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46 acre rocky island NW of Anglesey. Uninhabited except for seasonal RSPB wardens. 3,000 pairs of polarna čigra breed, the largest colony in Wales.
The Skerries can be visited by charter boat. The polarna čigra colony varies from 2000 to 4000 pairs depending on sokol selec predation. Smaller numbers of navadna čigra, sivi galeb, triprsti galeb, veliki galeb, rjavi galeb, mormon and 1 or 2 pairs of rožnata čigra. Seals, common and Risso dolphins, porpoises, basking sharks to look out for. Skuas, auks, shearwaters, petrels, strmoglavec and seaducks may be passing.
You can charter a boat from Anglesey harbour, subject to weather and tide conditions. It is a 15 km by boat from Anglesey harbour (one way). Take protective clothing ie anorak with hood, as the terns will swoop and peck.
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