Mossgiel

Like most fanciers I have been plagued by Peregrines / Sparrowhawks for the best part of 20 years. My birds have been shut in since September last year and I started letting them out 15th March this year. The birds have been allowed their freedom for 1 hour a day and whilst out I stand at the loft conscious of a bop attack. During this period I have had one bird killed after a sparrowhawk chased it from the roof of the loft [ a neighbour handed in the leg of the bird with the ring still intact, about a week later ]. Another bird has disappeared during this period?? The last two evenings, while I was stood 8 feet in front of the loft the hen sparrowhawk attacked the birds in front of the loft, completely ignoring me standing only feet away!! They seem to have little fear of humans when they are focused on an attack. My birds are so on edge, that I have decided to shut them in for a while and hopefully the hawk will go to nest during this period ??

Rest in peace Bill, condolences to the family.

Well done Coutts Brothers [ Best In Show ] , W. Massey & Son, [ Best Opposite Sex ] and to all other winners.

RIP Joe.

Tragic news, at such a young age too. Rest in peace Kevin. Condolences to the family.

I have a 2 year old hen with a similar problem. It seems to occur after the bird receives it's PMV vaccination. On completion of the moult, the feathering to the back of the neck was smooth but after the PMV injection the feathering goes curly. The same thing occurred a year ago. It must be an adverse reaction to the injection ?

Very well done Brian & Danny

I was in Jock Traill's loft mid 90's, other than Nancy, I can't remember seeing any other birds with a frill. My Little Lady had John Ellis blood in her through birds from Spittal & Hutton.

I think she contained a bit of Spittal & Hutton, Leslie bloodlines. Spittal & Hutton used to exchange birds with John Ellis, Wellbank.

It was a SNRPC race from Cholet he won too.

She was raced by Mr & Mrs Chris Little, Eastriggs. They were assisted at the loft by Jake Halliday and the hen was named after him. I'm sure she was bred from Kirkland bloodlines. In the Cholet race she was hours in front of the 2nd open pigeon. The guy that would give you more information would be Billy Wortley who writes under the name of Solway Sounds in the RP.

Cock peregrine still going about here, hen left the area a few months ago.

RIP Bob.

On last night's programme, areas where there are high numbers of grey squirrels, Chris Packam was suggesting introducing goshawks to curb their population. Does this man ever promote any other species than raptors ?? The report was referring to Tentsmuir forest, Fife.

Well done Brian.

Outstanding Lewis, very well done indeed.

Well done Lewis

Sorry, I got the wrong end of the stick

Well done Davy and Lewis . I believe Lewis was 2nd fed the previous race too!

Well done J & G Peggie, shows the strength of your stock loft

Well done Phinn & Kane :emoticon-0167-beer:

Very sad, RIP Tommy.

Congratulations to all.