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Birds Razorbills & Guillemots - nesting on the steep cliffs of Worms Head. Cormorants & Shags - often seen spreading their wings out to dry. Gulls - many varieties seen along the coast. Fulmars - gliding gracefully over the waves. Kittiwakes - rearing their chicks on narrow cliff ledges. Puffins - occasional glimpses of this unusual clown looking bird off the end of Worms Head. Peregrine falcons - Britains fastest animal see hunting the coastline. Shearwaters - gliding inches from the waters surface. Terns - diving for sand eels. Turnstones - looking for a meal amongst the rocks. Skuas - seen at sea mobbing other sea birds of their fish. Scoters - an all black duck that arrives late summer. Gannets - an impressive sight as they dive from a height. Hen Harrier - never seen one of these before a highight of the trip Marine Mammals Atlantic Grey Seals - these inquisitive mammals are seen basking in the sun on the rocks at low tide and in the water at high tide. There is a small colony on the north side of Worms Head. Porpoise - occacionally seen on flat calm days. Dolphins - seen further out in the Bristol channel and occasionally near Worms Head
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