I would get one but my counter space and my wife both say no :(

This is the face of someone who knows you clearly don’t own an air fryer.

Very good to know, thanks for the write-up!

I think I just found my next phone. Do you have any experience with the phone?

I’ve used both Ecosia and Kagi and find the former gives me too many irrelevant results compared to Kagi. Recently though Kagi has been giving me some funky results but it doesn’t happen very often.

As someone who is part portuguese I can tell you Portugal is definitely underrated from a birding perspective, but Spain is definitely in the lead (and given our centuries long rivalry, I don’t say this lightly).

The south all the way up to just next to Lisbon is great for late winter. The far south is also great for spring and autumn migration.

If you’re speaking to the culture and history, I can only say good things about Portugal. Great food, nice people, rich history, and all of this in a small and accessible package. You just need to skip the horrendously touristy areas in the south.

If you ever find yourself planning a trip this way feel free to hit me up, I’d be happy to give some pointers!

Oh man nowhere in Europe could hold a candle to most of Africa, so I can see why that would be in your first pick. Someone I know recently moved to Nairobi and I told them they had to start birdwatching so I can live vicariously through them :') I’d say Southern Europe (Extremadura, Gibraltar, parts of Portugal) and Nordic countries (parts of Norway, Finland) are as close as you’re going to get in density, but still lacking.

Thanks! I highly recommend a trip to Extremadura, completely changed my view of Spain. It’s basically what Europe used to be like before we blitzed everything with pesticides. There are birds everywhere and the landscapes as you noted are very charming.