Sunday 6th October 2019
Butterfly species: Red Admiral (1) Comma (1) Large White (1) Sunday was a warm sunny day with temperatures reaching 16c in the mid-afternoon. Despite the balmy weather, the cycle-path was taking on a distinctly autumnal atmosphere. The afternoon sun is much lower in the sky and the shadows are now longer. Consequently the path is shadier and cooler. Even so, I was soon greeted by the sight of a Red Admiral fluttering rapidly across the path in front of me. Further along the path I came across a Buddleia furnished with a few last flowers. At the very apex was a solitary Comma butterfly. The viaduct at Midford was in full sun when I arrived and it was not long before a Large White made an appearance. During the summer this bridge is often a hive of activity, with many bees, Hoverflies and butterflies nectaring of the wild flowers growing along it's sides. Not today, the flowers have long gone and so this last butterfly flew on without stopping. This will be my very last ...