganey by Pasture Road, Moreton, May 2nd © Steve Williams

Spoonbill at Burton Mere Wetlands, May 1st © Richard Whitby

Cuckoo being harassed by a Magpie at Leasowe, May 1st © Graham Connolly

Common Sandpier at West Kirby, May 1st © Alan Hitchmough

Whimbrel on Kerr's Field, Leasowe, April 30th © Carole Killikelly

Lesser Whitethroat on Hoylake Muni Golf Course, April 30th © Richard Whitby

Stonechat at Leasowe, April 28th © Benjamin Twist

Bluethroat by Leasowe Lighthouse, April 28th © Richard Smith

Skylark at Leasowe, April 27th © Jonathan Ashton

Channel/blue-headed Wagtail at Hoylake Langfields, April 27th © Richard
Whitby

Richard's Pipit, Hilbre, April 26th © Hilbre Bird Observatory (Steve
Williams)

Whinchat on Kerr's Field, April 25th © Chris Wilding

Whinchat by Leasowe Lighthouse, April 25th © Jason King

Knots at Thurstaston April 24th © both photos by Steve Hinde
Many moulting into summer plumage

Wheatears at Leasowe, April 24th © Sean O'Hara

Grasshopper Warbler at Leasowe, April 21st © Jeremy Bradshaw

Tree Pipit about to be realeased after being ringed, Hoylake, April
20th © Jane Turner

Common Whitethroat at Burton Point, April 18th © Frank Burns

Redpoll on Hilbre, April 17th © Alan Hitchmough

Wheatear by Hoylake Lifeboat Station, April 16th © Richard Smith

Eider flying past Hilbre, April 15th © Elliot Monieth

Common Whitethroat in Kerr's Filed, Leasowe, April 15th © Graham
Connolly

Whinchat on Hoylake Langfields, April 15th © Richard Whitby

Osprey at Meols, April 14th © Graham Connolly

Osprey near Park Lane, Meols, April 14th © Sean O'Hara

Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 14th © Mark Woodhead

Long-tailed Duck at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 14th © Chris Wilding

White Wagtail on Hoylake shore, April 14th © Richard Smith

Common Redstart on Hoylake Langfields, April 13th © Graham Parry

First Little Tern of the year fishing by Hilbre, April 12th © Alan
Hitchmough

Iberian Chiffchaff, Hoylake, April 11th © Jane Turner

Iberian Chiffchaff, Hoylake, April 11th © Jane Turner

Pied Flycatcher, Moreton, April 11th © Graham Connolly

Ring Ouzel on Hoylake Langfields, April 10th © Sean O'Hara

Wheatear at Burton, April 10th © Carole Killikelly

Ring Ouzel on Hoylake Langfields, April 10th © Bill Wonderley

Rooftop Manadarins (next door's roof), April 9th © Richard Smith

Gannet past Hilbre, April 7th © Steve Williams

Black-tailed Godwits at Caldy, April 6th © Richard Smith

Knot flock and a Black-tailed Godwit at Burton Mere Wetlands, April 3rd
© Carole Killikelly

Wheatear on Hilbre, April 3rd © Alan Hitchmough

Goldfinches being ringed on Hilbre, March 29th © Steve Williams (Hilbre
Bird Observatory)
See more photos on
http://hilbrebirdobs.blogspot.com/

Spotted Redshanks at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 29th © Chris Wilding

White Stork over Queensferry, March 27th © Dave Winnard

Ruddy Shelducks at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 24th © Les Hall

Red Kite and Osprey over Leasowe Lighthouse, March 23rd © Ian McKenna

Oystercatchers at Leasowe © Charles Farnell

Drake Garganey at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 22nd © Chris Wilding

Grey Herons at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 22nd © Mark Woodhead

Drake and duck Garganey at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 21st
© Left Tony Hession and Right John Hewitt

Little Gull at Connah's Quay, March 20th © Daniel Francis

Long-tailed Duck at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, March 20th © John Hewitt

Whooper Swans off Thurstaston early morning, they were later seen
flying out of the estuary past Hilbre
March 19th © Steve Hinde

Stonechats at Parkgate, March 18th © Richard Jones

Chiffchaff at Thurstaston, March 17th © Matt Thomas

Wheatear at Burton Point, March 15th © Frank Burns

Long-tailed duck at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 13th © Andrew Ingham

Greenshank at Leasowe, March 13th © Jeremy Bradshaw

Rock Pipit at Leasowe, March 12th © Jason King

Wheatear on Hilbre, March 12th © Chris Williams

Short-eared Owl at Heswall Golf Course, March 8th © Frank Burns

Stonechat by Leasowe Lighthouse, March 8th © Jeremy Bradshaw

Short-eared Owl at Parkgate, March 6th © Steve Round
https://www.stevenround-birdphotography.co.uk/

Great White Egret at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 6th © Sasha Quentin

Short-eared Owl at Parkgate, March 2nd © Ken Lewis

Snow Bunting, Wallasey Shore, March 2nd © Graham Parry

Cetti's Warbler at Burton Mere Wetlands, March 1st © Steve Hart
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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
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Estuary Birding' is just the name of this web site - it is not the name
of an organisation or society.
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Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.