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thanks again gail.were would we be without you.

i picked a pigeon up from a non fancier in the newport area yesterday,her ring number is whu2010c06375 a light cheq hen.the person contacted me because she had been browsing this site and found my number on one of the threads.the bird was wearing a telephone ring but when i rang the number it kept saying number not recognised so i do not know what was going on there.i kept the bird at my place over night,she was a little run down but soon perked up after a rest and a feed.the area code on the tele ring (02920)suggested that she was from the cardiff area.as i was in cardiff this morning i took the bird with me and released her in the cardiff bay area.would be interesting to know if the bird got home okay,but i still cant get through on the number taken off her tele ring.paul

i,m trying to find out where the nearest north road club is to me.i am in newport and i have heard that there is a club in machen which i cannot find and one in ynysddu but i cant find that one either.has anyone heared of these clubs,or any others in my area.

i,m sure that i can find some spare rings for you,pm me your address and i will send them to you. sorry offer is now closed.

the reason that i was packing up was because the local council found out that i now have a 30' x 8' loft with an aviary on the front.originally when i built the loft they would only allow a 10' x6' which i kept to at first.but then i just added another bit,then another and before long it filled the bottom of the garden.but now today they have told me that i can keep it there as long as it is kept tidy.is removed if we ever leave,and the one that was in bold typing "does not get any bigger".so thats great news .however i am thinking of stopping now this year and training my youngsters to fly north for next season.my depleted team needs to be replenished also,so actually i am in the market for some good spinting stock which is what my team lacks.is there anyone else who is thinking of going back north next season.?

hi.if you are a new starter and require some equipment and birds to start you off,then please pm me and i will see what i can do for you.please note that this offer is only open to new fanciers to the sport.thank you paul.

how are your youngsters coming along.i have a team of 17 so far trained up to 30 miles.they completed their first 30 mile training toss yesterday from avonmouth.all returned home safely and without the aid of the old birds who went with them up to 20 miles.

a quick poll for you.

i have 12 birds in tommorows race from newbury 4,i did not race from reims last week another cross channel race but their all in this week except for two injured birds and two that have returned who were missing from previous races.i dropped one bird from the previous newbury race.ring number whu2009n00747 a blue cock if anyone has him in please let me know.this will be the last race for my yearlings due to moult starting to set in with some of them heavilly . i have high hopes that they will shine this week.the weathers good,their fit so i,ll keep my fingers crossed for an early bird or two would be nice.

thanks will give them a ring.

bird released this morning in services at junction 30 of the m4(5 miles nearer home)and he,s made it back home.thats what i like to see.job done.speacial thanks to gail j for pointing me in the right direction.(excuse the pun).

a little blue hen in tonight GB08L25540.no wing stamp unfortunately.very flown out but uninjured.would the owner please ring 01633894977 or 07758850764.thanks paul

my first training toss for the youngsters is in the park which is about 500yds away,i find that this then sets them up for the next one which is 1 mile away,i then go up to 5 miles and 10 miles up to a maximum of 30 miles.each training toss is repeated untill they get it right then we move on to next place.but try to find out what suits you and your birds,theres no rush.paul

a bird came in with my youngsters this evening,his ring number is whu2007b02085.the bird is wing stamped but all i can make out is d.gore bridgend.the bird is a little run down and messy but uninjured.can anyone put me in touch with a d.gore from bridgend.thank you paul.

started season with 22 yearlings that were not raced as youngsters.lost 8 so far from various racepoints.have stopped most of them now for next year.got 14 yearlings left,a tough year.

hi.i have 1 pigeon missing from yesterdays race.it is a blue cock,his ring no. is whu2009n00747.if this bird has dropped into your loft then please ring me on 01633894977 or 07758850764.alternatively please pm me through this site.the bird is one of my boys favourites as he is only 8 years old i do not have the heart to tell him that he may never see him again.he is wing stamped with the same numbers.your help is appreciated.paul

3 missing and 4 birds in the clock my first timed at 8.21,8.24x2 and 8.26.

hi. i have lost eleven birds so far this year,all are wing stamped but sadly not one phone call.i would love to get some of these birds back.if the owner decides that he,s not interested and you get stuck with the bird,i will give him a home.give the owner a chance to respond positevly firstly,if he does not you can pm me.hope this helps.paul

hi paul.my youngsters are coming along nicely,my numbers are down a bit but the ones that i have will be more than ready to race by the time i have finished with them.its early days for me,as you know it can take a number of years to build a good racing team,we,ll get there.

dover was a tough race for my birds.they came in 15 mins behind the leaders in our club,but on a plus side all except one have returned on the day.i am resting them next week because its a cross chanel race from lillers.some of them are only just turning a year old and i think that it would be better to save them untill their older next year.they will however be sent to the drop back race from newbury in two weeks time.it,ll also give me a chance to concentrate on my young birds and get them ready for the start of their racing.busy times ahead. :)

hi gail.thanks for replying.it was concerning a bird belonging to me,that dropped into gary walkers loft during mondays race from dover.he contacted me in the end so the bird is now back where he belongs. :)

does anyone know a pigeon fancier from caerleon in newport called gary walker,i need to get hold of him urgently and i do not have a contact number.thanks paul

low cloud cover preventing a lib,an update at 10.30.

a quick update,whu2009n00613,756,757 these three returned during the past week.