Mossgiel

Dundee & District club - Sec - Jack Alexander 01382 523881.

Let me know the address and I will collect it. I have a meeting in Kirkcaldy Thursday morning, and if the bird is fit, I can liberate it there. Brian Donnelly. Dundee.

We've all done it !!!

It's good to see another one return.

Yip, it was a yearling last year. They have still had a good race, but nothing to what it could have been

They won it last year - could have been two in a row !!!

Not sure of the NFC rule on that ????

A costly error

Spot on - - Section L & J sitting 1st & 2nd at present, 711 & 665 miles respectively.

National Flying Club.

yer right Derek, could be won further up the country, with a doo clocked in the morning.

going to be a toughie Derek

Only 3 birds recorded so far from a 6.10 lib.

This was similar to Eddie Newcombe's experience - lost a lot at the start of this "non training of youngsters" and as the years went on, the family became accustomed to this method and fewer losses were incurred.

DKJ, how many years have you been practicing no training for youngsters ?? When you first started this method, did you loose a lot of youngsters ?

Your spot on, "these peregrines have ruined the pigeon game ". Hope your other 9 turn up.

PM sent.

A fantastic performance by Walter and 5 O'Clock Rock. Another outstanding pigeon of that era, at 6th open - the marvelous " Moneymaker" of Bobby Carruthers.

Spot on. Have witnessed the fear a peregrine can put into pigeons at first hand. My team of youngsters [ April hatched ] were starting to kit in June, when they were attacked by a pair of peregrines. They were attacked six times in a period of ten days. It was so bad I kept them in for a fortnight, hoping the falcons would move on. What a job I have in trying to get these youngsters to leave the loft, let alone fly for any length of time. I am trying to build up their confidence, but the youngsters are reluctant to leave vicinity of the loft and fly in tight circle to the loft. These youngsters have not ranged ONCE!!! They are certainly healthy and look the part but the bad experiences with these falcons seems to have had a mental effect on them.

Well done Lewis

Very well done

She's given her all, hopefully better luck with her next year.

Hard luck Derek - at least she is there for next year

Good Alan, there to fight another day. Got a yearling cock yesterday from Littlehampton - only 4 tail feathers left