Friday 20 July 2012

Seabirds from Skomer

I recently returned from staying two nights on Skomer. It's a fantastic island, and what's especially good is that by staying overnight you have the island to yourself (except for the wardens, a few volunteers, and the other overnight guests) up until 10am, and from about 4.30pm. Here a few shots of seabirds other than Puffins.

First up a couple of Guillemots:


And a couple of Razorbills:


And now a couple of a rather unusual find, a Manx Shearwater out of its burrow in daylight.

Here's a few of the ubiquitous Lesser Black-backed Gulls


And last but not least, a Kittiwake in front of one of the hides:

Next time I'll have some more Skomer shots to show.

Thanks for reading

4 comments:

  1. Love that top Guillemot shot, Oscar! You know I'm a mush addict! Staying on the island obviously gave you enviable opportunities and you've returned with some superb shots. More, please!

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    1. Thanks Rosie, yeah it was certainly worth it

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  2. Unfortunately, the brown residue on this bird's underside appears to be oil contamination. It's probably already ingested fatal amounts during preening and is on the way out - hence the reason it was seen loafing about on land in daylight. NPW

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  3. Sorry, I don't think that I made it clear that I was referring to the Manx Shearwater. NPW.

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