For this cache please use the
free National Trust car park on Island Reagh at N 54 30.370 W005
38.724.
The bay in front of this small wooded area is a bird reserve and
has many different interesting birds from Great Crested Grebes,
Shell Duck, Curlews and of course Brent Geese. From here to the
North of Strangford is the most extensive and least altered and
therefore the most outstanding example of its type of mud flats
found in the province. The daily rhythms of the tides cover and
expose a vast area of 2,400 acres.
Between the tides, there is a range of habitats from differing
grades of mud and sand to boulders and saltmarsh. These areas are
very rich in worms, shellfish and other small animals, a vast food
resource which attracts migratory wildfowl and waders during the
winter. Some species are found here in internationally important
numbers. Eel-grass is abundant and is the principal food source of
the pale-bellied brent geese , attracting over 60% of the world
population!
The spectacular presence of thousands of geese is best observed
during September and October. During the summer months, Ogilby
Island features as the Lough's most important breeding site for
sandwich tern and includes a large population of black-headed
gulls.
The cache is hidden of the beaten track and so is not wheelchair
accessible. It is Tupperware box with the usual swaps and First to
Find prize. Please be careful when retrieving and hiding the cache
as not to disturb the habitat.
While finding this cache you may want to take time to have a look
for (on route to Nendrum 2 by Lundyirish)