Hi Tommy! I believe the puffins (and fledgling pufflings!) should be on Skomer Island until end of July or early August. This is when they will migrate, either further out at sea or to another island over winter. They'll return to Skomer in the spring. So if you go in late July, you'll likely see some but they probably won't be in vast numbers as they are during peak times.
Too much smalltalk. I'm going in the Faroe Islands instead. Luckily not far from mom's home, are the puffins and other birds. In short. Good clothing and shoes. A cap/shades. Water/coffee/hot chocolate. A snack or fruit. Patience. I just saved you from all the smalltalk. 😊
I would have advised you to get the 100-400mm rather than a 45-175. Yes, you can get nice close ups with Puffins as they can come in close, but if you plan to do more bird/wildlife photography you very rarely (even in a hide) get as close and many birds are also a lot smaller so you will very quickly out-grow that lens. If/when you do get a 100-400 then hang on to the 45-175 as it'll make a nice, lightweight walk around lens, although the 100-400 isn't that heavy to carry around. I mainly shot with the Olympus 300mm f4 on Skomer and was great for shooting Puffins in flight and on the edges of the cliffs etc
Thanks so much for the advice, Alex. I definitely agree about wanting a longer lens and hope to save up for one in future. I'm excited to see the difference it will make for my photography, just as it was exciting to see the benefit upgrading to the 45-175mm. :)
this is great, thank you. I just heard about Skomer island from another youtuber but they didn't give any idea how to get there or what to bring. I plan to photograph some Puffins here in Atlantic Canada, and then take a trip to Skomer. thank you again!
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