Beatrice roosted beside the River Bullaque upstream from Luciana and today (18th August) set off before 0700GMT but only a few km, probably to eat a fish. Over an hour later she set off south passing over Sierra Morena mountains at midday. An hour later she was just east of Cordoba and then it was a flight over well-travelled lands in temperatures up to 35C to her wintering area. She flew a little further east than usual over the Sierra de la Nieves to reach the Istvan Resevoir at 1730GMT after a flight of 285 km. Another autumn migration completed, this time in 19 days.
August 18th
