Common Seal - Kilpheder

Kilpheder Beach, Kilpheder, Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides

Type:Flora and Fauna - Marine Life

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Common Seals can be easily seen on rocky skerries at low tide. At high tide when the rocks they usually haul out on may be covered, they are not so visible.

To see them, head to the Machair and follow the track on to the beach, and then walk south.

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