Pembrokeshire · Skokholm Island

Skokholm
Britain's First Bird Observatory

A week on the island where Ronald Lockley established Britain's first bird observatory in 1933, and where storm petrels still come ashore in the dark to breed.

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Full story coming soon

I'm writing the full account of my week on Skokholm, the storm petrels, the lighthouse, the seals on the rocks below, and what it means to spend six days on an island with no way off. Check back soon.

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