Dee Estuary Birding

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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 Highlights from March 2013 to Feb 2014, also Underground Coal Gasification on the Dee Estuary and the Connah's Quay NR Bird Report 2013.

Latest Sightings.... (more)

Please send any sightings to:

Mar 8
1 White Wagtail (first of spring, six days earlier than last year) - Hilbre, also 3 Grey Wagtail, c50 Brent Geese (pale bellied), 2+ Purple Sandpiper, 1 Merlin and 1 Sparrowhawk (caught and ringed).
2 Twite in horse paddocks and 1 Peregrine on beach  - Leasowe Lighthouse.
16 Common Snipe - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.

Mar 7
19 Common Snipe - Gilroy Nature Park, West Kirby.
2 Twite in horse paddocks and 1 Peregrine on beach  - Leasowe Lighthouse.
39 Stock Dove - in stubble field below Stapledon Wood, Caldy.

Mar 6
2 Twite in horse paddocks, also 9 Siskin over and 1 Peregrine  - Leasowe Lighthouse.

Mar 5
2 Twite in horse paddocks, also c30 Linnet, 15 MeadowPipit, 17 Pied Wagtail and 4 Skylark  - Leasowe Lighthouse.
70 Twite - Connah's Quay Reserve.
2 Avocet, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Merlin, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and 1 Greenshank - Burton Mere Wetlands.
3 Eider (2 males) off Leasowe Lighthouse.

The March Newsletter includes:

The Highlights from March 2013 to Feb 2014, Underground Coal Gasification on the Dee Estuary , Connah's Quay Nature Reserve Bird Report 2013 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.
One of many Scoters off Hilbre, March 3rd © Steve Williams. See Hilbre Blog.	Twite by Leasowe Lighthouse, Mar 7th © Les Hall.	Sparrowhawk caught and ringed in a Newton garden, Mar 8th © Alan Hitchmough.

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.