Blue Chequer Pied

North of Scotland Federation Brechin 3 Young Birds flown on 18/08/2012 79 Members Liberated 2071 birds in a Light S W Wind with Broken Cloud and Sunshine Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S 1 E1 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S439 C 62 561 1 7 20.0 1628.926 2 E2 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE187 C 58 1077 1 5 8.0 1583.782 3 E3 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2274 H 70 217 1 18 22.0 1574.866 4 E4 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2073 C 62 1469 1 10 26.0 1570.123 5 E5 D HAY Phd. & District SU12NE1394 H 61 1729 1 10 4.0 1556.931 6 E6 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE1150 C 62 561 1 10 34.0 1554.289 7 E7 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2084 C 62 1469 1 11 15.0 1552.126 8 E8 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2015 C 62 1469 1 11 16.0 1551.763 9 E9 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1321 C 62 403 1 10 46.0 1547.664 10 E10 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1607 C 62 403 1 10 51.0 1545.843 11 E11 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE193 C 58 1077 1 7 24.0 1530.519 12 E12 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE190 C 58 1077 1 7 28.0 1529.007 13 E13 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE104 C 62 543 1 11 50.0 1526.631 15 E15 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE152 C 62 543 1 11 51.0 1526.277 14 E14 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE97 C 62 543 1 11 51.0 1526.277 16 E16 D HAY Phd. & District SU12NE1395 C 61 1729 1 12 5.0 1513.373 17 E17 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE1120 H 62 561 1 12 43.0 1508.334 19 E19 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE204 H 58 351 1 8 9.0 1503.023 18 E18 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE221 C 58 351 1 8 9.0 1503.023 20 E20 J STRACHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2954 H 70 1202 1 22 50.0 1501.835 21 E21 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3154 H 70 1380 1 22 59.0 1501.265 22 E22 J STRACHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2953 C 70 1202 1 22 53.0 1500.929 23 E23 J STRACHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2971 C 70 1202 1 22 54.0 1500.627 24 E24 D HAY Phd. & District SU12NE1433 H 61 1729 1 12 42.0 1500.536 25 E25 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE302 C 58 351 1 8 16.0 1500.454 26 E26 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3176 H 70 1380 1 23 16.0 1496.157 27 E27 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3168 H 70 1380 1 23 37.0 1489.894 28 E28 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2908 C 71 36 1 24 15.0 1483.632 29 E29 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2928 C 71 36 1 24 56.0 1471.695 30 E30 W HENDERSON Fr. West End SU12NE2263 C 70 1223 1 25 32.0 1454.673 Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S East Section 34 members sent 1140 birds 1 1 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S439 C 62 561 1 7 20.0 1628.926 2 2 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE187 C 58 1077 1 5 8.0 1583.782 3 3 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2274 H 70 217 1 18 22.0 1574.866 4 4 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2073 C 62 1469 1 10 26.0 1570.123 5 5 D HAY Phd. & District SU12NE1394 H 61 1729 1 10 4.0 1556.931 6 6 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE1150 C 62 561 1 10 34.0 1554.289 7 7 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2084 C 62 1469 1 11 15.0 1552.126 8 8 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2015 C 62 1469 1 11 16.0 1551.763 9 9 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1321 C 62 403 1 10 46.0 1547.664 10 10 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1607 C 62 403 1 10 51.0 1545.843 West Section 45 members sent 931 birds 31 1 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU12NE6705 C 65 1643 1 22 26.0 1407.719 32 2 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU12NE6659 H 65 1643 1 23 8.0 1395.866 33 3 J & M SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6794 C 65 399 1 24 9.0 1364.219 34 4 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE4403 H 64 1200 1 24 31.0 1346.953 35 5 A FULTON Devern Valley SU12NE6932 H 65 391 1 25 31.0 1342.323 36 6 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6542 H 64 1200 1 24 59.0 1339.557 37 7 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6578 H 64 1200 1 25 14.0 1335.628 38 8 A WILSON Devern Valley GB12L28321 C 65 1154 1 27 43.0 1317.355 39 9 J ABEL Devern Valley SU12NE6356 H 65 1492 1 29 23.0 1296.573 40 10 R WILSON Keith SU12NE9183 C 57 385 1 17 57.0 1291.918 Clubs First Bird J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S439 1628.926 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2274 1574.866 W HENDERSON Fr. West End SU12NE2263 1454.673 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU12NE6705 1407.719 R WILSON Keith SU12NE9183 1291.918 N CHRISTIE Buckie & District SU12NE5989 1237.390 H HAINEY Inverurie SU12NE5358 1213.925 REID & JACK Elgin & District SU12NE4504 1188.894 P THOMSON Forres BLG126274655 1037.520 WELL DONE TO J & A DONALDSON ON TOPPING THE FED.

