Thanks Ruth 😊 It’s a beautiful species isn’t it.

Roosting female Orange-tip

Orange-tip egg on Cuckoo Flower

Female Orange-tip flying amongst Cuckoo Flower

Orange-tip head

Orange-tips really kicked off during the warm period this week. Watched females peruse the stunningly beautiful Cuckoo Flower and lay some eggs.

A photo grid showing 5 species of wild tulips on the Greek island of Crete. Photos taken during the Greenwings group tour there in April 2026. Species are Tulipa doerfleri, Tulipa bakeri, Tulipa saxatilis, Tulipa cretica, and Tulipa goulimyi.

Our recently completed tour of Crete was a resounding success, showcasing the island’s extraordinary biodiversity!

Botanical highlights included over 50 species of #orchids and the rather rare & marvellous sight of 5 different wild #tulips in just 5 days!

A cool day on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social False Apollo tour resulted in an impromptu photography workshop (20 minutes that turned into 2 hours thanks to all of the great guest questions!), with a Small Copper then appearing as things warmed up. A favourite species for the last 50 years!

This male Orange-tip wasn't taking 'no' for an answer, despite the female clearly rejecting him by raising her abdomen, as many species in the Pieridae family do! It was nice to see so many of them flying today, along with Holly Blue in numbers not encountered for several years!

'Gorgeous Gargano'

A few picture postcards from our botanical tour of the Gargano in Italy. This exclusive tour is led by Paul Harcourt Davies & his wife Lois. Italian residents & the most experienced and knowledgable guide team around, with 30+ years experience of visiting this famous Peninsula!

Just back from another very successful @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour in Greece! I'm not sure why, but this photo of a Green-underside Blue seems to evoke something about the place that I just can't put into words ... answers on a postcard!

Another great day on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social False Apollo tour. Lots of lovely Grecian Copper, including an aberrant female with elongated spots. Finding the rare Krueper's Small White was the icing on the cake!

A fantastic start to the @greenwingstours.bsky.social False Apollo tour. Not only did we find adults, but also managed to locate a few batches of False Apollo eggs on its main foodplant, Aristolochia hirta.

Tune in today at 15:00 CET to hear this expert talk on Northern European butterflies

Ophrys ferrum-equinum

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Goodnight from Greece with this, Fritillaria rhodia. A dainty flower, no bigger than a fingernail. A firm favourite that I love finding each spring.

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Some may consider this one a bit boring, but I’m fond of them.

Ophrys bombyliflora - Bumblebee Orchid 🐝

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Cytinus hypocistis & host plant.

A root parasite of Cistus bushes, and apparently it's pollinated by ants 🐜

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Welcome 😊

A Marsh Fritillary butterfly roosting with closed wings on a grass stem. The underside of its wings are intricately chequered with orange and ochre.

Cornwall Butterfly Conservation have made the move to Bluesky!

We'll use this account to share Branch news, events, and conservation activities, and we would love to hear about your butterfly and moth sightings from across Cornwall.

Ophrys saliarisii

Seen at a lovely site among another 10+ #orchid species, plus plenty of other flowers of interest such as Fritillaria rhodia, Gagea graeca, and Muscari comosum.

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Ophrys candica

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Ophrys candica

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Two reconnaissance trips & pre-tour site checks are taking place right now. That’s all part of our service and how we thoroughly prepare for each tour, so we can do the best we can for each and every one of the guests coming to enjoy the flora & fauna with us.

Ophrys reinholdii

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Four wives, two passports and a very elusive butterfly: one woman’s search for her lepidopterist father Rena Effendi’s film Searching for Satyrus began with a quest for the endangered insect that bears her family name. Before long, she was reckoning with secrets, lies and the mysterious life of her wayw...

This is such a beautiful film - a must for butterfly lovers but everyone else as well. Screenings from April 19 - go and see it in a cinema! www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

And... it's all going to plan on our current Anatolian adventure. A fine mix of nature overall, including top butterfly & botany targets. Good numbers of False Apollo seen yesterday & big numbers of Orchis punctulata today - well over 100 at some sites! #orchids #butterflies #GoodTimes

Best butterfly in the world bar none 👌🏼

Green-underside Blue on Rockrose. Phone snap. Classic scene here this time of year.

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Good evening & Spring Equinox from Greece 🇬🇷

A sample of my local #orchids

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Orange-tips are nearly upon us and, surprisingly, Green Hairstreaks were seen today in Cheshire! www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB/viewto...

Good evening from Greece…

Neotinea lactea / Milky #Orchid

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Huge congrats to Mar, who led this study published in @ecography.bsky.social!
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Nymphalidae butterfly diversity in the Atlantic Forest was shaped by repeated dispersal, over millions of years, from Amazonia and the Andes, rather than by high in situ diversification

Another example of the wide variety of non-orchid wildlife wonders we see on our exclusive #RhodesOrchidOdyssey tour...