Dee Estuary Birding

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Incorporated Websites:

• Dee Estuary Voluntary Wardens.
• Dee Estuary Conservation Group.
• Deeside Naturalists' Society.
• Birding North West.
• Friends of Hilbre.

More Information:

• 2012 Bird Events.
• Bird Counts.
• Photos of the birds and the Dee Estuary.
• Protection on the Estuary.
• What to Expect Month by Month.
• Birdwatching Walks.
• Bibliography.

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.

May Newsletter now published on this website featuring the Little Tern Colony at Gronant. Note two new RSPB events in June - click here for details.

Latest Sightings.... (more)

May 22
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Tern and 1 Peregrine - Burton Mere Wetlands.
1 Cuckoo - Saughall.
17 Sandwich Tern, 50+ Common Tern, 7 Great-crested Grebe, 5 Gannet 2 Wheatear 2 (both Greenland) - Leasowe Lighthouse. 

May 21
1 Greenshank over - Leasowe Lighthouse.   
4 Tufted Duck (1 pair on Donkey Stand Flash and another pair on Bevyl Road Flash) - Parkgate Marsh.

The May Newsletter includes:

Gronant Little Tern Colony,  Forthcoming Events.
Newsletters going back to March 1998 can be read, they are indexed both month by month and by subject matter.
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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.
Grey Plover at Burton Mere Wetlands, May 18th © Mike Davenport.	Common Whitethroat at Leasowe Lighthouse, May 18th © Richard Steel.	Stonechat at Burton Point, May 20th ©  Keith Scovell.

This is a wholly independent 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 website is subject to © copyright although some material may be available for non-commercial use - but please ask first! Lastly, 'Dee Estuary Birding' is just the name of this web site - it is not the name of an organisation or society.
Copyright © 2007 Richard Smith | Template Design by Andreas Viklund | Header Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.