Emma Whatley is an undergraduate student studying Biology at Swansea University. She joined the Skomer team as part of her research year placement this September to assist with fieldwork during…
This large starfish looks just like the sun, with 10-12 arms spreading outwards like rays.
This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.
The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.
Juliet Sargeant was first inspired by nature as a child: when she’s working, her mind often wanders back to playing in the woods with her friends.
She left a career in medicine to train as…
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
These large rocky shore fish look like they belong in deeper waters, but they are the find of the day for any rockpooler!
This comical little duck lives up to its name – look out for the black tuft of feathers on its head!
This tiny gamebird is rarely seen, but its distinctive "wet my lips" call can be heard ringing out over areas of farmland on summer evenings.
Look for the small, pink, pea-shaped flowers of Common restharrow on chalk and limestone grasslands, and in coastal areas, during summer.
