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Ayrshire Federation Latebred Sale

Thanks for the offer, might need tissues as a side order I'm delivering one of my pups to his new home. Joan

I will be travelling to Ulverston in Cumbria on Monday morning if anyone has any pigeons that have been reported I'm happy to meet and collect them then bring them back to Ayrshire. Don't mind stopping of on the way there or back to meet at services or jct's of the M74 or M6 to collect or drop off. Private message or email joan@homingpigeons.co.uk

SU 12 A 1464 Ch Pied It belongs to us Mr and Mrs Savage 07799640711 give us a call or message your contact details and we'll arrange to collect.

Anyone buying a Benzing system will be supplied with a Benzing club system if there club has no other ETS clubsystem. Feel free to phone Jim on 07799640711 or email jim@homingpigeons.co.uk if you have any other questions regarding BENZING ETS.

Had a great if very tiring morning at Stubbs Camp Hawick where both transporters liberated there pigeons. I went out at 5pm last night to pickup all the race marked pigeons in the lower half of Ayrshire, was great to meet some more members of the fed and say Hello. With over 3400 pigeons some had to be transported to the lib site by the trailer which I got the job of driving. Not knowing the layout of the camp we went up to the top of the hill the road was awful and we turned back and parked up on some hard standing we found among the gorse. Spotted the Almond Valley transporter down the hill a bit so I went down to say Good morning, and it was a fine morning for liberating pigeons. I took some pictures of the area and video of the liberation's ( movie maker I am not :-) Almond valley went up at 7am and cleared no problem, Ayrshire went up at 7.30am and other than them breaking into smaller groups they cleared no problem, ok one batch of about 100 hung around for a wee while but they soon decided to shake a tail feather and head for home. Thanks to the driver of the AV transporter for helping me on the trailer :-) can't remember your name but always great to have some help and much appreciated. I think I've added a picture of each tansporter this morning

Ayrshire pigeons will be at Crosshouse club from 8:30pm for collection.

Thanks Ally appreciate the help

We have a report from a non fancier in Oban with an IHU N pigeon, he did contact the numbers we gave him for the union but he was more or less told where to go. Not very nice. After giving it a night to rest and feed he took it 6 miles from his home and let it go. It was back home before him he is unable to keep the pigeon so if there is anyone near that can help out let me know and I'll pass his contact details on to you.

SU11A2838 Ardeer HS secretary T Wilson 01294 468887

Well done

John Clegg who passed away today Thursday 7th June 2012 John became a member of Kilwinning Homing Society in 1947 and raced his pigeons in Ayrshire Federation. Although in recent years John's health didn't allow him to visit and sit in the loft as often as he would have liked he still enjoyed watching his pigeons flying round the loft, training and racing up until 3 weeks ago using an ets clock to time and with the help of his son Sam who was there at every turn to care for the pigeons and ensure they were in tip top condition for the race. Another true pigeon fancier who with his passing has left us with sadness in our hearts but memories never to be forgotten. Rest In Peace John from Jim and Joan Savage Abbeyton Lofts x

They have removed there facebook page

SU 11 S 2151 Found dead near football pitch in Otley West Yorks SU 11 L 9117 Found dead, looks like it hit power cables at Fellbeck near Harrogate

Ayrshire Federation liberated 2588 birds at Abbleby into a light West wind at 08:15 am

Found dead in Perth SU09R257

Pigeon reported to Homing Pigeons. Please contact the finder if you can help. loft_name : None address_line1 : Powys, Wales ring : NWHU A9295 telephone : 01650 511877 contact : I have it contained in a box purpose : It is very healthy and can fly source : Internet search engine comments : Found pigeon on Monday afternoon. However, it may have been around for a few days prior as were away for weekend. Reported it to NWHU yesterday and have phoned again just, no one there. We are a little concerned as to how long we can keep it shut up in a box. contact_method : A telephone call form title : Report a Lost Racing Pigeon

Racing is certainly underway. Just replied to 26 emails and 14 telephone calls from members of the public reporting pigeons they have found. Hopefully they will follow the instructions given and the pigeons will get back home safe. At present there are 12 people on our website and all are on the lost and found page so no doubt more emails to come this evening. Will start doing a weekly list of dead pigeons reported to the relevant Unions etc as well. Getting to be to many to report individually.

Ayrshire Federation liberated in Carlisle 2076 pigeons 9am into NE wind.

Read the April 2012 newsletter for the South of England Pigeon Show Eposm good article. I'm not sure if your allowed to put a link to it or not but just type it into google.

Reported to Homingpigeons this morning. Finder has left a telephone message for secretary A. McKee. If you know who it belongs to they can contact the finder at Spittal of Glenshee Hotel 01250 885215 pigeon has been with them 2 days.

I know the work that goes into creating and maintaining sites and forums, and you all do a great job. It was just a suggestion, we could have provided a link that opened in PB thereby not taking the user out of your site. I'll just cut and paste the fed result each week and post that Joan ps Thanks for replying Fifer

Rather than posting fed and club results individually for Ayrshire fed can we just put a link to the results page on the website which is updated with results as they come in, full club results are also available on the site for the clubs that email the fed secretary.

loft_name : None address_line1 : N/A ring : NEHU2011 TEE2515 telephone : 12345678 contact : Other not listed here purpose : The pigeon is dead source : Internet search engine comments : The bird was brought down and killed by a large hawk on Friday afternoon 20April in the Cornelian area of Scarborough contact_method : Send an email Reported by non fancier via homingpigeons website

Thank you, Alison going to let it go near it's home today.