Other birds today included 815 Manx Shearwaters, four Gannets, three Cormorants, 22 Shags, a Grey Heron, a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Kestrel, a Peregrine, a Sanderling, seven Dunlins, a Curlew, eight Puffins, two Collared Doves, a Little Owl, a Swift, two Stonechats, 11 Wheatears, a Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, three Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, four Willow Warblers, just three Spotted Flycatchers, four Chaffinches and 17 Linnets.
The moth trap held the first Small Elephant Hawk-moth of the year, whilst out on the coastline hundreds of migrant Diamond-back Moths (Plutella xylostella) were flushed underfoot. These are part of a wider nationwide influx taking place at the moment.
The Lighthouse was floating above the island this morning. Weird.
When the winds are coming from the right direction millions (perhaps even billions) of Diamond-back Moths can arrive in the UK. There were at least several hundred scattered along the coastline this evening. It'll be interesting to see if any turn up in the moth trap tonight.
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