Greenwings Wildlife Tours
@greenwingstours.bsky.social
Expert-led butterfly & botany tours worldwide. Established 2010.
We are conservationists & proudly support charities such as Butterfly Conservation Europe & the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland.
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We are conservationists & proudly support charities such as Butterfly Conservation Europe & the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland.
https://linktr.ee/greenwingstours
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📢Good morning & good week! We have a new tour to tell you about!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
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The EU has published rules for the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies will all be monitored by every Member State. Target to reverse decline in Pollinators by 2030 and increase pops. A big step in conserving biodiversity environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-...
Better monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinators
The Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.
environment.ec.europa.eu
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The EU has published rules for the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies will all be monitored by every Member State. Target to reverse decline in Pollinators by 2030 and increase pops. A big step in conserving biodiversity environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-...
'Bird vs Birdwing'
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
'Bird vs Birdwing'
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
White-bellied Sea Eagle & Southern Birdwing. A pair of super sightings sent back to us from our group in Goa, India.
Good morning from South Africa! A couple of pics just sent back from our group on their #orchid tour at the moment.
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Good morning from South Africa! A couple of pics just sent back from our group on their #orchid tour at the moment.
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
Disa purpurascens and a lovely Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), which made an appearance on one of the orchid finding walks.
#OrchidTour #OrchidsOfSouthAfrica
📢Good morning & good week! We have a new tour to tell you about!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢Good morning & good week! We have a new tour to tell you about!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
🇬🇷Come to Crete with us next autumn, for a botanical blast of bulbs! Crocuses, Colchicums, Sternbergias, Biarum, Narcissi, and many more!
🦋There will be some great birds, butterflies & other wildlife to see too!
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They are such drama queens! This year, I've enjoyed taking pictures of #moths playing dead. They differ from the more traditional depictions of moths. I was most surprised by the Poplar Hawk-moth because I didn't think he had a flair for the dramatic. #teammoth #dramaqueenmoth #macromonday
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
They are such drama queens! This year, I've enjoyed taking pictures of #moths playing dead. They differ from the more traditional depictions of moths. I was most surprised by the Poplar Hawk-moth because I didn't think he had a flair for the dramatic. #teammoth #dramaqueenmoth #macromonday
Meanwhile, in South Africa...
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Meanwhile, in South Africa...
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
Our guide just sent back this orchid pic (Disa cornuta) from one of his pre-tour site checks. Our #orchid tour there starts tomorrow so watch this space for more orchid news!
#OrchidsOfSouthAfrica #OrchidTours
Good morning from Goa! A few more butterflies (+primate) from our ongoing tour. Guests also just had a relaxing river cruise for some birdwatching.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Good morning from Goa! A few more butterflies (+primate) from our ongoing tour. Guests also just had a relaxing river cruise for some birdwatching.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
5 species of kingfisher, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brahminy Kite, plus lots of different herons, terns & egrets among the highlights.
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'Lift off'
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
'Lift off'
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
Good morning from Greece.
Swallowtail launching itself from the Woody Fleabane flowers.
'Going great in Goa'
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
'Going great in Goa'
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
Here's a few more butterfly highlights from our ongoing tour of Goa in India.
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I enjoy butterflies & orchids, so it is always nice when they come combined, such as this Black-veined White nectaring on a Lax-flowered Orchid.
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
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Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I enjoy butterflies & orchids, so it is always nice when they come combined, such as this Black-veined White nectaring on a Lax-flowered Orchid.
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Taken on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social Orchid Odyssey tour, which you can join this coming spring, 1 - 8 April 2026.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
📢 Just 2 places are left on our Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour, 27 May - 3 June 2026.
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢 Just 2 places are left on our Butterflies of the French Pyrenees tour, 27 May - 3 June 2026.
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
A classic GW tour which we designed & launched back in 2014, given a refresh for 2026!
Violet Copper, Spanish Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Apollo, & many more butterfly highlights!
🦋'Bolivian Butterfly Brilliance'🦋
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🦋'Bolivian Butterfly Brilliance'🦋
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
Our happy group just saw over 60 fresh Anteros butterflies of at least 5 different species.
There's about 16 species in the genus, part of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family.
Pictured below is Anteros formosus by tour leader Adrian Hoskins.
