The tour in May 2019 to western Spain was excellent. Our two Spanish guides were very pleasant and knowledgeable about birding locations and did find us many species including a couple of difficult ones. They also were able to impart a lot of facts about Spanish history, culture, geography and geology. Having two vans was a bonus. I did appreciate the opportunity to tour some Roman ruins and cities such as Ronda and Rocio as a break from birding. The food in Spain was excellent, except the breakfast at a few hotels was substandard as noted in another review. I liked the choice of having picnic lunches out in the field, provided by the guides and they did a great job. We did have a couple of lunches in a village, which was entertaining and gave us some insight into the local culture. The accommodation was varied and very good, especially the Artiem in Madrid. The scenery we encountered was just spectacular, both in the mountains and in the south by the Mediterranean. I would recommend that if possible, a closer view of Gibralter would be appreciated by future participants. I was hoping that one of the guides would make e-bird lists and share them, but that only happened for one location. I would highly recommend this tour for birders.