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Both birds liberated in fine fettle at 7am this morning and cleared to the north immediately

Thanks John Will make contact Mick

Also just in SU 12 L 12136

Just in could do with help to get this one back to owner ASAP Very good condition just in need of food and water SU 10 L 9487 Thanks Mick

My mate who races a really good pigeon had 0 home Was the same from this racepoint last year big losses Yet it's meant to be wonderful from the East ?? Birds were falling in everywhere from Buckingham But forgot it was centre of the uk

Lovely day with high broken cloud and warm sunshine NW wind fresher than forecast

Just know my friend has spoken to them and Terry's is the one to beat fantastic performance from all that's timed

Ronnie's bird not beating Terry's

Wonderful access to water on your transporter Also great to see birds being put first with 15 per basket Would be good to see other Feds and national following your lead How many birds could your transporter take to a national with 15 per basket Seems crazy Cumbria solway and Lanarkshire all going it alone Good luck with your race

Buckingham 08-06 -2014 1st George A & L Firth 1773-74 2nd George A & L Firth 1726-35 3rd Kenny Thomson 1720-27 4th Kenny Thomson 1683-17 5th Davy Robinson 1666-58 6th Davy Robinson 1639-52 7th Davy Robinson 1604-98 8th Kenny Thomson 1587-30 Lymm Comeback 14-06-2014 1st George A & L Firth 1202-84 2nd Kenny Thomson 1108-51 3rd Kenny Thomson 1097-75 4th Ewan Hind & Son 1090-12 5th Ewan Hind & Son 1076-66 6th John & Brenda Morgan 1075-99 7th John & Brenda Morgan 1050-84 8th Kenny Thomson 1046-35 9th George A & L Firth 1045-98 10th John & Brenda Morgan 1039-10 Well Done George on 3rd Section 5th Open SNFC Buckingham

Very grey skies Big drop in temp chilly

After a sunny start Now full cloud cover very cool at present

Fantastic to watch Cheated with penalty first half and same player should have seen red card Got their rewards

Well done Billy And your friend David

Owen When I called the youngsters in tonight there were also 3 racers belonging to other fanciers came in also 2 with part their wings missing one of which also has a hole in its crop which the water runs out So out of the 3 strangers 2 have been hit by the falcon That's 66% strike rate Not counting the kill I saw her carrying tonight

The hen falcon came past carrying a kill at 6-40 tonight Bloody youngsters that were still flying flew after her Lucky she did not drop it They will learn the hard way your meant to bloody fly the opposite way Time for a team talk

Good on you John Wonderful gesture I also gifted Walter yb's it's not easy for the like's of Walter who houses a modest team I myself have the space and can stand a setback or two as I have flying at present more youngsters than Scotland has Immigrant 's

Very disheartening Walter As we only live a few 100yds apart understand where your coming from My youngsters are really ranging now and 5 lovely darkness youngsters have failed to return home on various nights Jim saw the hen falcon yesterday directly above his house lowest he has ever seen her hunting in 25 years About to let them out again just don't watch them no more fingers crossed they all return tonight Everyone in same position now Not Easy Hang in there my Friend

Got my single entry well chuffed miles behind but hours on wing for gold cup Think best in solway back of ten My mate KT timed a good one into Wamphray

Sun broke through hills should clear shortly Wind picking up

Good luck to all Hope this clears no chance of birds coming through here at present

Dreadful monsoon here at present Can't see the hills

After a lovely sunny start Cloud soon took over Chucking it down now

Sending 1 cock with SNFC That's when he decides he's flown enough and comes in

Pigeon racing as we all know nowadays is very difficult As I see it there are many factors In the glory years of the seventies I purchased 30 rings They were well schooled out to Shap 60mls before the first race which was the same racepoint Could race them to Cheltenham 240 mls and be left with 20 or 20 plus As yearlings down to the coast 2yo olds France if it scored well big chance it would better itself the following year Fast forward 2014 Breed 100 or plus which is shear madness at the most they may get trained to Gretna or carlisle at a push but not to the extent of the seventies If I bred 30 now trained them hard to Shap would not have any come racing All I am doing is playing the laws of average to continue in the sport I love Got to agree very difficult trying to get them properly match fit now with crazy injuries from silly distances Many birds I get in are not near in good enough condition to race but still they go The fancier may not be totally at fault he may live where it is impossible to loft train them making race day the only option The stress birds are under today must go along way in promoting ill health and disease Was hoping one day when I retire to carry on enjoying the doos but the big question can we sustain these losses It ain't cheap,I have raced ets and think there is no better way But no way going to put them on for first races just throwing money away Clashing and bad weather also plays its hand but surely Feds coming in the same direction should be going up together after 200mls if they can't sort themselves out what chance have they breaking at national level Good luck to all that stick at it by Christ we need it