The enigmatic island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coastline comes alive in the summer. I recently spent three nights on the island guiding for the tour company, NaturesLens. The main draw to this small corner of Welsh paradise in summertime are the charismatic Puffins. These quirky small dumpy sea birds are full of character and it’s hard not to be drawn in to their own little world. The iconic views of them standing with lots of sand eels held in their beaks are abundant at this time of year as they’re busy feeding young. Also, they’re not afraid of humans as there’s no ground predators on the island so happily walk past your feet allowing some fabulous up close and personal views. The real benefit of staying over on the island rather than a day trip is the magical light that bathes the landscape in golden tones during dawn and dusk. It’s a real wildlife escape only a stones throw from the mainland. All in all we had a fantastic group, who all enjoyed it thoroughly and got some great shots. I’ll leave the words now for a few shots of mine from the tour.
On our last evening on the island there were good reports of Aurora visible down far southern Britain, while I didn’t get anything outstanding I did however manage to capture the Milky Way from Skomer Island looking across to Skokholm Island – something I’ve wanted to get for years!
I’m off over the island again tomorrow to welcome our next group of clients – if you’d like to join us on next years tours, please email NaturesLens by clicking here to have your name put down on the waiting list. Thanks!
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