Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

National Park · United Kingdom

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Where the Cambrian coastline meets the Celtic Sea, cliff-top moorland and hidden coves define a landscape carved by 300 million years of geological drama. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park spans 243 square kilometres of some of Britain's most dynamic terrain—limestone and sandstone sea cliffs punctuated by slate headlands, sheltered valleys where oak and hazel woodland clings to steep slopes, and saltmarsh fringed with glasswort and sea spurge. The park's mosaic of habitats supports thriving populations of seabirds, waders and raptors drawn to the food-rich waters and nesting ledges, while inland, small mammals move through ancient woodlands and hedgerows that form a living corridor through rural Pembrokeshire. The tidal estuaries are nurseries for fish and crustaceans, and the offshore waters attract seals and migrant cetaceans during seasonal movements. This collision of land and sea creates an ecological stage where predator and prey, migrant and resident, play out the drama of coastal life.

For wildlife photographers and seabird enthusiasts, Pembrokeshire delivers unmatched opportunity. The park's accessible cliff-top footpaths offer vantage points where you can watch breeding seabirds and raptors from mere metres away during spring and summer, while autumn and winter bring waves of migratory waders to mudflats and beaches, their feeding flocks punctuated by hunting birds of prey. The Atlantic light at dawn bathes the cliffs in honey-gold, and the golden hour before sunset turns the sea into molten copper—conditions that reward early starts and patient positioning. The park's network of coastal paths and protected viewing areas means you can witness this abundance without disturbing breeding colonies or vulnerable populations. Whether you visit during the chaos of late spring breeding season or the quieter abundance of autumn migration, Pembrokeshire's wildlife spectacle is accessible year-round to those willing to move slowly and watch carefully.

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Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Riparia riparia

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Great Black-backed Gull

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

European Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

Anthus pratensis

Northern Gannet

Erithacus rubecula

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Egretta garzetta

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Regulus regulus

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Garrulus glandarius

Motacilla cinerea

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Plegadis falcinellus

Western Reef Heron

Egretta gularis

Aix galericulata

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Pandion haliaetus

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Prunella modularis

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Gulosus aristotelis

Troglodytes troglodytes

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Corvus frugilegus

Falco tinnunculus

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Western Barn Owl

Red-legged Partridge

Gallinago gallinago

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Cuculus canorus

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Hirundo rustica

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Phylloscopus trochilus

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Branta bernicla

Branta leucopsis

Acanthis flammea

Branta canadensis

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Calidris alpina

Common Blackbird

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Gallinula chloropus

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Turdus philomelos

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Short-eared Owl

Common Redshank

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Turdus viscivorus

Rallus aquaticus

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Falco columbarius

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Common Kingfisher

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Spatula querquedula

Mareca strepera

Melanitta nigra

Tachymarptis melba

Black-tailed Godwit

Calidris canutus

Red-throated Loon

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Woodchat Shrike

Western Orphean Warbler

Curruca hortensis

Phoenicurus ochruros

Saxicola rubetra

Eurasian Siskin

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Northern Pintail

Ring-necked Duck

Aythya collaris

Aythya fuligula

Somateria mollissima

Melanitta fusca

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Mergellus albellus

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Coturnix coturnix

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Podiceps auritus

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Recurvirostra avosetta

Pluvialis squatarola

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

Eurasian Dotterel

Eudromias morinellus

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Lymnocryptes minimus

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Phalaropus fulicarius

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Tringa glareola

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Calidris pugnax

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

Calidris minuta

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Sternula albifrons

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Chlidonias niger

Sterna paradisaea

Sterna dougallii

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Larus hyperboreus

Larus glaucoides

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Stercorarius skua

Black Guillemot

Black-throated Loon

Leach's Storm Petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous

Sooty Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Western Cattle Egret

Circus macrourus

Bubo scandiacus

Eurasian Wryneck

European Green Woodpecker

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Poecile palustris

Poecile montanus

Lullula arborea

Eremophila alpestris

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Cetti's Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

Curruca nisoria

Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca

Western Subalpine Warbler

Curruca iberiae

Moltoni's Warbler

Curruca subalpina

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Turdus torquatus

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Luscinia svecica

Red-breasted Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Anthus trivialis

Anthus spinoletta

Fringilla montifringilla

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Loxia curvirostra

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

Plectrophenax nivalis

Emberiza citrinella

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea

Setophaga coronata

Bar-headed Goose

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Cardellina canadensis

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Western Red Deer

Halichoerus grypus

Nyctalus noctula

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Long-tailed Field Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Odobenus rosmarus

European Badger

Mustela erminea

Eurasian Pygmy Shrew

Short-tailed Field Vole

Microtus agrestis

Soprano Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Panglobal Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Mustela nivalis

Lepus europaeus

Muscardinus avellanarius

Eurasian Water Vole

Arvicola amphibius

Eurasian Harvest Mouse

Micromys minutus

Rattus norvegicus

Daubenton's Myotis

Myotis daubentonii

Common Whiskered Myotis

Myotis mystacinus

Natterer's Myotis

Myotis nattereri

Nathusius's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus nathusii

Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

European Pine Marten

European Polecat

Mustela putorius

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