Yes Rab, I think as food sources get scarce they will adapt feeding habits to survive, I can see it happening. I mean I had never even seen a goshawk till recently. It came and had a go at the doo's and actually started trying to catch the housemartins expletive remove. I would not have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

Ian as much as I agree in principle that it is not 100% down to birds of prey ( I do think mobile phones, wireless broadband, airport guidance systems etc etc must have an effect) I do feel the at BOP's have a huge effect. I grew up in the country and have been a bird lover all my life even before i had pigeons. I now see sparrowhawks, peregrines, and even goshawks almost on a daily basis and I am sure if i set out to I would see them at every turn. I live in a town and I am visited very very regularly by all the above mentioned species. The most interesting thing is that I have watched these birds for years and years and the worrying thing is I have watched them adapt. I had never seen a sparrowhak take birds in the air, now it is commonplace here. I witnessed peregrines, whilst fishing with my children at findorn bay attacking a flock of waders 20 meteres from me. The waders went into total panic and many plunged straight into the water, the peregrine then merely picked one off of the top of the water like an osprey ( we have loads of them here too). So the fear of attacking near water is a myth or more worrying learned behaviour.

Well done Harry, wee man BIG results :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Red rings might be belgies Steve being raced into the north east

Hi Stevie, sounds like NEHU 2012 rings mate

North of Scotland Federation Perth 2 Young Birds flown on 11/08/2012 72 Members Liberated 1555 birds in a Light S E Wind with Sunshine & Broken Cloud Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S 1 E1 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE1106 H 98 366 1 56 3.0 1489.410 2 E2 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S429 C 98 366 1 56 4.0 1489.196 3 E3 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE303 C 94 257 1 54 7.0 1451.996 4 E4 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE1901 C 105 1555 2 8 38.0 1448.730 5 E5 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2918 C 105 1555 2 8 45.0 1447.417 6 E6 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12F1385 H 98 366 1 59 27.0 1447.015 7 E7 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2930 H 105 1555 2 9 4.0 1443.866 8 E8 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE197 C 94 1246 1 56 4.0 1436.123 9 E9 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE193 C 94 1246 1 56 6.0 1435.711 10 E10 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3182 H 105 1179 2 9 34.0 1435.392 11 E11 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE191 C 94 1246 1 56 8.0 1435.299 12 E12 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE94 C 98 160 2 0 17.0 1435.278 13 E13 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE64 C 98 160 2 0 19.0 1434.880 14 E14 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE12 H 98 160 2 0 20.0 1434.681 15 E15 R BARCLAY Fr. West End SU12NE7867 H 104 231 2 7 45.0 1434.607 16 E16 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE225 C 94 257 1 55 36.0 1433.365 17 E17 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE295 C 94 257 1 55 39.0 1432.745 18 E18 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1301 C 98 297 2 0 57.0 1428.499 19 E19 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3153 C 105 1179 2 10 38.0 1423.672 20 E20 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2057 H 98 1307 2 2 5.0 1423.511 21 E21 MR & MRS W WHYTE Fr. & District SU12AB3147 C 105 1553 2 12 26.0 1407.146 22 E22 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2280 C 105 463 2 12 4.0 1402.799 23 E23 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2305 C 105 463 2 12 36.0 1397.157 24 E24 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3158 H 105 1179 2 13 21.0 1394.668 25 E25 C DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE522 H 98 742 2 4 54.0 1386.886 26 E26 C DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE519 H 98 742 2 4 58.0 1386.146 27 E27 C DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE525 H 98 742 2 5 1.0 1385.591 28 E28 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2278 H 105 463 2 14 16.0 1379.814 30 E30 J STRACHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2962 H 105 992 2 15 18.0 1373.186 29 E29 J STRACHAN Fr. & District SU12NE2964 C 105 992 2 15 18.0 1373.186 Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S East Section 29 members sent 784 birds 1 1 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE1106 H 98 366 1 56 3.0 1489.410 2 2 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S429 C 98 366 1 56 4.0 1489.196 3 3 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE303 C 94 257 1 54 7.0 1451.996 4 4 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE1901 C 105 1555 2 8 38.0 1448.730 5 5 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2918 C 105 1555 2 8 45.0 1447.417 6 6 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12F1385 H 98 366 1 59 27.0 1447.015 7 7 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2930 H 105 1555 2 9 4.0 1443.866 8 8 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE197 C 94 1246 1 56 4.0 1436.123 9 9 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE193 C 94 1246 1 56 6.0 1435.711 10 10 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3182 H 105 1179 2 9 34.0 1435.392 West Section 43 members sent 771 birds 33 1 J & M SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6793 C 94 819 2 3 31.0 1346.045 34 2 A FULTON Devern Valley SU12NE6939 C 95 382 2 6 13.0 1327.733 35 3 A FULTON Devern Valley SU12NE6952 C 95 382 2 6 15.0 1327.382 36 4 A FULTON Devern Valley SU12NE6961 H 95 382 2 6 18.0 1326.857 37 5 J ABEL Devern Valley SU12NE6398 H 94 1378 2 5 57.0 1324.478 38 6 D SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6617 C 94 861 2 5 35.0 1324.228 40 7 D SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6628 H 94 861 2 5 36.0 1324.053 39 8 D SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6613 C 94 861 2 5 36.0 1324.053 42 9 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6580 C 94 617 2 5 54.0 1318.959 43 10 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6550 H 94 617 2 5 56.0 1318.610 Clubs First Bird J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU12NE1106 1489.410 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE1901 1448.730 R BARCLAY Fr. West End SU12NE7867 1434.607 J & M SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6793 1346.045 H HAINEY Inverurie SU12NE5043 1319.960 R WILSON Keith SU12NE9167 1282.568 J REID Buckie & District BLG126008880 1227.313 A COWIE Elgin & District SU12NE3767 1145.317 P THOMSON Forres SU12NE7730 1030.782 WELL DONE TO J & A DONALDSON ON TOPPING THE FED.

