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"They're known as the clowns of the ocean!"

Puffins - also known as clowns of the ocean, or sea parrots - nest every year on the cliff stacks at the Rathlin West light Seabird Centre off the Antrim coast.

Puffins - also known as clowns of the ocean, or sea parrots - nest every year on the cliff stacks at the Rathlin West light Seabird Centre off the Antrim coast.
Liam McFaul, RSPB NI Rathlin Reserves Warden told Anne Marie McAleese he has been keeping an eye on them.

And on the Soldierstown Road between Moira and Aghalee there's another great RSPB Reserve at Portmore Lough - this one is grassland with meadows, cows, geese, whooper swans and Konik ponies. Former Assistant Warden Laura Smith told Anne Marie why the ponies are so important to the health of the reserve.

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