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Description
You can cruise around Puffin Island by joining a boat cruise from Beaumaris. See the website below and follow the link. Landing is not allowed due to danger of rat stowaways coming ashore, these once wiped out the Atlantic Puffin which are now returning. The only breeding Common Eider in Wales. Also Kittiwake, Northern Fulmar, shearwaters, skuas, sea ducks and auks may be seen offshore. Mammals: grey seals, dolphins and porpoises.
Details
Access
By boat from the village of Beaumaris. Price 80-minute Puffin Island Cruise: £ 18 (2022). The main season is the breeding season between April and July. Cruises run daily between April and October. Note: As with all seabirds outside of the breeding season they are only found out at sea, so you will not see Atlantic Puffin on these cruises outside of the breeding season. See the links below for more info.
Terrain and Habitat
Sea , Canyon/cliffConditions
WetCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
NoGood birding season
Summer , SpringBest time to visit
Spring , SummerRoute
Paved roadDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
BoatBirdwatching hide / platform
NoLinks
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