North_ireland.geojson

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        "Name": "Groomsport Harbour",
        "Location": " 3 miles east of Bangor",
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        "Name": "Copeland Island Bird Observatory",
        "Access": "Access by boat from Donaghadee: permission required in advance from Bookings Secretary, Neville McKee, 67 Temple Rise, Templepatrick, Antrim BT39 OAG. Tel(01849) 433068",
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        "Species": " Northern Ireland's largest Manx shearwater colony, storm petrels appear summer and autumn; a variety of rare migrants have been sighted on the islands, the more regular ones being red start, pied flycatcher, and tree pipit; one-of sightings have included autumnal bluethroat, red-breasted flycatcher, woodchat shrike."
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        "Name": "Strangford Lough and Islands",
        "Location": " 13 miles south and east of Belfast. "
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        "Name": "Ards East Coast",
        "Location": "on A2 - harbours, beaches, rocky outcrops",
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        "Access": "glaucous and Iceland gulls in Portavogie harbour; redshanks, ringed plover, turnstone, breeding cormorant along the coast."
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        "Name": "Wildlife & Wetlands Trust Conservation Centre",
        "Location": "2 miles south-east of Comber",
        "Species": "Castle Espie",
        "Access": ": brent goose, shelduck, wigeon, black-tailed godwit, and ruff. There is also a collection of exotic wildfowl. Best within 2 hours of high tide."
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        "Access": "many of the common lough species.",
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        "Location": "1 mile north of Downpatrick, off A25",
        "Species": "For access to Castle Island and Reserve, contact the Warden, Quoile Countryside Centre, 5 Quay Rd, Downpatrick BT30 7JB. Tel (01396) 615520. ",
        "Access": "mute swan, heron and waders; breeding gadwall; wintering wigeon, teal, tufted duck, pochard on pondage"
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        "Location": "off A2 3 miles south of Ardglass",
        "Species": "A freshwater lake and estuary",
        "Access": " late wintering light-bellied brent goose; lesser yellowlegs, Temminck's stint and white-winged black tern are among rarities recorded, plus ruffs and common estuarine waders."
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        "Name": "St John's Point",
        "Location": "signposted off A2 south of Killough",
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        "Access": "wintering pale-bellied brent goose, autumnal passage waders; oystercatcher. Common scoter, occasionally velvet and, even, surf scoter in the Outer Bay. Breeding cuckoos and grasshopper warblers in the dunes.",
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        "Name": "significant number of pale-bellied brent goose and scaup in winter; breeding Arctic, common and Sandwich tern on islands (landing on islands strictly prohibited). Occasional Slavonian grebe, long-tailed duck among commoner goldeneye, red-breasted merganser.",
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        "Name": "Rathlin Island",
        "Location": "the main bird colonies are in the Kebble National Nature Reserve by the west lighthouse and in the cliffs to the north. The island is reached by boat from Ballycastle "
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        "Location": "he peninsula at Portrush",
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        "Location": "/4 mile north of Bushmills, off B146",
        "Access": "buzzard, kestrel, peregrine, sparrowhawk; gannet, occasional black and common guillemots, razorbill; eider duck; chough; purple sandpiper; twite"
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        "Location": " west of Ballycastle",
        "Access": "breeding cormorant numbers of European significance.",
        "Species": "cliff-breeding colonies of fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, Manx shearwater, puffin, razorbill, shag; peregrine, raven. Access to West Light platform only with RSPB warden Tel (0126 57) 63969."
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        "Location": "signposted off A2 west of Ballycastle",
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        "Location": "5 miles north of Ballvmonev"
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        "Species": "strictly no access to island view from Glynn-Maghermorne road. ",
        "Access": "summer, breeding common, roseate, and Sandwich terns: red-breasted merganser"
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        "Location": "south-west of Glenavy west off B156 along George's Island Rd. ",
        "Access": "wintering Bewick's and whooper swan, greylag goose, pochard, teal, wigeon; occasional autumn/spring marsh harrier. Access only with warden at present Tel (01846) 652406."
