At 07.38GMT Sagal was perched 4 km south of his night roost and then set off south. At 09.24 he arrived at a small group of lakes just west of Chauvagne and stayed there for nearly three hours. Almost certainly fishing, eating and resting after two major days of migration. At 12.14GMT he headed south and passed over the River Loire, west of Nantes, at 14.24 hrs. At 15.20 he arrived in a forested area with a small long lake at La Marne, about 25 km SW of Nantes. He settled there for the rest of the day and for the night after a day’s flight of 180 km.
September 18th
