Skomer Puffins - part 1
 

Back to my 3 day trip to Pembrokeshire last year. Just to recap, I had planned to spend my first day on the island of Skomer, but I arrived to find that the boats weren't sailing. So I travelled inland to Gigrin Farm and had a fantastic afternoon photographing Red Kites, before travelling back to the coast to photograph the sunset on Marloes Sands (see previous posts).
 

I was delighted to find that the Skomer boats were running on Days 2 and 3.
 

There is one main target species when you visit Skomer - the Puffin. They can be seen at various points around the island but the best place to see them is the Wick. Here you can get really close, photographing the birds both on the cliff edge and as they move to and from their burrows. As I was visiting in early July I was also lucky enough to see one of two chicks.
 

I was able to get a range of images, from simple portraits to birds preening, and of course a few shots with Sand Eels, and even Herring. The burrows were covered in daisies, which I find a lot more photogenic than the rocks you find in places like the Farne Islands. 
 

Puffin PreeningSkomer, Pembrokeshire, Wales   PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Puffin callingSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Puffin preeningSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

PuffinSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

I am reliably informed that this bird has caught a Herring.
 

Puffin with HerringSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Puffin preeningSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales   
 

Puffin callingSkomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales