Europe has many nations and a good variety of birds, albeit a relatively low numbers of endemics, as this continent is part of a wider zoographic zone. Nevertheless, there are great places to bird especially during the Spring and Autumn passages. Eastern European destinations offer terrific birds and habitats as yet less spoiled than those in the west. Southern Europe's climate makes it a top winter destination for sun-seekers and birders alike at a time when the weather is inclement in the north. In early Spring in Spain one can sit in the jacuzzi watching orioles flying in and resident species in abundance. In northern Europe in winter there are some of the most spetacular congrgations of wildfowl and waders to be marvelled at...