Skomer Island Nature Reserve in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Skomer Island is a nature reserve in Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales.
Birds found in Skomer Island
There have been 177 species of birds recorded in the Skomer Island area.
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| Hoopoe (Upupa epops) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
| Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) |
| Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) |
| Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) |
| Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) |
Mammals found in Skomer Island
There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Skomer Island area.
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
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