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A couple of 2nd year Little Gulls on the lagoon at Kinnegar, Holywood.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #seabirds #water #kinnegar #holywood #CountyDown #northdown #NorthernIreland @RSPB #gull #gulls #littlegull

Last few weeks have brought the issue of effluent on beaches around Belfast Lough up the agenda but its an issue for more than just wild swimmers and more deeply rooted than something that hits a few local headlines when the storms come along

#Sewage
#Carrickfergus
#Newtownbbey
#Belfast
#Holywood
#NorthDown
#BelfasLough
@norniron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf4UMqTHERI

A lovely #RedThroatedDiver close in to the sea wall at #Kinnegar #Barracks in #Holywood this morning.
It was happy to pose for photos between dives 😎👍

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #waterbirds #seabirds #diver #loon #BelfastLough #northdown #NorthernIreland @RSPB

Stephen Farry, Alliance's leader in Westminster, is OUT.

#ukpol #UKElection #Election2024 #NorthDown

NORTH DOWN

OFFICIAL RESULT, IND GAIN FROM APNI (NOTIONAL CHANGE SINCE 2019)
ALEX EASTON (IND): 20,913 (48.3%, +48.6%^) WINNER
STEPHEN FARRY [MP] (APNI): 13,608 (31.4%, -13.4%)
TIM COLLINS (UUP): 6,754 (15.6%, +3.7%)
BARRY MCKEE (GRN): 1,247 (2.9%, +2.9%)
DEIRDRE VAUGHAN (SDLP): 657 (1.5%, +1.5%)
CHRIS CARTER (IND): 117 (0.3%, ^)
OTHERS: - (-43.3%)
^ AGGREGATED ACROSS CANDIDATES IN PARTY

SWING SINCE 2019: 31.0% SWING APNI TO IND

This German Bf109E crash landed at Northdown, Margate, England after being attacked by an RAF Spitfire. Its pilot, OBLT Bartels, though severely wounded survived and was taken prisoner - 24th July 1940 #battleofbritain #margate #kent #northdown #luftwaffe #bf109 #me109 #messerschmitt

Sunset over the beach at Helen’s Bay, County Down.
Five bracketed images shot on Canon EOS, HDR processed and Tone-mapped in Affinity Photo.

#nature #NaturePhotography #landscape #LandscapePhotography #coast #beach #sunset #evening #hdr #helensbay #CountyDown #NorthDown #NorthernIreland

Low tide on #BelfastLough reveals some interesting formations in the #NorthDown #bedrock.
This is an #HDR image from five bracketed shots processed in #AffinityPhoto.

#nature #landscape #photography #belfast #Holywood #CountyDown #NorthernIreland #lowtide #evening