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Roger Harding @HardingRogerC

Birds, orchids, butterflies and all other wildlife pestered by my camera. Love playing poker and harmonica (but not at the same time!)

Joined May 2023
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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
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The #ChurchyardFlowers challenge gave me a great excuse to visit one of my favourite churchyards, in Swyre, Dorset. The sign on the gate says it all, every churchyard should be like this ! 30 plants in flower and loads of pollinators. See ALT text for details.@wildflower_hour
Top row: Red Valerian, Hogweed (with Drone Fly and Buff-tailed Bumblebee), Betony, Dog Rose (with Meadow Brown butterfly), Common Knapweed (with Buff-tailed Bumblebee). Second row: Self-heal, Germander Speedwell, Meadow Vetchling, Thick-legged flower beetle on Common Knapweed, Bramble, Bush Vetch. Third row: Dock, Stinking Iris, Betony, Dog Rose, Willowherb, Bugle. Fourth row: Drone Fly on Dandelion, Creeping Buttercup, Daisy, Hedge Woundwort, Hedge Woundwort close-up, Cleavers. Fifth row: Ribwort Plantain, Smooth Hawk’s-beard, Herb Robert, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Elder, Nettle. Bottom row: a Hawkweed with pollinators including a Marmalade Hoverfly, naturalised Nigella, Red Clover, Wood Avens, Hawkweed with solitary bee, Thick-legged flower beetle on a Dandelion.

ALT Top row: Red Valerian, Hogweed (with Drone Fly and Buff-tailed Bumblebee), Betony, Dog Rose (with Meadow Brown butterfly), Common Knapweed (with Buff-tailed Bumblebee). Second row: Self-heal, Germander Speedwell, Meadow Vetchling, Thick-legged flower beetle on Common Knapweed, Bramble, Bush Vetch. Third row: Dock, Stinking Iris, Betony, Dog Rose, Willowherb, Bugle. Fourth row: Drone Fly on Dandelion, Creeping Buttercup, Daisy, Hedge Woundwort, Hedge Woundwort close-up, Cleavers. Fifth row: Ribwort Plantain, Smooth Hawk’s-beard, Herb Robert, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Elder, Nettle. Bottom row: a Hawkweed with pollinators including a Marmalade Hoverfly, naturalised Nigella, Red Clover, Wood Avens, Hawkweed with solitary bee, Thick-legged flower beetle on a Dandelion.

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Braunton Burrows is not just orchids of course. The incredibly rare and hard to find Water Germander. Delightful Adder's Tongue Fern. @Liz_Downey_ @StevePa46290725 @withylake
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Also available in Purple. Gorgeous white Southern Marsh Orchid on Braunton Burrows. @StevePa46290725 @Liz_Downey_ @withylake Field trip for the Hardy Orchid Society 6 species of orchids found with a host of other rare and wonderful flora.
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Roger Harding retweeted
Mariposa Nature Tours@Mariposa_Nature
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Postcard from the field, from tour leader David Moore in Serbia: Everyone's ecstatic today after enjoying superlative views of heavyweight European butterfly rarity, False Comma. Some 100 species seen after just two days here - and this one in particular, this one's special.
False Comma syn. Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vau-album) © David Moore

ALT False Comma syn. Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vau-album) © David Moore

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Roger Harding retweeted
Global Birdfair@GlobalBirdfair
Jun 13
4 weeks today - Global Birdfair Saturday globalbirdfair.org 10, 11 & 12 July What a line up! Your Saturday ticket or 3 day pass gives you access to this brilliant evening of entertainment That’s after a fully packed schedule during the day starting at 9.00am @StephenMoss_TV
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Roger Harding retweeted
Mariposa Nature Tours@Mariposa_Nature
Jun 12
Tour update 🚨 Two places secured this evening on the 2027 edition of Summer Orchids of the French Alps - only two places remain available to join this exclusive tour now, led by the dream team of @thenewgalaxy & Dave Fairhurst in July 2027: mariposanature.com/tours/bot…
Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) © Dr Richard Bate

ALT Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) © Dr Richard Bate

Gymnadenia rhellicani © Dr Richard Bate

ALT Gymnadenia rhellicani © Dr Richard Bate
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Roger Harding retweeted
Global Birdfair@GlobalBirdfair
Jun 11
🎙️ mybirdinglife.com 😃 Tim Appleton podcast guest 🦆 A Lifetime working in Conservation 👂Get a behind the scenes story 🎟️ Hosted by Chris: My Birding Life - at Global Birdfair on Saturday 11 July 930am on Whinchat globalbirdfair.org @MayeniJones @StephenMoss_TV
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Roger Harding retweeted
Global Birdfair@GlobalBirdfair
Jun 11
Fantastic Friday at Global Birdfair 2026 Friday 10 July Osprey Main Stage 6pm @RobertEFuller starts the show 6:45 - 7:30 refreshment break Food & bar open til 9pm 7:30 ‘Your Flies are Undone” Host Nick Acheson & great guests 9:00 Bat Walk globalbirdfair.org @StephenMoss_TV
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Roger Harding retweeted
Mariposa Nature Tours@Mariposa_Nature
Jun 11
Tour update 🚨 Things move fast around here - another booking for Orchids of Cyprus this evening takes the 2027 edition of this popular tour to half-full. And needless to say, it generates a donation to support the great conservation work of @BSBIbotany. mariposanature.com/tours/bot…
Orchis punctulata © Jon Dunn

