Other totals today included 33 Fulmars, 2051 Manx Shearwaters off the west side of the island, 35 Gannets, four Grey Herons, a Knot, a Dunlin, , 37 Bar-tailed Godwits, the first of the autumn, 12 Whimbrels, 23 Curlews, eight Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 12 Turnstones, four Black-headed Gulls, 15 Kittiwakes, eight Puffins, a Cuckoo, a Skylark, 18 Swallows, seven House Martins, eight Wheatears, a Chiffchaff, two Willow Warblers, three Chaffinches and 33 Linnets.
Vicious winds led to the first casualty of the storm - one of the observatory's two chilli plants failed to make it through the night. With more strong winds set to batter the island, it could be a long night for the island's vegetables.
Manx Shearwaters appear to almost enjoy it when the sea gets rough. Hundreds could be seen this evening in the Sound gliding effortlessly over the waves.
A lonesome Sneezewort flower was in flower on the West Coast.
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