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Whats your thinking this year Lee about racing your yb's when obviously you are racing well as things were atb mick .

Met office showing heavy rain in cumbria early on and also around lunchtime ,we have midland and lanarkshire sitting above us and depending on libs could be a tight call regarding window of weather ,lanarkshire went after us last week and i then never saw a doo for 3 hrs have had fifteen strays in this week yet none of my 25 since sunday something no right there me thinks atb whatever .

I intended to send as many as possible but after looking at that with thunderstorms forecast in moffat area along with east or south east wind which usually means the leaders doing 60 mph and the rest in the mull of kintyre ,common sense may now kick .

Solway Fed up on top of the hill at stainmore .

Thanks it just got lucky as the lads are working on a trawler and men from the yard travel to that area .

Sent 40 of the 56 to first race ,got scudded 15-40,No problems with there health and fitness to good perhaps think they just overshot as none have worked in and none reported ,have trained all that is left this week from 30 + miles and they are heading straight for home without even giving a circle if they can hold this condition i am more than confident in the birds capabilities just got unlucky with circumstances last week but thats doo racing so race they shall .

Liberated my YB'S from the fishing trawler i was working on in Annan today 30 + miles cleared straight away across the River Annan and headed North ,Does that now make them channel Doos

As I have been working away the last 2 days and with the bad weather forcast tomorrow the above Scottish birds will be liberated at Hamilton Services Thursday morning early by a Friend,The following in tonight will also get a helping hand Good Luck to all,Ps any more that come in meantime will join the Convoy SU 12 L 10329 GLENMAVIS SU 12 L 9766 GREENFIELD SU 12 L 3734 NO STAMP JUST A TOT FIRST FLIGHT GB 12 D 04373 TEL CODE 01900 HAD SIMILAR NUMBER IN WAS LESHMAHAGOW ??.

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Solway had a good race with excellent returns overall by what i hear except for me and my mate kt up here 20-40 and 15-40 do no that when laarkshire liberated and they came up through here i never saw a feather for over 3 hrs so if anyone gets a solway do in wing stamped Lockerbie would appreciate it being put up near Moffat

SU 12 SW 517 SU 12 SW 1894 SU 12 SW 1704 SU 12 M 3829 SU 12 L 12734 LARKHALL SU 12 L 5268 LOW WATERS SU 12 B 2214 BIRDS WORKING THROUGH THE TOWN ALL DAY. THE LAST FOUR WILL BE LIBERATED AT HAMILTON SERVICES THIS WEEK .

Solway Fed Appleby 9-15 sw wind

Overcast here at present ,Looks very dull and grey to the North ,but bright to the south ,light wind.

Sorry to here this Derik, Far to many reports like this over last few weeks Spoke to a very good friend last week he tossed 75 from 2mls watched peregrines attack them ended up with 1 on the day 9 the next and with one's working in and others reported is up to 27,Clubmate first toss from 2mls peregrine strike 93 birds 60 missing on the night,another 54 down first toss,We cannot continue much longer with reports like this far to much dedication goes into our sport to suffer these losses,Fingers crossed for you Mate but think you already no looking at percentages now, Gutted for You ATVB MICK .

Sent 40 with my club Lockerbie bred them to race and race they will .

First time today in 40 years that i have ever trained birds that were due to race ,reason being with the awful weather felt they could do with a toss today with the wind being very strong west like it has to be tomorrow ,took them to 20 mls and put them up in small batches came very well all home so ready for the race now

Looking forward to it,will watch later at nights once i have attended to my gold medalists .

Cleared up nice here fresh wind

Got my last one this morning with less than half a wing ,had to be one i paid 50 pounds for ,at current bank rate reckon i own £42 and Percy the other £8 However always next year ,of down road later once rain clears .

Took mine to eaglesfield approx 23 mls lib in groups of 6 took a while but worth it all groups came home split up but returns were good 58 of 59 home, good wee learner for them

SOLWAY FEDERATION 28-07 APPLEBY 04-08 STAINMORE 11-08 STAINMORE 18-08 GARSTANG 25-08 CHARNOCK RICHARD 01-09 APPLETON 08-09 STAFFORD FED OPEN RACE

I think that is an excellent programme for you should end up with most of your yb's,i train mine to eaglesfield excellent spot ,appleby always good returns charnock richard like lymm gives the birds a good run at the cumbrian hills no dodgy one's there good luck .

No chance here of training today the weather has been crap ,went down to gretna a run this morning about 11am lucky for me i went the apr road that runs next to the motorway ,there was a bad accident 1 mile north of the fechan visibility was less than 100 yds at the time when i came back up the road traffic stretched back to lockerbie did not look good for those involved,fingers crossed it lifts for tomorrow as they are giving it bad in this area again on thursday,peregrine was hunting in the rain and near dark in the town last night at 9 oclock god help us when the sun shines .

Same here Dreadful

Started racing the pigeons in 1972 have had some memorable years and my share of bad one's,thought to myself right mick lets time a good one this year to mark 40 years in the sport,Never Never had a season like this for losses simply horrendous East winds had a lot to do with losses all over the country as they stayed for weeks constant rain did not help conditioning of birds and also the vast increase in falcons all over europe is killing our much loved hobby will just have to hang in there got a wonderful healthy team of youngsters ,if i did not have the doos would not no how to pass my time.