Mark, pm me your details and I can put you in touch with fanciers in your area. Regards, Paul.

I couldn't run a bath now without help!!! :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Thanks for sorting them out with some loft visits Ian, I appreciate it particularly as it was at such short notice. I would have taken them through myself but I was heading to the olympics the next morning. Thanks again, Paul.

Well done Harry

You are safe enough

Well done Ronnie

Well done Andy, good going mate. :emoticon-0137-clapping:

Next message 10.15 Gary

PMSL :emoticon-0137-clapping:

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Thanks Andy

Well done Harry mate :emoticon-0137-clapping:

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North of Scotland Federation Brechin 2 Young Birds flown on 04/08/2012 86 Members Liberated 1930 birds in a Clear Blue Sky with no Wind Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S 1 E1 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE182 C 58 1077 1 18 23.0 1316.058 2 E2 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S440 H 62 561 1 23 22.0 1315.646 3 E3 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S435 H 62 561 1 26 0.0 1275.360 4 E4 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S429 C 62 561 1 26 3.0 1274.619 5 E5 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SUI12NE301 C 58 351 1 20 27.0 1273.226 6 E6 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU12NE2255 C 70 786 1 37 36.0 1270.348 7 E7 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE186 C 58 1077 1 23 0.0 1242.855 8 E8 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE190 C 58 1077 1 23 0.0 1242.855 9 E9 R BARCLAY Fr. West End SU12NE7871 H 70 960 1 40 56.0 1230.119 11 E11 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE62 H 62 543 1 29 11.0 1229.636 10 E10 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE12 H 62 543 1 29 11.0 1229.636 12 E12 R BARCLAY Fr. West End SU12NE7895 H 70 960 1 41 0.0 1229.307 13 E13 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE68 C 62 543 1 29 21.0 1227.342 14 E14 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE316 C 58 351 1 23 44.0 1223.300 16 E16 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2082 C 62 1469 1 31 39.0 1206.645 15 E15 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2077 C 62 1469 1 31 39.0 1206.645 17 E17 G TAYLOR Phd. & District SU12NE2020 H 62 1469 1 31 43.0 1205.768 18 E18 D HAY Phd. & District SU12NE1432 C 61 1729 1 31 25.0 1193.316 19 E19 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1351 H 62 403 1 31 50.0 1192.628 20 E20 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU12NE266 H 58 351 1 25 57.0 1191.751 21 E21 MR & MRS W WHYTE Fr. & District SU12AB3147 C 71 49 1 45 36.0 1183.797 22 E22 D HAY Phd. & District SU12NE1399 H 61 1729 1 32 43.0 1176.585 23 E23 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2903 H 71 36 1 46 23.0 1174.958 24 E24 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2930 H 71 36 1 46 24.0 1174.774 25 E25 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU12NE2913 H 71 36 1 46 25.0 1174.590 26 E26 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU12NE3315 H 70 786 1 45 46.0 