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Skomer Island

With nearly 350,000 breeding pairs of Manx Shearwaters, over 43,500 Puffins, thousands of Guillemots, Razorbills and Kittiwakes and hundreds of Fulmars, Skomer is an internationally important seabird island.
It is also located less than a mile off the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast making it a great place to visit for the day or stay overnight.
Species

Common rosefinch

The common rosefinch is a rare visitor to the UK, usually passing through in autumn.

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Death's-head hawk-moth

This unmistakeable moth, famous for its skull-shaped marking, is a rare visitor to the UK.

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Long-tailed duck

This dainty seaduck is a winter visitor to our coasts, particularly in northern and eastern Scotland.

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Tree pipit

This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.

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How to make a coastal garden

Coastal gardening can be a challenge, but with the right plants in the right place, your garden and its wildlife visitors can thrive.

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Mediterranean gull

Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.

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Pochard

The once-common pochard is now under threat because its populations are declining rapidly. The UK is an important winter destination for the pochard, with 48,000 birds visiting our wetlands and…

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Large white

The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.

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Jack snipe

This well-camouflaged wader is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen feeding on wetlands with a distinctive bobbing motion.