An early start and a late finish

It's only April but the days are getting longer. The sun sets around eight thirty in the evening and rises just after six in the morning. The sun's warmth still struggles to overcome the sea borne winds but find a stone sheltered cleft in the islands rocks and the heat is there to feel.

Southerly winds have brought visitors. Migrant birds are using the island as a stepping stone on the ancient routes they follow. Urged and pushed by the need to move, places such as Skomer must be a welcome sight.

I got up early one morning with a visiting friend and film maker to capture the sunrise. A North wind stole the warmth of the coffee we carried up to the rocks. The camera's time-lapse function has stopped working so we took shifts pressing the button every five seconds. We offered up our fingers to the penetrating cold time and time again in the hope of a golden moment. Several times we questioned what we were doing. But in the end?

See for yourself...