Mediterranean orchids in Costa Blanca (1 Viewer)

A very productive morning seeing birds and orchid in one of our wildlife tours around Costa Blanca, Alicante province in Spain.

List of orchids:

Sombree-bee orchid (Ophrys fusca)
Woodcock orchid (Ophrys scolopax)
Ophrys dianica. Endemic of the region
Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum)
Giant orchid (Barlia robertiana)
Ophrys castroviejoi (O.speculum x O.scolopax)
Ophrys pielteri (O.tenthredinifera x O. scolopax)

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Pau Lucio

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Website updated with some of the pictures http://birdwatchingspain.net/orchids-tours-spain/

Sorry in my previous post, I meant to write Ophrys x pielteri.

Another cracking orchid-Bivona’s Orchis

Last Sunday we had an excellent day out looking for butterflies and orchids in the region of Valencia. This is considered a botanical hotspot for the diversity of plants. Following I am coping a list of the orchids seen:

Bivona’s Orchid – Orchis x bivonae.
Woodcock orchid – Ophrys scolopax
Sombre-bee orchid – Ophrys fusca
Dense-flowered orchid – Neotinea maculata
Pink butterfly orchid – Anacamptis papilonacea
Naked man orchid – Orchis italica
Conical orchid – Neotinea conica
Narrow-leaved Helleborine – Cephalanthera longifolia
Man orchid – Aceras anthropophorum
Mirror orchid – Ophrys speculum
Champagne orchid – Orchis champagneuxii
Early puple orchid – Androrchis olbiensis

Gallery updated with new photos: http://birdwatchingspain.net/orchids-tours-spain/

Have a nice day


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Pau Lucio
Web site Birdwatching Spain
Twitter: @BirdSpain
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Phone: (+34) 676.721.763