Is it a bird? Is it a moth?

 A  surprise visitor came to my garden yesterday -  a whirring blur of something grey and orange hovering in front of a flower.  It came back a few more times, and stayed long enough for some photos and a video.  It turned out to be a Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum). Identified with the help of the photos in my insect book,  fortuitously acquired the day before! (Collins Complete Guide to British Insects)

Hummingbird Hawkmoth - you can see its long proboscis (tongue) going into the flower to collect nectar.

Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on Knautia macedonica

Here is a  short video to give you a better idea of how it looks:  

They are summer visitors and I have never seen one here before, only in France.  I wonder if it came up with the plume of hot air that brought us the really hot weather on 25th June 2020.

The flowers are Macedonian Scabious (Knautia macedonica).  It grows well here - so if any locals would like some seeds, get in touch.