Puffin Island: Ynys Seiriol by Boat
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Puffin Island: Ynys Seiriol by Boat
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Puffin Island — Ynys Seiriol — lies off Penmon at the eastern tip of Anglesey. A hermitage stood here in the 6th century, and the remains of a 12th-century monastery are still on the island. It is a seabird colony, with more than 750 cormorants, over a tenth of the national population, as well as puffins, guillemots and razorbills, seen from the boats that circle it from Beaumaris between Easter and October.
Required Activities
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of 4
Take a boat trip from Beaumaris around Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol), running from Easter to October
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of 4
Look for the cormorant colony of over 750 birds, more than 10% of the national population, and for puffins, guillemots and razorbills
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of 4
From the boat, pick out the ruined tower of the 12th-century church on the island, where St Seiriol's hermitage stood
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of 4
Visit the Seawatch Centre at Moelfre on Anglesey's east coast
Take a boat trip from Beaumaris around Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol), running from Easter to October
Look for the cormorant colony of over 750 birds, more than 10% of the national population, and for puffins, guillemots and razorbills
From the boat, pick out the ruined tower of the 12th-century church on the island, where St Seiriol's hermitage stood
Visit the Seawatch Centre at Moelfre on Anglesey's east coast
Before you go
Boats run from Easter to October, but the puffins are only on the island from April to mid-July.
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