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Well done to Paul Thomson who won the race. Just in case you can't open it Paul! Forres & District Result – Arniston YB Race – 03 September 2011 Independent of The North of Scotland Federation - Taking the dog-leg into consideration - Break Point West of Cove. Well done to Paul for winning the race. 10 birds clocked from 54. Hours Minutes Seconds Velocity Ring Number P Thomsom 4 16 26 1113.946 SU11NE7990 J W Sutherland 4 51 35 1025.011 SU11NE8403 P Thomsom 4 40 39 1017.826 SU11NE8027 J W Sutherland 6 15 38 795.6589 SU11NE8411 C Reid 9 15 0 570.6072 SU11NE**** Forres - Arniston YB 030911.doc

There you go! BHW August 26th, page 87.

Aye, I've been telling you for a while Paul. If you want some for free give Fergie a ring he has some trees, that's if the wee birds haven't had them all away. The article in the BHW last week was the Irish fellow Dennis McDermott.

So cut just a wee hole deep enough for the air to come out but you will have to do it two or three days on the trot.

Suck it out with a syringe and needle, the biggest needle you can get. You'll need to do it for a few days though. Much quicker to make a small hole with a very sharp scalpel then squeeze the air out. It will keep filling up again for a few days but less each time. I nearly gave the same answer Archie!

STV news tonight. Minister's geese attacked by one of these birds in Fife. Ripped the minister's back when he went to help the goose. RSPB said that they will give the man advice on how to protect his birds in the future in case the eagle comes back when it is re-released.

Well done to Paul Thomson, who won the race and Carlton Reid, who was first into Inverness. Forres Result Thornton YB 200811.doc

Hi John, I'll give Carlton a bell and let him know, Jim.

Next time you have a bird with YBS stick it in a pen with two healthy ones with colodial silver and a drop or two of elderberry juice in the water. The healthy ones will not catch it.

Paul, it is one of Jock's. Thanks for letting us know Lee.

The news papers and TV news say they killed 200 lambs on the West of Scotland in 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7630655.stm

F&D Results for Brechin (13/08/2011 11:00)(8 members sent 100 birds of which 54 were clocked.) p. Member Pigeon Clocked Flying Time Yards/min Dist. 1 Paul Thomson SU11 NE8031 13:01:37 02:01:37 1025.0075... 70/1458 2 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE7990 13:05:00 02:05:00 997.264 70/1458 3 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE 8005 13:09:00 02:09:00 966.341085 70/1458 4 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE8007 13:10:58 02:10:58 951.829982 70/1458 5 J Baird SU 11 NE8103 13:26:13 02:26:13 918.60937 76/556 6 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE8030 13:15:59 02:15:59 916.715284 70/1458 7 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8411 13:25:22 02:25:22 903.377666 74/1081 8 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8420 13:26:02 02:26:02 899.253595 74/1081 9 Carlton Reid SU 11 NE8206 13:34:59 02:34:59 888.218088 78/379 10 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8416 13:29:03 02:29:03 881.053338 74/1081 11 B Stewart SU 11 NE8320 13:51:39 02:51:39 811.622488 79/275 12 J Baird SU 11 NE8109 13:46:57 02:46:57 804.528302 76/556 13 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8403 13:45:30 02:45:30 793.480363 74/1081 14 B Duncan SU 11 NE8351 13:58:08 02:58:08 783.132485 79/462 15 B Stewart SU 11 NE8305 13:58:48 02:58:48 779.166667 79/275 16 B Stewart SU 11 NE8311 13:59:03 02:59:03 778.078749 79/275 17 Carlton Reid SU 11 NE8252 14:03:08 03:03:08 751.687295 78/379 18 Carlton Reid SU 11 NE8243 14:03:14 03:03:14 751.27706 78/379 19 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8409 13:56:09 02:56:09 745.50667 74/1081 20 B Stewart SU 11 NE8301 14:07:47 03:07:47 741.892252 79/275 21 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8414 13:57:47 02:57:47 738.657542 74/1081 22 Carlton Reid SU 11 NE8249 14:06:37 03:06:37 737.656515 78/379 23 B Duncan SU 11 NE8381 14:09:16 03:09:16 737.065868 79/462 24 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE7982 13:50:40 02:50:40 730.417969 70/1458 25 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE42 13:56:52 02:56:52 704.813419 70/1458 26 B Stewart SU 11 NE8486 14:27:40 03:27:40 670.858748 79/275 27 B Stewart SU 11 NE8302 14:28:04 03:28:04 669.569048 79/275 28 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8412 14:17:02 03:17:02 666.491287 74/1081 29 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8413 14:17:25 03:17:25 665.19713 74/1081 30 Carlton Reid SU 11 NE8218 14:28:22 03:28:22 660.657495 78/379 31 B Duncan SU 11 NE8350 14:40:19 03:40:19 633.188592 79/462 32 Paul Thomson SU 11 NE29 14:31:30 03:31:30 589.399527 70/1458 33 J W Sutherland SU 11 NE8401 14:47:46 03:47:46 576.559344 74/1081

