Skokholm Walking Notes

Monday 30 April 2018

Due to a stiff northerly breeze which blew straight into Martins Haven, the boat did not leave until 5:30pm instead of the originally scheduled time of 9am. As such only one sunset walk was attempted on the first day.

Walk #0 – from farm to lighthouse and back

  • farm : whimbrel
  • walk to lighthouse : nothing
  • walk to farm : great black-backed gull at South Pond

Tuesday 1 May 2018

Walk #1a – from farm to Mad Bay Point to Little Bay and back to farm (blue)

  • near North Pond : Manx shearwater
  • North Gully : guillemot, razorbill
  • Little Bay : herring gull, shag, razorbill, fulmar, guillemot
  • North Plain near farm : whimbrel

Walk #1b – from farm to The Neck and back to farm via South Haven (blue)

  • Orchid Bog : lesser black-backed gull
  • The Neck : raven, chough, oystercatcher, puffin, razorbill, rock pipit
  • The Stack : shag
  • East Bay : razorbill
  • path from South Haven to farm : wren

Walk #2 – from farm to the lighthouse via The Bluffs; back to farm via Crab Bay and South Haven (purple)

  • farm : pied wagtail
  • North Pond : oystercatcher, skylark
  • Mad Bay : raven, razorbill, meadow pipit
  • Lighthouse : gannet
  • Winter Pond : great black-backed gull
  • Frank’s Point : oystercatcher
  • Crab Bay : Canada goose, herring gull, puffin
  • Spy Rock : willow warbler
  • South Haven : razorbill, great black-backed gull, puffin, oystercatcher, Manx shearwater

Walk #2bis – from farm to North Pond and back (not shown)

  • farm : meadow pipit
  • North Pond : shelduck, Canada goose, oystercatcher, lesser black-backed gull

Wednesday 2 May 2018

Walk #3 – from farm to the lighthouse via The Well, South Haven, Spy Rock, Crab Bay and Winter Pond; back to farm via The Bluffs, Mad Bay Point and Little Bay (blue)

  • North Plain near farm : great black-backed gull, whimbrel
  • farm : wren
  • The Well : reed bunting
  • South Haven : oystercatcher, shag, puffin, rock pipit, wren
  • Spy Rock : wren, Manx shearwater, chough, jackdaw
  • Crab Bay : lesser black-backed gull, puffin, carrion crow, wheatear
  • Winter Pond : lesser black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, Manx shearwater
  • The Bluffs : wheatear
  • North Gully : carrion crow, Canada goose
  • Little Bay : great black-backed gull
  • North Plain near farm : whimbrel

Walk #4a – from farm to Mad Bay Point and Little Bay (purple)

  • North Gully : wheatear
  • Little Bay : razorbill, guillemot, fulmar, Canada goose

Walk #4b – from farm to The Neck via South Haven; back to farm via Orchid Bog (purple)

  • North Plain near farm : whimbrel
  • The Neck : wheatear, lesser black-backed gull, razorbill, fulmar
  • Orchid Bog : Manx shearwater
  • farm : meadow pipit

Walk #5 – from farm to Crab Bay via Spy Rock; back to farm via South Haven (green)

  • path from farm to Spy Rock : carrion crow
  • Crab Bay : puffin, carrion crow, shag, chough
  • North Pond : pied wagtail, carrion crow

Thursday 3 May 2018

Walk #6 – from farm to The Well and back (green)

  • farm : whimbrel
  • The Well : meadow pipit, willow warbler

Walk #7 – from farm to the lighthouse via Mad Bay Point and The Bluffs; back via Crab Bay and South Haven (blue)

  • North Pond : shelduck
  • Mad Bay : raven, wren, wheatear
  • The Bluffs : carrion crow
  • Crab Bay : puffin

Walk #8a – from farm to Little Bay and back via Mad Bay Point (purple)

  • farm : goldfinch
  • Little Bay : guillemot, puffin, razorbill, fulmar

Walk #8b – from farm to The Neck and back (purple)

  • farm : willow warbler
  • The Neck : rock pipit, guillemot, razorbill, herring gull
  • The Stack : shag

Walk #9 – clockwise from farm to the lighthouse and back (red)

  • The Bluffs : wheatear
  • Twinlet Bay : raven, guillemot

Walk #10 – from farm to Crab Bay via South Haven and back (not shown)

  • South Haven : puffin
  • Crab Bay : puffin, great black-backed gull

Friday 4 May 2018

Walk #11 – from farm to North Pond and back (blue)

  • North Pond : nothing observed

Walk #12 – from farm to South Haven (purple)

  • farm : wren
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