1172.260 27 E27 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU12NE1307 C 62 403 1 33 31.0 1171.160 28 E28 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU12NE2261 C 70 786 1 46 50.0 1160.555 29 E29 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3173 H 70 1380 1 47 21.0 1160.503 30 E30 G GIBB Fr. & District SU12NE3158 H 70 1380 1 47 23.0 1160.143 Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S East Section 30 members sent 882 birds 1 1 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE182 C 58 1077 1 18 23.0 1316.058 2 2 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S440 H 62 561 1 23 22.0 1315.646 3 3 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S435 H 62 561 1 26 0.0 1275.360 4 4 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District IHU12S429 C 62 561 1 26 3.0 1274.619 5 5 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SUI12NE301 C 58 351 1 20 27.0 1273.226 6 6 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU12NE2255 C 70 786 1 37 36.0 1270.348 8 7 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE190 C 58 1077 1 23 0.0 1242.855 7 8 P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE186 C 58 1077 1 23 0.0 1242.855 9 9 R BARCLAY Fr. West End SU12NE7871 H 70 960 1 40 56.0 1230.119 10 10 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU12NE12 H 62 543 1 29 11.0 1229.636 West Section 56 members sent 1048 birds 32 1 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6583 H 64 1200 1 40 29.0 1132.924 33 2 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6578 H 64 1200 1 40 30.0 1132.736 34 3 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6527 C 64 1200 1 40 31.0 1132.548 35 4 N RAYMOND Devern Valley SU12NE6756 C 64 1455 1 43 49.0 1099.005 37 5 J & M SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6794 C 65 399 1 47 15.0 1070.387 38 6 J & M SMITH Devern Valley SU12NE6793 C 65 399 1 47 17.0 1070.054 39 7 A WILSON Devern Valley SU12NE7044 C 65 1154 1 49 31.0 1055.127 40 8 J ABEL Devern Valley SU12NE6367 C 65 1492 1 50 5.0 1052.766 41 9 J ABEL Devern Valley SU12NE6398 H 65 1492 1 50 14.0 1051.334 42 10 J ABEL Devern Valley SU12NE6378 C 65 1492 1 50 29.0 1048.955 Clubs First Bird P & L METCALFE Phd. & District SU12NE182 1316.058 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU12NE2255 1270.348 R BARCLAY Fr. West End SU12NE7871 1230.119 A MILNE Devern Valley SU12NE6583 1132.924 H HAINEY Inverurie SU12NE5001 1080.523 MURPHY & REID Keith SU12NE5361 1046.619 S WELLS Snr. Elgin & District SU12NE3923 994.469 D BARRIE Buckie & District SU12NE5843 868.240 P THOMSON Forres BLG126274655 813.872 WELL DONE TO MR & MRS P METCALFE ON TOPPING THE FED.

Thanks George, sorted now. Thanks also to John Smith (quando) for helping out and collecting the bird for me. Yet again the memebers of Pigeonbasics come up trumps :emoticon-0137-clapping:

I am wondering if anybody can help me out please. I have a bird with a non-fancier in Gorebridge. Is there anybody near hand who could pick it up for me until I can arrange to get it picked up. Thanks in advance, Paul.

1747 Peterhead contact G.Taylor 01779 479167 6769 Deveron Valley contact G.Wilson 01888 562767

Thankyou Archie, top man :emoticon-0137-clapping: