Official Site of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

Set on the banks of the stunning Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland where almost the entire population of Light-bellied Brent Geese reside during the winter months. For this reason the Castle Espie foreshore is part ...

The Observatory lies off the County Down coast of Northern Ireland at the southern side of the mouth of Belfast Lough. It is one of the British Bird Observatories and is directed and serviced by the British Trust for ...

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Spectacular numbers of birds feed along the coast between Belfast and Whiteabbey, many on the mudflats and others immediately offshore. The whole area of Belfast Lough has been designated as having special scientif ...

Oxford Island, a National Reserve on the shores of Lough Neagh, offers excellent opportunities for people to get close to nature. It is a peninsula today but was an island prior to 1850's before the lough was succe ...

There are a number of bird species that have a strong association with peatlands. The lack of predators and human disturbance makes some peatlands ideal for birds to nest and bring up their chicks.

Other birds ...

At the West Light Viewpoint you can watch the guillemots and kittiwakes which, along with razorbills, fulmars and puffins, nest here in their thousands. If you look out to sea you may catch sight of streams of gannets ...

The reserve is situated within the Belfast Harbour Estate on the shores of Belfast Lough. The RSPB manages some mudflats in Belfast Lough, together with an area of grassland with a pool and ditch complex near Belfa ...

Viewpoints give excellent views over the mudflats and adjacent fields. In early winter, you can see large numbers of waterfowl, including brent geese and whooper swans.