grdkeith

LORRY LEFT ARNISTON 40 MINS AGO ON THE WAY TO PERTH OR BRECHIN DEPENDING ON WEATHER, NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AT 1PM

WEATHER AT RACE POINT IS OVERCAST WITH POOR VISIBILITY BUT HAS IMPROVED SINCE 6AM, DAVIE THINKS IT WILL CLEAR SO HERES HOPING HE IS RIGHT, ITS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME HERE AND MOST OF THE WAY UP WITH IT DUE TO GET BETTER BY 1PM--- NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE 11.30 AM

Any heid carrying that face would be in pain most days of the week

Russia very ordinary and still got a point

Basketing is going ahead on saturday at normal time, 22 birds per crate, first message will be 9am on sunday although there is a good chance that they wont get up till around noon, if necessary i will get them taken back to thornton if the weather south of the forth is slow to clear

DUE TO CRAP FORECAST FOR SATURDAY BASKETING IS BEING DELAYED BY 24 HOURS SUNDAY NEEDS TO IMPROVE A BIT AS WELL SO NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE 7PM ON FRIDAY

Congrats stuart

Cheers guys any day you win the fed yearling race is a good one,winning bird is bred off my preece bros stock but the outstanding bird on the result is without doubt the one flying way out west in deepest darkest forres

Well done Robbie

Oustanding pigeon Paul !!!!

Well done george

APPROX 530 NOS BIRDS AND 160 ABDN BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT WORKSOP AT 10AM BROKEN CLOUDS WITH BLUE SKY, BIRDS CLEARED HIGH AND NORTH STRAIGHT AWAY INTO A VERY LIGHT NE WIND, ATB TO ALL COMPETING IN BOTH FEDS

Davie tells me he thinks it will be good enough by 10.30 if not earlier so will post as soon as possible

No improvement yet,next message 9.45am

VISIBILITY AT RACE POINT IS NOT YET GOOD ENOUGH FOR A LIB BUT IS SLOWLY IMPROVING, NEXT MESSAGE 08.45

WITH EARLY MORNING FOG AND ALMOST 100% CLOUD COVER FORECAST AT RACE POINT UNTIL AT LEAST 10AM ON SATURDAY I HAVE DECIDED TO DELAY BASKETING FOR 24 HRS, FORECAST FOR THE SUNDAY IS FAR BETTER SO BOTH FEDS PLEASE ADHERE TO 22 BIRDS PER CRATE AND FIRST MESSAGE WILL BE ON SUNDAY AT 07.30

Bump

Forecast at the race point for Saturday is not great with full cloud cover and not great visibility so at present I am leaning towards a 24 hour delay in basketing !! Forecast for Sunday morning looks far better so I will keep an eye on forecast over the next 24 hrs and will confirm my decision on here at 4pm tomorrow

Driver has never mentioned any problem Bob!! How do you think that could happen? Must admit not one that had occurred to me

I have more hurt this year but with the north in the wind most weeks I think that could be a big factor

Undoubtedly lots caused by hawks directly or cos of fleeing attack, but years ago when pigeons came home damaged we blamed wires or other obstacles but nowadays all injuries in some lofts are classed as hawked !! have pigeons now stopped hitting things by accident?

I have 3 back this week hurt as well Robbie , I would say all 3 have flown into wires etc, I dont believe that most injuries are raptor related, imo more down to the north and east winds, more north east forecast for the weekend

Do you think young hawks would be fledged already?

Well done Ryan and daughter,also great flying by ally Reid ,third fed with the same bird who won it two weeks ago

Well done Jim and jim