Dee Estuary Birding

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• Dee Estuary Voluntary Wardens.
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• Friends of Hilbre.

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• 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.

March Newsletter now published on this website featuring The Laughing Gull at New Brighton.

Latest Sightings.... (more)

Please send any sightings to:

Mar 4
1 Laughing Gull and 7 Purple Sandpiper on pontoon at high tide - New Brighton.
17 Avocet, 1 Long-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 3
1 Glaucous Gull on Hoylake Shore east of Lifeboat Station at 1215pm.
70 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
9 Avocet, 1 Long-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine and 1 Water Rail - Burton Mere Wetlands.

Mar 2
1 Glaucous Gull - on the 'dips' near Harrison Drive then on beach by lifeguard station this morning - Wallasey Shore.
1 Laughing Gull - New Brighton.

The February Newsletter includes:

The Laughing Gull at New Brighton, Highlights March 2014 to Feb 2015, Colour Ring Report 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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Photographers - please note there is a wildlife photographers code of practice (www.wildlifeupclose.co.uk/codeofconduct.html), also read Guidelines. Please Maintain a safe working distance from all birds, particularly roosts, so as not to cause unnecessary disturbance.
Short-eared Owl at Gayton, February 21st © Austin Morley.	Long-eared Owl at Burton Mere Wetlands, February 26th © Frank Burns.	Stonechat at Denhall Quay, February 26th © Les Hall.

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.