Blue Chequer Pied

Approximately 850 birds were liberated at 11.30 in very little wind and broken cloud. Davie says they cleared well in two batches. Best of luck to all competing.

Davie says it is clearing up well and we will be good to go at 11.30. Next message 11.40.

Weather at racepoint not as forecast there for no liberation as yet . Expected to clear by 10am. Next message 10.10 am.

Thanks I will give him a bell ðŸ‘

SU 17 A 1748 in Forres had a nibble from a hawk but generally ok.

Best of luck everyone

Basketing going ahead as planned. 20 birds per crate first message Saturday 8.10am.

Alan that is not what I meant. Phil is on about people taking them in and keeping them . When you get strays if you don't let them in they just hang about and cause bother. I put them in the garden shed away from mine. We all get them and all do the right thing by them. Some of us drive miles picking up and dropping off strays on a weekly basis at times and don't feel the need to play the martyr card. Keep up the good work Alan ðŸ‘

Any fancier that takes in strays and keeps them with all the illness there is on the go needs there head examining. My advice if things are going wrong Phil is as follows...... go look in the mirror, a lot of your answers to your problems will be looking at you in a quizical manner! Eh!

Agreed but Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. We race to the middle of September as it is Steve. Day light will be an issue as will the moult but I think if ybs get 3 or 4 races to 100 miles it is more than enough of an education in my book.

I agree something needs to change. They are pretty densely populated round here and are hitting our birds constantly when training and when excercising round the loft most days. I feel they are a major contributing factor to losses and funny races but not the only reason. Add BOP strikes into young bird sickness and you have a recipe for disaster. In my opinion YBS goes undetected in too many lofts until it becomes that obvious that nobody can miss it. I also think the disease is mutating into something much more severe. As for combating BOP I think we should race later i.e right through September as it eases of a bit once we get through July. I don't racing them with old birds would work as it would put too much time pressure on the working or family man. This is my opinion and only an opinion as I do not have scientific evidence or statistics (easily manipulated ) to back it up.

We have them up here also

1040 birds libbed at 7.30 blue sky with high cloud no wind ,birds cleared very quickly in 2 batches Good luck to all competing.

You will get them on eBay Fred. Look under greenhouses. Paul.

I didn't think you were due for parole for another couple of months! Welcome back Rab 🇬🇧

expletive remove big man an eagle that is slightly bigger than a crow..... how fcukin big are your crows down there? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Is this it Stuart?

That would be my guess.

Basketing going ahead tomorrow at the planned time. 25 birds per crate. First message 8.10am Sunday.

Basketing delayed 24 hours. There is a chance of a race on Saturday but Sunday is a far better day according to the forecast hence the delay. Basketing now Saturday for a Sunday race.

