Dee Estuary Birding

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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