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.
Hoylake High Tide Birdwatch on Saturday
February 10th.
Latest
Sightings....
this morning.
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Waxwings at Neston, March 17th © Nigel 'Wirral Guy'
Wheatear on the cliffs at Thurstaston, March 17th © Steve Hinde
Greenshank in the channel by the groyne, Meols, March 16th © Sean O'Hara
Short-eared Owl over Burton Marsh, March 13th © Nigel Maitland
Grey Partridge in field by the Old Baths, Parkgate, March 13th © John Hewitt
Water Rail at Parkgate, March 12th © Dave Edwards
Dunlins at Meols on the flooding tide, March 12th © Graham Connolly
Green-winged Teal on tide off Riverbank Road, Heswall, March 12th © Alan Hitchmough
Green-winged Teal on Heswall Shore, March 9th © Steve Hinde
Short-eared Owl at Denhall Quay, March 3rd © Stuart Phillips
Short-eared Owl near Hilbre, March 3rd © Alan Hitchmough
Waxwing on Halkyn Mountain, February 24th © Ken Lewis
Waxwing on Halkyn Mountain, February 23rd © Rob Devenish
Goldcrest at Ness Gardens, February 20th © Bruce Hogan
Little Egret in field, Lower Heswall, February 18th © David Thompson
Redshanks on Heswall Marsh during the spring high tide, February 12th © Frank Burns
Water Rail which had been walking around in front of the buildings near Nicholl's Ice Cream Shop!
Parkgate, February 12th © Dave Ball
Jack Snipe at Parkgate, February 12th © Chris Wilding
Stonechat at Parkgate, February 11th © Roy Wilson
Knots at Hoylake, February 10th © Steve Round
Twite flock by Flint Castle, February 10th © Jeff Cohen
Bar-tailed Godwits at Hoylake, February 9th © Richard Smith
Bittern at Burton Mere Wetlands, February 2nd © John Hewitt
Waxwings on Halkyn Mountain, January 28th © Steve Round
Glaucous Gull, Dove Point Meols, January 26th © Martin Dohn
Waxwing on Halkyn Mountain, January 26th © Jeff Cohen
American 'Storm' Wigeon at Burton Mere Wetlands, January 24th © Mark
Woodhead
American 'Storm' Wigeon at Burton Mere Wetlands, January 22nd © John
Hewitt
Drake Smew on West Kirby Marine Lale, January 18th © Richard Smith
Drake Smew and pair of Goldeneyes, West Kirby Marine Lale, January 18th
© Steve Williams
Drake Smew on West Kirby Marine Lale, January 18th © Alan Hitchmough
Siskin at Burton Mere Wetlands, January 17th © Bill Wonderley
Common Scoter on West Kirby Marine Lake, January 16th © Ron Brumby
Brent Geese and Dunlin at high tide, Hoylake, January 13th © Richard
Smith
Goldeneye on West Kirby Marine Lake, January 12th © Steve Williams
Slavonian Grebe off Hilbre, January 12th © Alan Hitchmough
Waxwings in garden, Seabank Road, Heswall, January 11th © David Thompson
Knots feeding in the late afternoon sun, Thurstaston, January 9th ©
Richard Smith
Goldeneyes on West Kirby Marine Lake, January 4th © Les Hall
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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
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Photograph of Black-tailed Godwits © Steve Round.