Pembroke Day 2 - 12/06/12

After an early rise (6.15 am!) and a quick breakfast we were soon on the road again heading for Marloes. When we arrived there were already a fairly large number of people present so we headed straight for the Lockley Lodge to make sure we got on board! Realizing our landing fee would be covered by joining up to the Wildlife Trust, we took out a joint membership. As we waited for the boat I took some shots of the Swallows nesting at the toilets -

The trip over was shrouded in mist but we could see the odd Puffin in the mist, and when we arrived on Skomer we were greeted by the bizarre guano smell wafting from the cliff sides. After a quick briefing by the Warden we made our way toward the farm at the centre of the Island and were lucky enough to see a Short Eared Owl flying nearby.

We took a course around the Island and saw some stunning sights once the mist started to clear up! We were shocked how unafraid the Puffins were of us, some content to walk right by us! 

Taking a shot of an in-flight Puffin proved to be a terribly hard task but I’ve managed some decent ones on the way back to the landing zone -

These Razorbill and Guillemot were also pretty unafraid of us on the steps on the way back down!

From the boat we also had three fly-by Gannets - 

And so we returned home, sun burnt and shattered, but more than happy to have made the trip, having enjoyed every minute of it.