From glorious sunshine to thick fog and rain. Not the conditions we wanted for today; however it turns out seabirds love this weather! One good thing about Rona is they have now set up a booking system for Skomer rather than turning up at 6am hoping to be one of the lucky few on the island that day.
After a rather choppy boat ride across we arrived at Skomer and got our first glimpse of the puffins. Skomer isn’t all about the puffins however, and we were lucky today to see…
- Manx Shearwater (these are usually out at night so incredibly lucky to see them)
- Kittiwake
- Variety of crows
- Gannet
- Oystercatcher
- Shag
- Guillemot
- Razorback
- Grey seal
- Variety of plant life
The island is also home to a wide variety of gulls. It was lovely seeing them in their natural habitat, and not feeding on McDonald’s out of the bins outside the Guildhall in Worcester!
Despite the weather we still had a fantastic day. If you want to experience an island that is rich in seabirds, wildlife, plant life and all things nature then you need to jump at the chance of being one of the 250 allowed per day.
https://www.pembrokeshire-islands.co.uk/boat-trips/land-on-skomer/
We finished our soggy day off with a fabulous meal next to Pembroke Castle. Unfortunately they didn’t have any local cask ale, so Santa settled for one of our local beers- Hobgoblin!
The Travelling Ginger 