In spite of nor painted ladies, buddleia has done tremendously attracting other species this year, Some of the specimens of red admiral and peacock have been oustanding, beautifully marked and strikingly large.
Coal tit and blue tit have visited along with many juvenile sparrows. Notably I have not heard any swifts for some time. Perhaps they have returned early this year as temperatures are below average since July heatwave.
More likely the swifts went early because of an abundance in food earlier in the summer, enabling the nestlings to hatch and the parents to sustain the flight early .
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