30/12/2021 Departure from Madrid
Finally, we reached the end of the bizarre trip. We had a good sleep and departed from the airport by noon.
During the whole trip, we recorded a total of 110 species of birds. Surprisingly, since I just started birding in the Western Palearctic, I got 30 lifers on this trip. I would happily take another visit in a different season. Overall, I learned a lot about birds and nature, as well as the culture and history of Catalonia and Spain. It is a pity that there is still uncontrolled hunting in this country, but it is also good to see that people are making so much effort into conservation and education. I hope in Spain, people and nature can coexist in harmony.
Acknowledgment
Thank Bernat Espluga Garcia for sharing information on the Ebro Delta and Lleida birding site. Thank Xier Chen and Shujie Liang for sharing information about their bird trip and restaurant in Madrid. Thank Zhengyi Dong and Danyang Wang for designing and conducting the trip plan, as well as their company and all birders I met on the trip for sharing their information.
Reference
Garcia, Ernest, and Michael Rebane. Where to watch birds in northern and eastern Spain. E-book ed., Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Kindle.
Birding in Spain website https://www.birdinginspain.com/birding-sites-and-itineraries-in-ne-spain.php
https://www.birdingplaces.eu/en/birdingplaces/spain/la-pedriza
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