First tagged Cuckoo back in Europe

05 Apr 2016

Locations received from Vigilamus on 1 April show that he had crossed the Sahara desert and was in Algeria. He didn't stay here long though and around lunchtime on 3 April he had crossed the Mediterranean and was in central western Spain. Another push north saw him reach the area just north of Zaragoza by mid-afternoon of 4 April. Follow Vigilamus and the other tagged Cuckoos as they make the final push for home.

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