Landfill sites on the Iberian peninsula have long attracted local white storks, but all of the Spanish birds tagged in the study flew across the Sahara desert to the western Sahel.

伊比利亚半岛的垃圾填埋场一直吸引着当地的白鹳，但研究中标记的所有西班牙鸟类都飞越了撒哈拉沙漠，到达了西部萨赫勒地区。