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The Loch of Strathbeg (also known as Loch Strathbeg; ''historically "Strathbeg Water"; "Water of Strathbeg"; "Rattray Water" or "Water of Rattray"'') is a designated Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. It is located near to Rattray and Crimond in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The loch is maintained by the RSPB and around the loch there are three hides from which visitors may watch the birds and other wildlife. Access to the loch is through Crimond airfield where there is a car park at the edge of the reserve. There is also the 'Starnafin Centre' from which visitors may also watch the birds from and find out more information about which birds and animals are present locally. The RSPB records over 260 species of bird, 280 species of insect and 26 species of mammal at the reserve.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About the Loch of Strathbeg )〕 == Formation == The loch is a very recent creation of geological times, forming naturally in a massive storm in 1720. The lagoon, where the loch is now, its small harbour ''Starny Keppie'' and the village of Rattray, were cut off from the sea and engulfed by shifting sands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rattray Head Travel Guide )〕 A historical account says that the storm blocked ''"the outlet of the stream called the burn of Strathbeg into the sea"''〔 after which it flowed directly into the loch. There is another stream, the "Burn o’ Rattra"〔〔 flowing into the loch. Ordnance Survey mapping of the Loch shows four streams ("burns" in Scots) and one exit point into the north sea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loch of Strathbeg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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