Andy Rogers

Thanks John 😃

Gennaria diphylla

Orchis Canariensis

Neotinea maculata

Ophrys bombyliflora

Habenaria tridactylites

Gran Canaria was super green last week after the recent storms. Plenty of orchids in flower, but tad early for the best O.canariensis blooms. Surprise find, a patch of Ophrys bombyliflora rosettes - the only Ophrys in the Canaries and probably only found on Gran Canaria ... will go back! 💜🌋🇪🇸

Hi John - any thoughts on what spp this is? ... Gran Canaria this week. @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social

El Teide at sunset from Gran Canaria 🧡🌋 Gennaria diphylla by the thousand in the remnants of the laurisilva forest at 500-800m asl. 25/1/2026 🧡🇪🇸 @ukorchids.bsky.social @orchidvinny.bsky.social

Orchis canariensis just starting to flower on Gran Canaria today at 950m asl. Habenaria tridactylites a plenty, but going over, and a surprise Monarch butterfly 😃 💜🇪🇸 24/1/2026. @orchidvinny.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

Habenaria tridactylites

Gennaria diphylla

Himantoglossum metlesicsianum

Variety of endemics in the laurisilva

Stunning botany on Tenerife over the last couple of days 🤍🌋

Stately white orchid spikes emerging from vegetation, title of book is ORchids of Britain and Ireland - a photographic guide, by Mike Waller and Sean Cole with Rainar Kurbel

Burnt-tip Orchids, white flowers speckled with maroon markingd, the flower spikes topped by dark maroon

Fields of Green-winged Orchids at sunset

Various paler examples of Green-winged Orchids, showing the beauty and variety of this species

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Finally tried out my new camera in Tenerife. 6/12/2025. Himantoglossum metlesicsianium ... OM-D E-M1 Mark II + M.Zuiko 60 mm f/2.8. Camera stacked images. Thanks to ChatGpt for helping with set up 😃

The Tenerife Giant Orchid, Himantoglossum metlesicsianium, at 1100m asl. in the Corona Forrestal, Tenerife 😃💜🌋 6-12-2025. Especially for Messrs Cole and Blood ... @ukorchids.bsky.social @orchidvinny.bsky.social

Lots of fresh Habenaria tridactylites at 1050m above Guimar on Tenerife yesterday 4-12-2025; Gennaria diphylla approaching flowering & Neotinea maculata rosettes appearing. Amazing site, somewhat treacherous. 💜🌋

El Teide from San Sebastian de La Gomera 💜🌋

Habenaria tridactylites flowering in an unreachable spot at 2998ft asl on La Gomera today 😃 @orchidvinny.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

A Green-winged orchid rosette (Anacamptis morio) survives on what's left of Dawlish Warren Point after the autumn storms. 8/11/2025

Goodyera macrophylla in the laurissilva forest of NW Madeira. 9/10/2025 😃

Super happy to find more Goodyera macrophylla today, 9/10/2025, @1000m in the laurissilva forest of NW Madeira 🤍🇵🇹

Lots of Neotinea maculata typically under tree heather (Erica arborea) @1800m on Pico Ruivo, Madeira today 7/10/2025 🤍🇵🇹

Grilled limpets (lapas), probably Patella aspera or
Patella candei to celebrate finding Goodyera macrophylla 😋🤍🇵🇹

Goodyera macrophylla @860m in the Parque Florestal do Fanal, Madeira today, 5/10/2025 🇵🇹 😃

6-8ft beauties

A splendid combo ...Autumn squill (scilla autumnalis) and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) at Start Point today 9-9-2025 😃

Fresh Autumn lady's-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) appearing at Dawlish Warren following the recent rain 😃 @ukorchids.bsky.social

A few Autumn Lady's-tresses on the Dorset Way verges today, 10 days ago there were none. A nice end to Summer 😃 31-8-2025. @ukorchids.bsky.social @orchidvinny.bsky.social

Most had leaves coming through Vinny 👍

Glad to hear it Kirsty 😃

How to seat a tubeless gravel tyre (possibly not much interest to the orchid world, but for the benefit of my cycling friends) 😃🚴

I'd just walk in from the main car park and start opposite the visitor centre, then walk on out along the main path into the main part of the reserve (Greenland lake) ...the ALTs are everywhere where there's a hint of moistness ...

I'd say it is a pretty normal year for Autumn Lady's-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) at Dawlish Warren NNR. Lots in full flower, many coming through and more to come 😃 19-8-2025. @warrenbirding.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social @rogercharding.bsky.social

Any sign of Goldilocks Vinny?

Pretty sure this, past its sell by date, orchid is a Nigritella, maybe even N. lithopolitanica, the Kamik orchid, up at 1665m asl. on Velika Planina, Slovenia today 14-8-2025. Stunning place. Lovely alpine flowers. 💚 🇸🇮