Not so exotic...

Since I've hardly spent any time in my new home over the past couple of months, I'm still only just starting to explore the local area. Today I decided to take a walk at a place called Island Hill, a couple of minutes away on the shore of Strangford Lough. The island is only accessible at low tide, so I had to wait until late afternoon, and unfortunately by that stage the lovely sunshine had gone! There's still a real chill in the air but it was a nice walk, beautiful in a bleak kind of way. I'm sure it's lovely for a picnic on a warm day.

I read online that the island was also good for bird-watching... I don't think the birds got the message! I saw a few black-headed gulls (like this one), but around here that's like saying you spotted a pigeon in London :)