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        "Location": "Location signposted off M1, exit 10",
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        "Access": "5 per cent of the world's whooper swan overwintering. Nesting snipe, great crested grebe, curlew, redshank.",
        "Species": "Access by hire cruiser or row boat, or via small roads off BS 114 and A509"
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        "Location": "on A34 Lisnaskea Belleek - Newtownbutler road",
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        "Species": "Access restricted in breeding season. ",
        "Access": " Ireland's largest heronry in weathered 400-year-old oak grove.",
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        "Species": "Access by many tiny access roads off B81 and B82",
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        "Species": "Access to shoreline at all times. ",
        "Location": "Location 4 miles east of Beileek off A47.",
        "Access": "breeding garden, grasshopper, sedge and willow warblers, siskin; tufted duck, red-breasted merganser, heron, Sandwich terns on islands."
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        "Location": " Inishmakill: 4 miles south of Kesh",
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        "Access": "hen harrier, merlin, peregrine, raven; crossbill.",
        "Location": " off A46 10 miles north-west of Enniskillen"
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        "Access": " whooper swan, Canada goose, wigeon, kingfisher.",
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        "Location": "north-west and south-east of Belcoo village",
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        "Name": "Pettigoe Plateau",
        "Location": " first left off A35 east of Pettigoe",
        "Access": "There are a number of points of access to this large area of blanket bogland and moors scattered with pools. Try first left off A35 east of Pettigoe. For dedicated birders only.  Species: breeding hen harrier, golden plover; wintering Greenland white-fronted goose."
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        "Access": "Species wintering waterfowl number up to 100,000, including 6 per cent of the world total of whooper swan; internationally significant numbers of Bewick's swan, pochard, tufted duck, scaup, goldeneye; nationally significant numbers of great crested grebe. These grebe make up an eighth of the British breeding population. Inland Sperrin Mountains: breeding golden plover, red grouse; buzzard, hen harrier, long-eared owl, peregrine, sparrowhawk, raven, plus crossbill, siskin in upland forests - Drum Manor, Gortin Glen, Knockmany, Lough Bradan, Seskinore. In the south of the county, Greenland white fronted geese graze by the Blackwater.",
        "Location": "Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. With Lough Beg and associated wetlands, it is a designated Ramsar Site - a wetland of international conservation importance. Its western shore, between the Ballinderry and Blackwater rivers, is in county Tyrone. Access points are few. Offshore in winter, enormous rafts of birds include the largest concentrations of diving duck in Britain and Ireland."
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        "Location": "both south of Ballyronan a mile apart, left on to B73, off B160 after 4 miles",
        "Access": "goldeneye, pochard, scaup, tufted duck; breeding shelduck. Inland, whooper and Bewick's swans graze the abandoned Kinrush airfield."
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        "Location": "take B45 south off the A28, 1/4 mile west of Caledon; turn left after 1/4 mile ",
        "Species": " view only from the public road. ",
        "Access": " wintering Greenland white-fronted geese."
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        "Location": "8 miles north of Strabane, west off A5, towards Bready",
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        "Location": "Sawel Mountain, north off B47 at Sperrin village",
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        "Location": "on A2, 6 miles north of Derry city, turn right after security checkpoint",
        "Access": "glaucous and Iceland gulls share pungent smells with curlew sandpiper, whimbrel, black-tailed godwit, goldeneye and red-breasted merganser."
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        "Name": "Lough Foyle Reserve ",
        "Location": " east from Longfield Point to Roe estuary. ",
        "Species": "3,300-acre reserve is left off A2 eastwards, at three particular points to reach three particular viewing points.",
        "Access": "teal, wigeon; grazing swans and geese; Slavonian grebe, great northern, red-throated divers; little stint, spotted redshank on passage."
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        "Location": " left off A2 before Bellarena levelcrossing",
        "Access": "wintering bar-tailed godwit, curlew, redshank and wigeon; associated raptors. The Myroe Banks to the south offer views at high tide over the lough: in calm conditions Slavonian grebe and divers can be seen (winter)."
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