ALT Orchis punctulata © Jon Dunn

Orchis troodi © Jon Dunn

ALT Orchis troodi © Jon Dunn
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Roger Harding retweeted
Dr Richard Bate
@thenewgalaxy
Jun 11
Cyprus is a great place for #orchids, hitting its peak at a time when many if not most other places haven’t even begun to wake up. It’s one of my favourite destinations because it’s the home of many of my favourite species!
Mariposa Nature Tours@Mariposa_Nature
Jun 11
Tour update 🚨 Things move fast around here - another booking for Orchids of Cyprus this evening takes the 2027 edition of this popular tour to half-full. And needless to say, it generates a donation to support the great conservation work of @BSBIbotany. mariposanature.com/tours/bot…
Orchis punctulata © Jon Dunn

ALT Orchis punctulata © Jon Dunn

Orchis troodi © Jon Dunn

ALT Orchis troodi © Jon Dunn
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Roger Harding retweeted
Mariposa Nature Tours@Mariposa_Nature
Jun 11
Tour update 🚨 Our #orchid tours for 2027 continue to steadily fill - today two more places secured for Orchids of Cyprus, led by the superb team of @thenewgalaxy & Dave Fairhurst. We're proud to be the number one choice for orchid-hunting holidays. mariposanature.com/tours/bot…
Ophrys kotschyi © Jon Dunn

ALT Ophrys kotschyi © Jon Dunn

Ophrys lapethica © Jon Dunn

ALT Ophrys lapethica © Jon Dunn
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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Jun 11
How did I forget to post these wonderful little weirdos from last weekend? Fen Orchids (Liparis loeselii) at Kenfig, South Wales 7/6/26 #orchid
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Roger Harding retweeted
Global Birdfair@GlobalBirdfair
Jun 9
Global Birdfair is excited to welcome Bonner Black From Nashville 🇺🇸 to Rutland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 And Global Birdfair at that! globalbirdfair.org Don’t miss out! #I❤️GBF @StephenMoss_TV @IntoTheWildPod
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Roger Harding retweeted
Global Birdfair@GlobalBirdfair
Jun 9
Thanks to all Global Birdfair Main & Co-sponsors for 2026 👀 Check out what’s on & 🎟️ Buy your event tickets soon globalbirdfair.org Donating money we raise at the event to BirdLife International for this year’s conservation project we named 🏝️ Preventing Island Extinctions
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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Jun 10
Some of the many Lesser Butterfly-orchids (Platanthera bifolia) in the New Forest 9/6/26 #orchid #wildflowers
Lesser Butterfly-orchids (Platanthera bifolia)

ALT Lesser Butterfly-orchids (Platanthera bifolia)

Close up of Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia) flower.

ALT Close up of Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia) flower.
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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Jun 9
Chalk Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea). Dorset 9/6/26 #orchid #wildflowers
Chalk Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)

ALT Chalk Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)

Chalk Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)

ALT Chalk Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)

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Roger Harding retweeted
Global Birdfair@GlobalBirdfair
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#I❤️GBF globalbirdfair.org
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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Jun 8
Small White Orchids (Pseudorchis albida) seem to like cool wet weather…. which is fortunate 😁 Worth getting soaked for though. 7/6/26. #orchid #wildflowers
Small White Orchids (Pseudorchis albida)

ALT Small White Orchids (Pseudorchis albida)

Close up photos of Small White Orchids (Pseudorchis albida)

ALT Close up photos of Small White Orchids (Pseudorchis albida)

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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Jun 8
I love Early Marsh-orchids (Dactylorhiza incarnata). Here are some lovely examples from Kenfig. Two subspecies pictured - subsp. incarnata (pink) and subsp. coccinea (red). 7/6/26. #orchids #wildflowers
Early Marsh-orchids (Dactylorhiza incarnata). Two subspecies pictured - subsp. incarnata (pink) and subsp. coccinea (red).

ALT Early Marsh-orchids (Dactylorhiza incarnata). Two subspecies pictured - subsp. incarnata (pink) and subsp. coccinea (red).
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Roger Harding retweeted
Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Jun 8
An insane but brilliant weekend of orchid hunting. Horrible weather, but beautiful flowers ! Lots more photos to come. See ALT text #orchid #wildflowers
Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida), Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea), Fen Orchid (Liparis loeselii), Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa), Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera var. trollii - aka Wasp Orchid), Burnt (tip) Orchid (Neotinea ustulata), Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).

ALT Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida), Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea), Fen Orchid (Liparis loeselii), Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa), Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera var. trollii - aka Wasp Orchid), Burnt (tip) Orchid (Neotinea ustulata), Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).

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