Thornton 1 Young bird flown on 29/07/2017 North of Scotland Federation 44 Members Liberated 1082 birds in a Fresh South West Wind Fed Name Ring Number Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S Section Club S 1 E1 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU17NE4123 C 113 681 1 47 27.0 1857.245 2 E2 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU17NE4086 C 114 417 1 48 20.0 1855.911 3 E3 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU17NE4079 C 114 417 1 48 22.0 1855.340 4 E4 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU17NE4075 C 114 417 1 48 23.0 1855.055 5 E5 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU17NE4121 C 113 681 1 47 53.0 1849.785 6 E6 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU17NE4210 H 113 1364 1 48 17.0 1849.260 7 E7 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU17NE4212 C 113 1364 1 48 22.0 1847.838 8 E8 J ( Ian ) GIBB Fr. & District GB17B19402 C 114 10 1 48 36.0 1847.606 9 E9 J ( Ian ) GIBB Fr. & District SU17NE4400 C 114 10 1 48 37.0 1847.322 10 E10 J ( Ian ) GIBB Fr. & District SU17NE4363 C 114 10 1 48 38.0 1847.039 11 E11 H McALLISTER Phd. & District GB17L44915 C 109 1464 1 44 44.0 1845.678 12 E12 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU17NE4242 C 113 1364 1 48 34.0 1844.434 13 E13 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU17NE4126 C 113 681 1 48 57.0 1831.675 14 E14 W MASSON Fr. & District SU17NE4313 C 114 286 1 50 35.0 1816.965 15 E15 A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU17NE4308 C 113 1500 1 50 37.0 1811.481 16 E16 A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU17NE4335 H 113 1500 1 50 40.0 1810.663 17 E17 H McALLISTER Phd. & District GB17L44684 C 109 1464 1 47 5.0 1805.174 18 E18 W MASSON Fr. & District SU17NE4152 C 114 286 1 51 33.0 1801.219 19 E19 W MASSON Fr. & District SU17NE4143 C 114 286 1 53 17.0 1773.659 20 E20 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU17NE3170 H 105 765 1 44 51.0 1769.814 21 E21 A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU17NE4305 C 113 1500 1 53 22.0 1767.539 22 E22 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU17NE3136 H 105 965 1 46 21.0 1746.732 23 E23 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU17NE3147 C 105 965 1 46 23.0 1746.185 24 E24 M WHITTLETON Fr. & District SU17NE2829 C 113 580 1 54 24.0 1743.531 25 E25 D WARD Fr. West End SU17NE1598 C 114 374 1 55 54.0 1734.374 26 E26 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU17NE5804 C 113 1732 1 56 44.0 1718.549 27 E27 D WARD Fr. West End SU17NE1606 C 114 374 1 57 38.0 1708.818 28 E28 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU17NE3135 C 105 965 1 49 0.0 1704.266 29 E29 A HIGGINS Fr. & District SU17NE1422 C 113 1732 1 58 33.0 1692.214 30 E30 H McALLISTER Phd. & District SU17NE3217 C 109 1464 1 55 57.0 1667.132 Fed Name Ring Number Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S Section Club S East Section 20 members sent 672 birds 1 1 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU17NE4123 C 113 681 1 47 27.0 1857.245 2 2 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU17NE4086 C 114 417 1 48 20.0 1855.911 3 3 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU17NE4079 C 114 417 1 48 22.0 1855.340 4 4 G DUTHIE Fr. & District SU17NE4075 C 114 417 1 48 23.0 1855.055 5 5 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU17NE4121 C 113 681 1 47 53.0 1849.785 6 6 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU17NE4210 H 113 1364 1 48 17.0 1849.260 7 7 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU17NE4212 C 113 1364 1 48 22.0 1847.838 8 8 J ( Ian ) GIBB Fr. & District GB17B19402 C 114 10 1 48 36.0 1847.606 9 9 J ( Ian ) GIBB Fr. & District SU17NE4400 C 114 10 1 48 37.0 1847.322 10 10 J ( Ian ) GIBB Fr. & District SU17NE4363 C 114 10 1 48 38.0 1847.039 West Section 24 members sent 410 birds 33 1 G WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE746 C 98 351 1 56 44.0 1480.563 34 2 N RAYMOND Devern Valley SU17NE409 C 106 297 2 6 15.0 1480.055 35 3 A J REID Keith SU172714 C 97 992 2 16 60.0 1253.372 36 4 A WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE732 C 107 529 2 31 2.0 1250.380 37 5 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE7 H 106 1712 2 30 48.0 1248.488 38 6 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE10 C 106 1712 2 30 52.0 1247.936 39 7 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE8 H 106 1712 2 31 8.0 1245.734 40 8 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU172252 C 105 1132 2 31 52.0 1224.311 41 9 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU172251 C 105 1132 2 31 57.0 1223.639 43 10 A J REID Keith SU172703 C 97 992 2 27 27.0 1164.544 Clubs First Bird A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU17NE4123 1857.245 H McALLISTER Phd. & District GB17L44915 1845.678 D WARD Fr. West End SU17NE1598 1734.374 G WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE746 1480.563 A J REID Keith SU172714 1253.372 A ROBB Inverurie SU17NE6017 1207.626 M STEPHEN Elgin & District SU17AF1747 1108.738 H MULLAN Buckie & District SU17NE2255 965.488 result compiled by Mysoft www.mysoft.co.uk mysoft@btinternet.com "Number 1 in customised programs" WELL DONE TO ALEX BUCHAN ON TOPPING THE FED. Well done to Gordon Wilson on Winning the West Section.

Approximately 1100 birds were liberated into a brisk SW wind with blue skies at 7am. The birds cleared North right away in two batches. Good luck to all competing.

Basketing going ahead,25 per crate ,first message will be 07.40, looking at an early lib to get them home before rain comes in from the west.