It's all go in Goa! We've just begun yet another butterfly tour, this time in India.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It's all go in Goa! We've just begun yet another butterfly tour, this time in India.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
Here's an early highlight, the Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica), state butterfly for Goa & endemic of the Western Ghats.
'Global Greenwingers'
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
'Global Greenwingers'
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
We currently have groups butterflying in India & Bolivia and recently completed a very successful trip in South Africa.
Hutchinson’s Highflier was a top target there & our guests got unrivalled views of this stunner!
📸 Nigel P
A beautiful Morpho butterfly from Bolivia today - a different kind of 'Monday blues'!
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A beautiful Morpho butterfly from Bolivia today - a different kind of 'Monday blues'!
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Good morning from Greece!
Ophrys lucis, our orchid of light.
A popular one on the exclusive @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour too, which I designed & launched way back in 2013.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Ophrys lucis, our orchid of light.
A popular one on the exclusive @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour too, which I designed & launched way back in 2013.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Good morning from Greece!
Ophrys lucis, our orchid of light.
A popular one on the exclusive @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour too, which I designed & launched way back in 2013.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Ophrys lucis, our orchid of light.
A popular one on the exclusive @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour too, which I designed & launched way back in 2013.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Good evening from butterfly brilliant Bolivia 🇧🇴
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Good evening from butterfly brilliant Bolivia 🇧🇴
Bolivia keeps delivering beautiful butterflies for our group. Here's another phone pic just sent back of a lovely Firetip.
One for #SkipperSaturday
One for #SkipperSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Bolivia keeps delivering beautiful butterflies for our group. Here's another phone pic just sent back of a lovely Firetip.
One for #SkipperSaturday
One for #SkipperSaturday
🚨1 place left on an amazing butterfly tour in Colombia this January! 🦋🇨🇴
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨1 place left on an amazing butterfly tour in Colombia this January! 🦋🇨🇴
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Goodnight from Greece!
Orchid of the moment here is Spiranthes spiralis.
Orchids of spring are a whole different story, and a fantastic one at that! Join me & friends to share it, on the original & ultimate Orchid Odyssey tour.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Orchid of the moment here is Spiranthes spiralis.
Orchids of spring are a whole different story, and a fantastic one at that! Join me & friends to share it, on the original & ultimate Orchid Odyssey tour.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Goodnight from Greece!
Orchid of the moment here is Spiranthes spiralis.
Orchids of spring are a whole different story, and a fantastic one at that! Join me & friends to share it, on the original & ultimate Orchid Odyssey tour.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Orchid of the moment here is Spiranthes spiralis.
Orchids of spring are a whole different story, and a fantastic one at that! Join me & friends to share it, on the original & ultimate Orchid Odyssey tour.
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
The incredibly lovely Iberian Lynx, seen through the lens of our expert Spanish guide Juan, last January. We have 1 place left to go there & see & photograph it for yourself, 13th - 17th Jan 2026.
Find out more & book the last spot here...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Find out more & book the last spot here...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The incredibly lovely Iberian Lynx, seen through the lens of our expert Spanish guide Juan, last January. We have 1 place left to go there & see & photograph it for yourself, 13th - 17th Jan 2026.
Find out more & book the last spot here...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Find out more & book the last spot here...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Another pair of phone pics sent back from our group in Bolivia. Looks like they're having a blast! An incredible bonanza of both butterflies & moths & the tour has only just begun! 🦋
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Another pair of phone pics sent back from our group in Bolivia. Looks like they're having a blast! An incredible bonanza of both butterflies & moths & the tour has only just begun! 🦋
A couple of beauties from Bolivia. Phone pics sent back live from the field by our group enjoying a butterfly bonanza right now!
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A couple of beauties from Bolivia. Phone pics sent back live from the field by our group enjoying a butterfly bonanza right now!
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We have added two new pages to our website: habitat management principles for butterflies (and other pollinators) and causes of decline. Check them out here www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
Habitat Management for Butterflies
Habitat Management for Butterflies
www.bc-europe.eu
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We have added two new pages to our website: habitat management principles for butterflies (and other pollinators) and causes of decline. Check them out here www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
We're now in Bolivia for butterflies. First phone pic sent back looks promising!
November 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
We're now in Bolivia for butterflies. First phone pic sent back looks promising!