Peter in Italy

On the evening of 5 June, Peter had left the New Forest and was on the Isle of Wight and during the early hours of the 6 June he was on his way, at 02.07 he was mid-Channel.

We next heard from him during the early morning of the 8 June, 200km (130 miles) from the Channel coast and a few kilometres east of Chartres.

 

Since arriving in France he hasn’t hung around. In the early hours of 15 June he was 35km (22 miles) from the Mediterranean coast, just north-east of Montpellier. Having made it to the Mediterranean coast he then headed east and on the morning of 17 June was close to the Po Valley in north eastern Italy. We know that this is a staging area for some of our Cuckoos as they prepare for the crossing of the Sahara, so it will be interesting to see how long Peter remains here. Being the first of our Cuckoos to arrive here, he could also be the first to cross the desert.