Forres & District Result – Brechin3 YB Race - 13 August 2011 Independent of The North of Scotland Federation - Taking the dog-leg into consideration - Break Point West of Cove. Well done to Paul for winning the race and myself for being first into Inverness. 53 birds clocked from 100. Hours Minutes Seconds Velocity P Thomson 2 1 37 1422.609 SU11NE8031 P Thomson 2 5 0 1384.104 SU11NE7990 J Baird 2 26 13 1348.294 SU11NE8103 C Reid 2 34 59 1316.574 SU11NE8206 J W Sutherland 2 25 22 1281.119 SU11NE8411 J W Sutherland 2 26 2 1275.27 SU11NE8420 B Stewart 2 51 39 1193.662 SU11NE8320 J Baird 2 46 57 1180.851 SU11NE8109 B Duncan 2 58 8 1150.711 SU11NE8351 B Stewart 2 58 48 1145.928 SU11NE8305 C Reid 3 3 8 1114.199 SU11NE8252 B Duncan 3 9 16 1083.022 SU11NE8381 M MacLennan 4 7 14 828.9659 SU11NE8264 B Main 4 16 44 800.5116 SU11NE8042 M MacLennan 4 45 52 716.9356 SU11NE8276 B Main 6 52 30 498.2255 SU11NE8072

Well done to Paul Thomson who won the race. Most flyers had better returns than last week. Brechin YB 130811 Fed.doc Forres Club Result Brechin3 YB 130811.doc

Not only did he sound a right nice guy he didny sound like he was ove 60. His wife called me "son" though. Made me think I was 18 again. If only!

Well done to Paul Thomson on winning the Fed race and Carlton Reid on winning the club race. Poor returns with only 10 birds being clocked. Thornton1 060811 Fed.doc Thornton YB 060811 Club.doc

Hi John, The Forres doo belongs to Carlton, I've tried to call him but am getting no answer. Jim

So do the Shetland lads. They lib them from the boat just before it docks at Fair Isle. Kenny can tell you more about it. Anybody want to sort out a Scottish National from the North Sea, It would be fair for everyone!

We also had the same problem at the start of the old bird season. I think it still happens now but not as often as it was.

There's apair in Inverness now and our latest addition is a Goshawk.

The Fed are at Thornton this weekend so you've just missed the transporter. I'm sure if any of the Elgin boys see this post one of them could arrange to have the bird put on the transporter next week and let it out at Brechin or we're back to Thornton 20th August.

I had a red chequer hen stray in last week and reported it to the owner who was very keen to have her back so she was box up and away with the SPDS on Tuesday. The owner was a right nice guy from West Lothian and is still excited about Fallahill Superstar. He won the National with him in 85 I think he said. He said that he had given up racing for a while but had kept some of the birds and was now back racing with his Grandson. Eddie phoned again on Wednesday to say the bird was home safe and in good nick and if I put a ring down to him early next year he would put it on a youngster for me from the bird I returned, which was a Granddaughter or Great Grand Daughter of the said Fallahill Superstar. Like a lot of you have said, he's a really nice guy, a gent.

Oh BRITAIN, where did we go wrong? We're "broke" and can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.? Are you aware of the following? The British Government provides the following financial assistance: - BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER - (bearing in mind they worked hard and paid their Income Tax and National Insurance contributions to the British Government all their working lives.) Weekly allowance: £106.00 IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN - (No Income Tax or National Insurance contributions whatsoever) Weekly allowance: £250.00 BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER - Weekly Spouse allowance: £25.00 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN - Weekly Spouse allowance: £225.00 BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER - Additional weekly hardship allowance £0.00 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN - Additional weekly hardship allowance £100.00 A British old age pensioner is no less hard up than an illegal immigrant or refugee yet receives nothing! BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT - £6,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT - £29,900 Please read all and then forward to all your contacts so that we can lobby for a decent state pension. After all, the average pensioner has paid taxes and contributed to the growth of this country for the last 40 to 60 years. Sad isn't it? It's about time we put our own people first. Most people won't have the guts to forward this. I just did!

Well done to Paul Thomson for winning the race. Brechin 300711 Club.doc Brechin 300711 Fed.doc

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