In pictures: Iolo Williams takes on Skomer Island
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| 13:13 UK time, Thursday, 2 June 2011
Welsh wildlife expert Iolo Williams joins us from one of the finest Welsh wildlife locations, . Producer Dan Rees has been out with the team with his camera.
Iolo Williams on Skomer Island
Iolo's already been under the waves to explore .
Filming the dive
He'll be exploring the lives of the largest colony of Manx shearwater in the world, a third of the entire world population of the species, as they get together to breed. And he'll get up close and personal with the latest arrivals to the island as new hatchlings take centre stage. Look out for , guillemots and puffins.
Puffins
Iolo and the team are out filming at all times of day and night and in all weather conditions as they take on the wilds of this beautiful Welsh island.
Out at sea and in low lighting, the team are still filming
Watch Iolo report live from Skomer next week (6-9 June) on Springwatch.
Comment number 1.
At 2nd Jun 2011, littleowl95 wrote:OMG I love skomer I wen there a few years ago and the wildlife was amazing and we even saw a Manx Shearwater
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At 2nd Jun 2011, Narelle wrote:I am going to Skomer on Sunday-I can't wait!!!
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At 2nd Jun 2011, sarahnwayne wrote:We have the privilage of raising our 4 children in Pembrokeshire. Manx shearwaters are pretty common in the area, and my husband regularly rescues them as he is a fisherman. We are very lucky as there is an abundance of wildlife, our kids love it.
well worth a visit!!
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At 2nd Jun 2011, canonmaid wrote:I went to Skomer Island in May, it was amazing! a truely wonderful experience and i would love to go back.
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At 2nd Jun 2011, fuzzyfelts wrote:I'm lucky enough to live in Pembrokeshire, and can see Skomer Island daily, it's a beautiful place.
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At 3rd Jun 2011, Howlingwolf6 wrote:Me and my Dad recently went to Skomer Island. It was amazing, but we cant find out how to post a photo without using Flickr. Please can you tell us how, many thanks
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At 3rd Jun 2011, Lorentzia wrote:Oh I miss Skomer, I volunteered as a warden there for my work experience 16 years ago. Once you've stayed there it's got your heart, one day I will be going back. I watched a Peregrine fledgling get it's first kill while I was there, a sight I will never forget!
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At 6th Jun 2011, gull wrote:Stunning underwater scenes from the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve - /wales/nature/galleries/skomer/
Get the local low-down on Skomer Island here - /wales/nature/sites/places/sw/skomer.shtml
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At 6th Jun 2011, chrisw wrote:what a great location to show for week 2. Especially for those like myself who didn't even know palces like this existed in the Uk.Can't wait to see the daily reports.Thanks to all at SW.
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At 7th Jun 2011, Darren Moston wrote:We are going to Skomer Island at the end of June and now I have seen it on Springwatch it looks better than I thought.
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At 7th Jun 2011, hurtmyeyesopen wrote:I went to Skomer Island about 40 years ago when I was a young girl. We were on holiday in West Wales and went for a day trip. We were dropped off in a very small boast at 10am and collected at 5pm - there was nobody else there, except hundreds of puffins. We had to climb a ring of tyres up the cliff face to get onto the island and there was no shade at all, we still talk about it as one of the highlights of any of our holidays. Brilliant to see you are there - and it doesn't seem to have changed !!
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At 7th Jun 2011, tamoshanter wrote:I live in Pembroke Dock, a few miles up river from Skomer.Iolo's enthusiasm and passion makes me want to swim out there!
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At 7th Jun 2011, Sue wrote:My partner and I visited Skomer Island for the first time last Friday. The weather was perfect for the trip and we were not disappointed with the display from the Puffins in particular whom we had gone to see and photograph. What an amazing little bird. We could not get over how close they came and did not seem to be frightened by people. Planning on returning again in a few weeks, weather permitting. We have visited the Puffins on the Isle of May but in July but Skomer surpassed our expectations.
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At 7th Jun 2011, Chris Hamilton wrote:We are going to The Farne Islands next week. so hoping to see even more Puffins.
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At 7th Jun 2011, shelly64 wrote:tonight was really good i love owls and to see the nest was very special
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