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Pembrokeshire coast 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
Summer
Autumn
The hard ones
Rare and secretive: patience and the right place and hour.
Rare visitors
Not here most of the time. When one turns up it stays a day or two.
See also: the British wildlife calendar · all species · all five places