We visited Solva in Pembrokeshire, South Wales a few times, what a wonderful place. I saw some of these birds for the first time on the headland over the town.
Local information on Solva. I’ve pulled this quote from that site
“One of the strangest of all Solva’s seafaring stories is that by 1848, soon after the village’s tally of trading ships had reached 30, it was possible to buy a passage from here direct to New York!
Berths were advertised for £3 a head, with a half-price ticket offered for those under 14 years of age and infants free. This was inclusive of water, fuel and sleeping places for a voyage that, in those days, could take up to 17 weeks.”
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