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.
The December newsletter is now published
on this website.
Bird Events 2009 (January to March) now
published on this website.
Latest Sightings.... (more)
December 4, 2008:
1 Green-winged Teal, 3 Ruff, 3 Spotted Redshank and 6 Lesser Redpoll - Inner Marsh Farm.
December 3, 2008:
1 Great Northern Diver on
West Kirby
Marine Lake behaving aggressively towards several Red-breasted
Mergansers, total 9, also 11 Goldeneye, 1 Shag and 2 Great Crested
Grebe.
1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail and male), 859 Pintail,
560 Black-tailed Godwit, 152 Golden Plover, 6,000 Knot and 10,000
Oystercatcher -
Thurstaston/Heswall Shore.
2 Hen Harrier (1 ad male and 1 ringtail) and 8 Short-eared Owl -
Burton Marsh.
10 Purple Sandpiper - New Brighton.
See Latest Bird Photos below.
Please send any bird news by
The December Newsletter includes:
Colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwits,
November Bird News and
Forthcoming Events.
Newsletters
going back to March 1998 can be read, they
are indexed both
month by month
and by
subject matter.
Contact
(richard at deeestuary dot co dot uk)
