Today's supporting cast included four Manx Shearwaters, 39 Gannets, seven Cormorants, 19 Shags, a Sparrowhawks, two Buzzards, three Kestrels, three Peregrines, a Snipe, a Whimbrels, 55 Curlews, 19 Turnstones, 305 Kittiwakes, a Sandwich Tern, two Guillemots, 391 Razorbills, a Woodpigeon, a Little Owl, 23 Skylarks, 67 Swallows, seven House Martins, 16 Grey Wagtails, 14 White Wagtails, 44 Robins, a Redstart, 20 Stonechats, two Wheatears, a Song Thrush, a Lesser Whitethroat, nine Blackcaps, 18 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, 21 Goldcrests, a Jackdaw, six Chaffinches, seven Siskins, 61 Goldfinches and 130 Linnets.
By late afternoon the wind had died to barely a whisper. Even the smallest of tree branches hung suspended in midair and the whole island glowed in warm low sun until it eventually dipped behind the Wicklow Mountains 67 miles away.
The warm weather enticed a couple of unseasonal butterflies onto the wing. A Grayling up on the mountain was a couple of weeks out of season as was a Common Blue at Ty Pellaf.
The warm weather enticed a couple of unseasonal butterflies onto the wing. A Grayling up on the mountain was a couple of weeks out of season as was a Common Blue at Ty Pellaf.
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