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18 sent 350 birds Melton Mowbray - 130 miles

belongs Dormanstown HS secretary Tel: 01642 470519 I know he's recently moved, and am assuming he's kept the same phone number There are some very good flyers in Dormanstown He's not secretary any more

You have to 'click' on the number (telling you how many messages you've got) and go from there (and the answer is 'yes' - I am)

Ring issued to Swalwell Homing Society secretary N Booth 0191 421 2298

chances are high that it belongs to Trevor Maltby in my club - he has Z1828 on the fed sheet every week Z1829 must be the breeder LOL !! I'll find out tomorrow

It's a North Yorkshire Federation ring Fed secretary Alan Stevenson 01287 636533

Have 1 missing from Folkestone, a 3 year old hen - a proper character, so hope she turns up

We've had rain here today - plus rain en route so returns have been poor am 4 or 5 missing just now (out of 25) and surprisingly they are old hens (2 x 2year olds and 1 x 3 year old amongst them) I only sent hens (so wouldn't have any cocks missing anyway LOL !!) But when the birds are up altogether in tens of thousands - like they were today - and in a South East wind - the silly b*ggers have probably just carried on LOL !! My velocity was 1700ypm

Didn't win (though it was close) 2nd club, 2nd fed - and also 5th club first points this old bird season- and in a combine race so very pleased as we must be in the worst position to be in in the fed on an Easterly wind

I woulddn't be a happy bunny if they went that way

There was only 28,000 from all organisations last year a drop of 9,000 on the previous year

It is the NEHU Open from Folkestone this Saturday (weather permitting) The Up North Combine, New North Amalgamation. Durham Combine and the West Durham Amalgamation all up together - the weather is very iffy up here, but seems OK in the South, so it's anybodies guess as to whether the birds will be liberated early tomorrow - or heldover until Monday Anybody like to have a wild guess as to how many birds in total there will be. I'd guess around the 27,000 mark - I don't think there will be as many as previous years

We could do with a new one they're not so easy to come by these days !

NEC stands for North East Counties (that is Seaham to Sunderland ) Thank you for looking after this bird Aileen - they were racing from near Southend at the weekend

UNC Rivenhall (Southend) Groups 1 & 4 up at 8.20am Groups 2, 3 and 5 9.00am Group 6 9.20am Winds East to ENE

Huntingdon - 160 miles velocity 1416ypm up at 9.20 in at 12.39 - 25 out of 26 in 30 minutes (best so far this season) so currrently one adrift

Club sent 396 birds, Huntingdon 160 miles

Birdage in my club is much lower this year than in previous years, I think some members have cut back on the amount they are keeping

26 hens - double paired on roundabout - racing from Huntingdon - 4th race for the hens 160 miles weather doesn't look that bad at the weekend according to xc weather - direct south wind at home end according to forecast we shall see - like old yellow - today especially - fog was that bad couldn't see to the end of my forty foot garden !!

GB10D47991 Club details: 47651 – 48000 NE387 HULL DOLPHIN F C Mr C Ashby, 31 Chelmsford Close, Greatfield, Hull, Yorkshire HU9 5DR. Tel: 07765 247118

Thank you - I did think about you as you are not far from my son (he's in Lepton) But bird has now been picked up by courier as I thought Easter was this coming weekend not next LOL!!

You may be right, he's been picked up by a courier and is flown down should be home at the weekend still 2 cocks missing from the race

thanks Kirky

Anyone in Halifax or Huddersfield that can help I've had a yearling reported is there a fancier who can either collect - or look after this yearling for me for a day or two. My son lives in Huddersfield and is coming home for Easter - however he does not know how to handle a pigeon or look after one - so if ANYONE can help in anyway I would be grateful. My son can bring it back when he comes home (not that I've asked him LOL !!!)

We thought they might have gone way over or to the West - that ones done both I've just had one reported in Halifax (lazy ..... ) from the same liberation