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Skomer Island, United Kingdom

cover photo by Scarlet

Location added by Ivanoadv

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.6 (average on 5 votes)

Coordinates : 51.735942, -5.294807 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Views of cliffs, rabbits, colonies of seabirds, especially puffins. And 'the area of ??greatest frequenatzione of shearwater Atlantic, but to photograph them (June July) must sleep and wake up early on the island, as shearwaters out to sea early in the morning and fall at sunset. You can sleep on the island with permission.

Recommended equipment : For puffins just a telephoto around 200 mm. For other colonies (guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes) it would need a special permit to approach them as much as possible. Objective for the latter at least a 400 mm

Best months : June-July for the birds. September for baby seals Atlantic (quite far though)

How to get there : South Wales, from the port of Martin's Haven is a boat three times a day. It remains on the island 5 hours the same boat back to earth. Times and conditions to see on the site

Visits : Hourly departures mooring 10 - 11 - 12

Notes : Area frequented not only by photographers, volunteer-guides nagging to avoid that people come out from the paths in the areas of puffins. Absolutely forbidden to leave the marked trails. However good photographic possibilities to puffins

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Sunrise: 05:50, Sunset: 20:45

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🌒 Waxing Crescent, Brightness: 19%

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