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Spectacular sand art etched into a Northern Ireland beach in October highlighted the plight of the Puffin.

This beautiful picture, created by UV Arts during Portrush’s Swell Festival, was washed away by the tide – a poignant reminder that more than 70% of Northern Ireland’s Puffins have been lost since 2000. Get involved in saving our wild isles at saveourwildisles.org.uk

Stunning Puffin sand art on the coast.

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