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It is 11-30 at present and outside can only be described as a MONSOON and lightning am away under the bed before the lights gan oot

The way the cocks are disappearing morning and night away into the hills trying to get Percy to chase them think they had better all go before she does

Tried everything when i lived out on the farm over twelve years ago from Bali bells to terror eyes on there wings and as Linda brooks from the shu quit rightly stated in the bhw NOTHING WORKS if the peregrine is wanting a kill and is in a stoop at 100 plus miles per hour all the pigeons want to do is get the f--- out of the sky .

Funny old race last week thinking the missing doos were in stranraer or ireland ,yet two clubmates get them reported one dead in aberdeen the other not so dead in fraserburgh and here's me thinking it was an east wind

Has to be No 1 for me what a wonderful specimen of a racing pigeon would love to have a loft of those .

Yesterdays east wind in this area was as strong as i can remember i sent twenty ten cocks ten hens the first ten all holding there racing line and home in minutes from the first arriving then nothing for hours where i fly 30 miles north of Gretna and because of the vast geographical layout of our fed if the birds do not break from the batch on a day with strong east winds as they hit the Gretna area i guess they continue along the solway cost at high altitude with the convoy of the south west that we also transport, they race direct west into stranraer the ferry port which does sailings to Ireland if the birds do not break which many yearlings don't they then find themselves 130 miles from home having to home into a gale as i say first ones spot on time then zero for hours now down to four missing one of which is five and has many positions to his credit cant not send as east is predicted for most of the week and our mileage is now increasing so have to take there chance but is very annoying loosing fit and healthy yearlings

Solway Liberated 10-20 Ripon ne wind

Which includes 24 North Roaders flying into Moffat Good Luck to All .

Lovely Morning here in moffat blue sky's and sunshine although the wind has started to gain strength hope it does not get as strong as it was last night

Both teams a disgrace to the name of football with there diving and holding there faces,you would have thought they had been hit by a sniper hope united stuff whichever team join them in the final for the sake of football ,a no united are no in the final yet but cannae see the Gerry's beating them .

All you need do is release a feral as going by the statistics they seem to be very good at catching them .

Will take ma dog a walk and try and get some photo's of our lovely scenery .

There is also a breeding pair at the chapelcross nuclear plant in dumfriesshire and even the workforce are not allowed near them during the breeding ,worlds gone crazy man .

Spoke to a man a while back and he said he used to help clear peregrine eyrie's after the breeding season and he gave up the job as he was totally disgusted with the carnage from one nest ,does the general public think BOP shop at Tesco

First Week 5Th 6Th and 9Th club second week just out of result but got a drop of two quickly followed by a seven and a four so well pleased so far, still learning the roundabout but something seems to be working

Yeah its sitting at the same nest site waiting on its mate that can be weeks behind typical women always late

Blue sky here although looking over hills to east grey low cloud cold wind

Hen Peregrine was high above my hens when they were exercising tonight she stayed for ten minutes but did not attack just circled effortlessly before diving back to her nest in the hills about five miles to the north which took her seconds amazing to watch just a pity they eat our doos . Whilst the cocks were exercising this morning at six an osprey passed overhead stunning bird second year here still waiting on its mate arriving .

If its easterly might no send and go and watch annan's last home game as i've been invited hate east winds to many good birds end up west coast where there's nothing for them to eat only things that eat them .

Never seen such a one sided semi united blew them of the park made them look like a sunday team well done ,cant beleive a just said that and me a Leeds fan

The great thing about our sport is there are so many different methods just got to stick to your own but must be very regular as for feeding yb's never liked giving them to little as they are still growing a good light feed in the morning and as much as they want at night for ten minutes if they are in good health should fly for up to two hours unaided if not all is not well omo

Everyone seems to have had a good race well done to all .

Fog at present in the gretna area should burn away soon (we hope)

You seem to have had a good race Scott,Lucky for me that i cant fly with you as there was no chance of any birds homing into moffat yesterday very heavy rain and zero visibility .