The bird was fitted with a radio transmitter to track its movements. It first left the zoo area and went to Prague’s Hamerský rybník in Prague’s Záběhlice district where it stayed for two weeks before heading south. It crossed Italy, went through the Mediterranean Sea to Algeria, and then unexpectedly returned to Europe, spending some time in Valencia, Spain. From there, it flew all the way to central Mali and got as far south as the town of Mopti in the country.