blue lad

Looking like full cloud cover over most of Scotland. And it's very cool #! ++#!!

Chequered hen red ring with z and white marker ring came down with youngsters but didn't come in . Left feed out for her see what happens.

Forecast is crap for this coming weekend. Fair hoping for a thurs basket and Fri race ?

Had a hen return from race last year this afternoon . Minus her ets ring ?

Does any members on site have spare rings that are no further use to them ? I've been looking out for Scottish feds mainly. And I need gb rings Whu also . Just to bring my collection up to date . If anyone has any just drop me a line . I'd pay postage.

Aye it's a saving alright well under a pound for the ets clip on ring .

Does anyone know if the SHU will be will have the 23 chip rings ? Same as this year's ?

What colour is SU rings this year ? Are the GB rings available now ?

Can't wait to put it forward again .

Hi from northeast Scotland Geese came in lager numbers in beginning of October. They usually come September. I can hear them going over head most evenings in complete darkness. Flocks of redwings and fieldfares.Have been coming in off the coast past two weeks.

Couldn't agree more .Pulled carrots today was really hopeful they would be alright.The shoulders looked well rounded but they were all the size of a apple .Must have hit something underneath while growing!! My wife asked me what was that stumps on the garden table .

I let out 16 birds at 1:45 8 old birds came back half hour later . But no sign of the other 8 ? Keep a look out please as I was seriously depleted in old bird racing .All birds NE rings .

Did you get anymore birds reported or home from the race ?

It's very disheartening Craig . I got 4 out of 7 sent on the 13th Got another two on Sunday 14th One at 10am and other was 4pm Lost 1 . I know from fellow club members returns were pretty good However one member was missing 20 plus birds at 4pm on the Saturday. The loss of young birds across Scotland this past month. Is quite severe to say the least .Forgot to mention I got a Nehu youngster it was my second doo in . A club member got a Glasgow doo in as well . One got a peterhead doo all trapped with the racers.

It's very disheartening Craig . I got 4 out of 7 sent on the 13th Got another two on Sunday 14th Lost 1 . I know from fellow club members returns were pretty good However one member was missing 20 plus birds at 4pm on the Saturday. The loss of young birds across Scotland this past month. Is quite severe to say the least .

Good stuff its nice clear up in northeast . Good luck all competing.

A happy ending for the bird. I'd say if one made it . Others could easily have made landfall . And be living their lives with wild pigeons . I mind a few years ago someone in peterhead got a Norwegian bird in .

Where in the Orkney islands were they liberated?

A happy ending . Great stuff

We're the birds liberated?

Fact nrcc liberated in Fraserburgh two weeks ago dozen or so remained at lib site . A local fancier caught 5 of them in a basket with food. And sent them to Darlington to be released closer to home. There are about 5 or 6 pecking around with snipers still there two weeks past .When I was a kid the old buildings that were damaged or derelict . We used to catch stray racers in all the houses trying to settle them was near impossible. As a result same ones were caught time after time .

Often wondered about lost birds. From what I've experienced I have had only 3 birds 'return after a significant period has elapsed after the race they were lost from .My thinking is many will go with the snipes they take them to the food source grain stores in the outskirts of most towns Waters not a problem. And they totally forget about routine and baskets every week . I firmly say I might possibly have a pigeon or 10 that are living their lives quite happily under a railway bridge . Somewhere in the UK .

Best of luck to you both.Looks like southerly air flow both on Friday and Saturday.Helping hand makes all the difference.

Darlington 3 out of 6 .

What's everyone thinking about this weekend's racing ? Ex storm Alex going to be strong west or south west over the weekend .