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Chris Murphy, the proprietor of Murphy's Wildlife, has been studying the natural history of the British Isles for thirty years, ten of which as a professional ornithologist, both freelance and for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology....

An area of astonishing beauty both in and out of the water, Strangford Lough lies between the great arm of land that forms the Ards Peninsula in the east and the main body of County Down in the west. this 15 mile long sea haven, scattered with small islands is home to migrant birds, common and grey seals and other marine animals. Its maritime wildlife is among the richest in Europe making it Northern Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve as well as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and an...