Category: Skomer Island News

After the Storm
Storm Ophelia struck west Wales on 16th October last year The consequences were devastating… Starting as the easternmost Atlantic major hurricane on record, Ophelia was …

Skomer Island Migrant Report April 2018
What’s been spotted on Skomer last month? Two Red Kites came over the island on the 21st. At least one Hen Harrier remained until the …

Skomer Island March 2018
Migrants on Skomer Many of this month’s peak counts were caused by the extreme cold spells at the beginning and middle of the month. Monthly …

Paul Davies AM Visits Skomer Island National Nature Reserve
Paul Davies, the Conservative Assembly Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire, joined the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, Natural Resources Wales and the University of …

Exclusive Guided Walks with West Coast Birdwatching – Sold Out
Adventure into the wilderness of Skomer Please note: the exclusive guided walks have now sold out. However, we would be happy to add you to …

Skomer’s Migrant Sightings for Nov 2017
During November on Skomer Island, a variety of migrant birds were seen and recorded by the island wardens before they left for the winter. Have …

Skomer Migrant Sightings
As we didn’t publish the Skomer migrant bird sightings in last months e-news, you get a double helping this month of both September and October’s …

Volunteering on Skomer
Short term volunteers are required on Skomer Island from 21 March to 26 September inclusive. We take up to six volunteers each week (Saturday to …

Skomer Island Bird Sightings July 2017
As we are all aware, Skomer Island is a wildlife haven, especially for birds. Each month the warden composes a species list of what bird …

Skomer Island Migrants, June
Take a look at some of the migrant birds that Skomer Island had passing through in June: Up to two Grey Herons were seen. A …

Skomer Island Sightings for March
So now that the Island team is back on Skomer for the 2017 season, we have lots of exciting sightings from the Island to bring …

Our Wardens are Back on Skomer Island
After the weather windows forecast continually deteriorating and disappearing, last Sunday we saw a possible chance and took it! We scrambled to do our last …