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Pembrokeshire and Skomer wildlife: what to see, and when

Sea cliffs at Marloes, seal coves at Martin’s Haven and the boat to Skomer. Puffins are on the island from spring until late July, Manx shearwaters come ashore only after dark, and grey seal pups are born in the coves from late summer.

Best known for

Season by season

What’s worth looking for, quickest to see first, with the best time of day.

Spring March to May

Summer June to August

Autumn September to November

Winter December to February

The hard ones

Rare and secretive: patience and the right place and hour. The waits are game time: sitting still, a game hour passes in four real seconds.

Rare visitors

Not here most of the time. When one turns up it stays a day or two.

Nature notes

Checked against

Sources about the Pembrokeshire coast itself. Each species page lists its own.

See also: the British wildlife calendar · all species · all five places