Blue Tooner

6 missing from 28 sent to rotherham 283mls.. 5 missing from 6 sent to marlborough 420mls. All in all a black weekend.

Hi, try sending a pm to Newburgh Lofts on here, he is in that area Can I ask where exacctly your bird is? Cheers Stuart Maskame

In response to five contacts asking for more light . . . . . The 'K Index' is an inexact science. I'm still learning how to apply it. Best if I compare it to a Tsunami, a 'tidal wave' of solar radiation generated by a Solar Flare on the sun's surface. Billions of tons of plasma are blasted into space by a 'boiling up' of Hydrogen/helium inside the sun, it is blasted out millions of miles above the sun's surface, and most of it collapses back onto the surface again but some goes on out at speeds up to 1,000Km a second into space. That radiation is what dictates the "K Index" and if there is a high index it ******* up your radio/TV, Ships and aircraft compasses, reception, it can kill Cosmonauts if they do not have their space suits on, literally frying them with X-rays. By the time it (the radiation "wave") has traveled 93 million miles to Earth it has weakened to a certain extent, clouds reflect it, so does the sea and Polar Ice-caps, but where it gets through it plays havoc with birds and machinery, and upsets the earth's geomagnetic fields. Usually the arrival is spread out over a 3-hour period, and if that period arrives before liberations take place, no ill results from it. If it happens after the birds are well down the way home, the same happens, but if it arrives just as liberations take place then the majority of birds cannot navigate, some do, but most can't. After the wave is over the birds recover, but by then they may well have had three or more hours batting round like nutters over strange territory, scared, frightened and hopelessly lost. It happens to wild birds too. So far I have not discovered any way of forecasting exactly when the "Wave" arrives, so lots of people get the idea that it is a load of hogwash because nothing seems to have happened. What we do know is that it takes roughly three days from the eruption of a CME ("Coronal Mass Ejection") to its arrival on earth, but the speed at which it travels makes hours of difference of arrival times. If the "wave" is a big heavy one, we have a high "K Index" figure, but from 1 to 4 most birds can manage, above 4 to a maximum of 9 they can't. I have explained all this so many times and get a bit pee'd off when jokers take the mickey, so now I am content to let them find out for themselves. That way they may learn, but I don't hold my breath. If your birds can and do cope with a high "K" figure then breed from those that make good times, you will breed better ones (navigation wise) thereby. Cheers. Worth reading, Bilco's words

Totally agree with you Gareth

Here is the result of Rotherham race Saturday June 4th. A very tough race with many birds still missing. Well done Gordon Findlay. Result Rotherham ob.HTM

This is something that has to be looked into. I noticed on another forum last night that Bill Cowell was warning everyone earlier last week that Saturday June 4th would not be good for racing due to the K-Index being very high. I also heard that the K-Index is always taken into consideration by race controllers in China and they will not liberate if it is too high, regardless of how good weather conditions are. Can anyone imagine not liberating in excellent conditions?? the race controller would be lynched!! Food for thought here possibly

Chris Donaldson Peterhead timed at 19.07,, brilliant, his first attempt at an inland national

well done John,, excellent in today's conditions

13/28

7/28 so far from 6am lib Rotherham 283 miles make that 8/28

North of Scotland Fed. liberated approx. 1,500 birds from Rotherham at 6am. No wind at racepoint, clear blue skies. birds cleared immediately in one batch. Good luck to all members.

I would say you are right there George

Sending around 20+ to rotherham 283mls with fed and 6 to marlborough 420miles withSNFC. I was hoping to pair some birds for the channel races today but i am laid up with a knackered back so i just let them all go together as i was unable to pick up individual birds so don't know what to expect this weekend. Fingers crossed anyway

Looking at sending 6, 420miles to me

Result of today's race from Ripon Result RIPON OB.HTM

North of Scotland Fed. liberated approx. 2,000birds at Ripon @ 9.30a.m. into a light west wind with high broken cloud and sunshine. birds cleared in one batch Good luck all

No bad Derek :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Well done Robbie, that's you off and running. Fantastic flying and well deserved

Aviary roof temporarily repaired, Su 10NE 8155 recaptured. Wind now swinging roon to the wastert. Happy days

No Walter they hina been flying oot but the pied hen is knocking aboot. To make it worse my young bird loft is leaning like the tower of Pisa, had to brace it up. Glad I'm nae oot at the Bergen inoo.

Can you be on the lookout for Cheq hen SU 07 NE 5102 and Cheq Pied hen SU 10 NE 8155 both escaped today when wind blew the roof off the stock loft aviary. With this wind they could be in Bergen by now Cheers Stuart Maskame

Wet, windy and miserable here in Peterhead

Well done Robbie, brilliant flying

Result of today's Consett race Result CONSETT OB.HTM

North of Scotland Fed liberated approx. 2,300 birds at Consett at 7.45am, high broken cloud, strong south wind. Birds cleared north immediately in 2 batches. Good luck to all.