Pompey Mick

Solent Fed away at 12.50 from Lessay

PORTSMOUTH 12.00, CLOUDS BREAKING, SUNSHINE AT TIMES Lt SOUTHERLY WINDS.

Portsmouth 07.30 Total overcast, recent rain, no wind to speak of.

I had a 4' Sputnik and I fed my YBs in it on a large aluminium tray, you can get your YBs hand tame quite quickly if you hand feed this way. Race days I'd make sure I had about a min of 10 YB in the loft.I'd stand inside calling the birds whilst feeding the YBs on the tray the Racer would drop in. I'd pick it up remove the rubber and put it back down to continue feeding, it wouldn't even know it had been clocked. Get your YBs onto peanuts (human grade) if you want them really hand tame. Also I would always put the YB through the sputnik before I let them out for the first time, pigeons can be so stupid sometimes. I'm now on ETS.

One of my members had a 'NO RACE DATA' print out this week. It would seem his pad wasn't connected properly to his clock, luckily he was a bit off the pace and has hopefully learnt by his mistake. Unikon always say to check your pads with an ETS ring after setting up for the race. Another lesson learnt in the learning curve following the one we had last week when members had uncleared National races in their clocks which meant that birds were 'locked in'.

Portsmouth 07.15 A fresh start to the day, high cloud, sun just starting to break through, very Lt NW wind.

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Solent away at Tours at 07.00 WNW wind

Portsmouth 06.30, Plenty of early morning sunshine, light westerly airflow, lets hope its like this in France for once.

The DEFRA permit has been amended somewhere as it has todays date on it, the Isolation period is the same and the CI are still non British Isles so I don't know what has changed, does anyone know if anything has altered. http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/ai/keptbirds/genlicence.htm

There's a 32bird basket on EBay, Liverpool area, looks pretty good condition Product code 160246709548

Have the Peregrines any preferred feeding patterns? It seems to me that early afternoon bird life seems to have a siesta, does this include Peregrines? Has anyone studied feeding patterns or are they totally indiscriminate.

Solent Fed held at Messac ?

Solent Fed at Messac,sent 10 hens

Surely that only applies to cover any expences the finder incurs in repatriating the bird, not if you collect it. If not, a rule like that positively encourages stray catching and makes it a lucrative business.

Here on the South Coast, the North Roaders were in excess of 1700ypm yesterday from Ripon and today from Messac the South Roaders are doing in excess of 1700ypm with a var wind. Pigeons never fail to amaze even established flyers.

Spoke to soon Speck, Portsmoth 10.30, strong sunshine and plenty of blue sky, hopefully be sitting in the sun waiting for the birds.

Solent Fed up at 9.00 var wind at Messac

Portsmouth 07.00, The sunshine days are over, very gloomy start, complete overcast with drizzle. Lt Easterly winds.

Any news on the NRCC Perth lib 9.00 I know a couple of fanciers here on the South Coast who are eagerly awaiting their birds.

The Southampton NR birds are doing 230 mls approx on the four hour mark, those that I know of. from Ripon

Portsmouth 09.30, Portsmouth still looking good (the sun hasn't stopped shining since the Cup Final) wind fresh Easterly now with increasing cloud with sunny spells. Unfortunately my birds wont be able to appreciate it being held at Messac.

SOLENT held at Messac

Portsmouth 07.00 Wispy Cloud, Lt Easterly wind, clear & fresh

Solent Fed at Messac 208mls