Sagal gets to France

Sagal started migration today at 6.40am and was just north of Droitwich at 10.27am. 11.13 west at Tewkesbury and at 12.43am flew over centre of Bath and at 2.17pm flew out from the Dorset coast at Ringstead Bay – flying SSW at 28 knots at 418 metres; fourteen minutes later Sagal was 5 km east of Portland Bill. He flew on over the English Channel and was getting some help with thermals or wind sheer as he was at 326m above the sea at 14.44 and reached 702 metres five minutes later. at 4pm he made a small diversion to pass over the west end of Alderney and over Jersey at 15.19 – again without stopping. He passed over the French island of Iles Chausey at 18.22 and the French coast east of St Malo at 18.47.  Sagal came to roost the night 5.7 km from the coast after an amazing flight of 560 km.

September 17th

September 17th