Brechin 2 Young Bird flown on 22/07/2017 North of Scotland Federation 46 Members Liberated 1214 birds in a Fresh East Wind 1 W1 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE14 H 65 956 1 45 51.0 1089.806 2 W2 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE9 H 65 956 1 45 54.0 1089.292 3 W3 FULTON & RITCHIE Devern Valley SU17NE497 H 65 932 1 45 59.0 1088.209 4 W4 FULTON & RITCHIE Devern Valley SU17NE486 H 65 932 1 46 0.0 1088.038 5 W5 A WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE734 C 65 567 1 47 31.0 1069.295 6 W6 G WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE779 H 55 1515 1 32 42.0 1060.572 7 W7 A MAIR ( John ) Devern Valley SU17NE210 C 65 1510 1 49 42.0 1056.609 8 W8 J CUMMING Buckie & District SU17NE2045 H 66 481 1 51 34.0 1045.483 9 W9 J CUMMING Buckie & District SU17NE2056 H 66 481 1 52 30.0 1036.809 10 W10 D FEAKS Elgin & District GB17C45429 H 67 337 1 54 44.0 1030.712 11 W11 A HUCHISON Buckie & District SU17NE2274 H 66 475 1 54 27.0 1019.091 12 W12 R BIRNIE Elgin & District SU17NE778 H 67 524 1 57 19.0 1009.609 13 W13 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU17NE3586 C 64 1588 1 53 45.0 1004.202 14 W14 FULTON & RITCHIE Devern Valley SU17NE438 H 65 932 1 56 19.0 991.535 15 W15 A J REID Keith SU172716 H 57 1162 1 43 43.0 978.454 16 W16 A HUCHISON Buckie & District SU17NE2284 H 66 475 1 59 13.0 978.345 17 W17 A WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE733 H 65 567 1 57 38.0 977.334 18 W18 A WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE724 H 65 567 1 58 10.0 972.922 19 W19 G R DUNCAN Keith SU17NE2215 C 56 1258 1 45 0.0 950.648 20 W20 G R DUNCAN Keith SU17F815 C 56 1258 1 45 6.0 949.743 21 E1 R H WHYTE Phd. & District SU17NE3440 H 62 1594 1 57 8.0 945.196 22 W21 G GEDDES Elgin & District SU17NE4406 C 69 1557 2 10 25.0 943.108 23 W22 G GEDDES Elgin & District SU172706 C 69 1557 2 10 30.0 942.506 24 E2 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU17NE3165 C 61 1615 1 55 56.0 939.980 25 E3 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU17NE3167 C 61 1615 1 56 4.0 938.900 26 W23 D FEAKS Elgin & District SU17NE678 H 67 337 2 6 25.0 935.454 27 E4 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU17NE2521 C 57 1635 1 49 4.0 934.795 28 E5 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU17NE2789 C 57 1635 1 49 9.0 934.082 29 E6 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU17NE2771 C 57 1635 1 49 13.0 933.511 30 E7 H McALLISTER Phd. & District GB17L44757 C 66 383 2 5 32.0 928.383 East Section 13 members sent 418 birds 21 1 R H WHYTE Phd. & District SU17NE3440 H 62 1594 1 57 8.0 945.196 24 2 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU17NE3165 C 61 1615 1 55 56.0 939.980 25 3 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU17NE3167 C 61 1615 1 56 4.0 938.900 27 4 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU17NE2521 C 57 1635 1 49 4.0 934.795 28 5 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU17NE2789 C 57 1635 1 49 9.0 934.082 29 6 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU17NE2771 C 57 1635 1 49 13.0 933.511 30 7 H McALLISTER Phd. & District GB17L44757 C 66 383 2 5 32.0 928.383 31 8 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU17NE3160 H 61 1615 1 57 41.0 926.002 32 9 H McALLISTER Phd. & District SU17NE3211 C 66 383 2 6 12.0 923.479 33 10 G FINDLAY Phd. & District SU17NE2992 H 66 240 2 7 28.0 913.180 West Section 33 members sent 796 birds 1 1 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE14 H 65 956 1 45 51.0 1089.806 2 2 J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE9 H 65 956 1 45 54.0 1089.292 3 3 FULTON & RITCHIE Devern Valley SU17NE497 H 65 932 1 45 59.0 1088.209 4 4 FULTON & RITCHIE Devern Valley SU17NE486 H 65 932 1 46 0.0 1088.038 5 5 A WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE734 C 65 567 1 47 31.0 1069.295 6 6 G WILSON Devern Valley SU17NE779 H 55 1515 1 32 42.0 1060.572 7 7 A MAIR ( John ) Devern Valley SU17NE210 C 65 1510 1 49 42.0 1056.609 8 8 J CUMMING Buckie & District SU17NE2045 H 66 481 1 51 34.0 1045.483 9 9 J CUMMING Buckie & District SU17NE2056 H 66 481 1 52 30.0 1036.809 10 10 D FEAKS Elgin & District GB17C45429 H 67 337 1 54 44.0 1030.712 Clubs First Bird J ABEL Devern Valley SU17NE14 1089.806 J CUMMING Buckie & District SU17NE2045 1045.483 D FEAKS Elgin & District GB17C45429 1030.712 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU17NE3586 1004.202 R H WHYTE Phd. & District SU17NE3440 945.196 J S ROBERTSON Inverurie SU17NE5993 729.741 WELL DONE TO JIM ABEL ON TOPPING THE FED. Well done to Robert Whyte on Winning the East Section.

Last year's final standings, pressure is on!