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.
January Newsletter now
published on this website featuring Geese on the Dee Estuary (Part 1 -
Pink-footed Geese).
NOTE: Cheshire and Wirral Bird Report 2010 now available - click here for details.
Latest Sightings.... (more)
January 271 Spoonbill, 1 Raven flew over - Parkgate Marsh.
1 Water Pipit - Neston Old Quay, 4 Bewick's Swan out on the marsh.
January 26
58 White-fronted Geese and at least 900 Pink-footed Geese feeding in fields south of Burton.
22 Purple Sandpiper, 80 Dunlin, 300 Turnstone and 680 Redshank - New Brighton Marine Lake pontoon.
6,600 Knot, 3,500 Dunlin, 200 Sanderling, 103 Grey Plover and c2,000 Oystercatcher - Hoylake Shore.
200 Pink-footed Geese flying north - Hoylake Langfields.
1,200 Pink-footed Geese flew into Burton Mere Wetlands at 2pm, also 1 Great White Egret this afternoon.
2 Spotted Redshank and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Inner Marsh Farm hide.
January 25
1 Spoonbill - Burton Mere Wetlands, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 Little Egret and 120 Fieldfare over from IMF hide, 1,300 Pink-footed Geese came into roost.
The December Newsletter
includes:
Geese on the Dee Estuary and
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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