blue lad

Thanks for the info been in contact. very much apri.

A dinna ken anything about that! But someone must ken who the doo belongs tae?

Friend found this bird by side of the road today, He is now in safe hands south wales.B/cock lost from sat nat?

Hello all members .Do any of you have any rings 2010 or older left over . I am looking for some uk fed rings for my collection . i would be very grateful for any help.

Yes iam very saddened by it all .have spoken to radio ops on some of rigs within 30mls of us all still have a few pigeons aboard.With now way of getting them off .as i said in a past post . I have been in contact with the OIM on the rig . who is going to contact other OIM,s to put pressure on heli companys to take birds back during racing season .I leave rig today and this lucky lad is coming in with me. Fed him on nuts and husked sunflower seeds and bit barley he should make it home where ever he lives. I hope his owner is kind to him as i have been after a week away. he wont know what he has gone though to get home.

Thick mist on and off in between clear spells out here today still pigeons flying around in the mist .This poor soul was being chased over the sea by b--dy gulls.He landed in water twice only to get back out again some not so fortunate fell to them. He surely deserves another chance at life what a waste of birds this last sunday race was. Iam very saddend to see all this pigeons fly around in the fog trying to find away home,first it was the wind now fog& gulls prevents them making land.some must have been missed by owners. if you could see what i have seen these last few days. NOTHING THAT IS RAISED ON DRY LAND AND DEPENDS ON MAN TO FEED IT. DOZ NOT DESERVE TO PERISH! OUT IN THIS HOSTILE INVIROMENT.

Any idea of where they were racing from ?

3 batches of 20 plus birds landed through out the morning on the rig all made off in ESE further out to sea as the wind is still blowing from the wnw .From some i could sea they were lovely looking birds and were double race rubber rung?

3 batches of 20 plus birds landed on rig thought the morning only to take off further out to sea ESE . Due to the strong wnw wind still blowing. From what i could see a lot were double rung with race rubbers lovely looking birds.Its B--dy sad givin the force of wind yesterday it was blowing 30kns plus through the morning & afternoon.

PICKED HER UP TODAY MISSING SINCE MID WEEK RACE.HAVE CONTACTED OWNER HANDY WITH THE TEL NUMBER ON ETS RING.VERY RUN DOWN. HOW MANY OTHER BIRDS MISSING ENDED UP OUT ON THE OIL FIELDS?THERE ARE OVER A 100 RIGS IN A 80ML RADIUS OF ME. I HAVE HAD 2 LAST SAT.1 WEDS FROM LILLE RACE.1 TODAY FROM MID WEEK RACE MULTIPLY BY A HUNDERED THE MIND BOGGLES!

Thanks very much for the info once again redcheq in contacting the owner of the bird she was let off from norwich 2pm yesterday hope she makes it to durham before rain starts.

Sorry i made a mistake with the ring redcheq. iv put it in new post.She is a beauty just like you.See what you can do please.

Sorry mistake with the rings no ,anyones she is a beauty just like redche?

Gay pied hen landed on rig not long ago hope she leaves soon . a real classy bird she is.

Thanks very much for that. Iv been i contact with owner.Birds will be let off first thing in the morning from from lowestoft.Hope they make it back.

I have reported 2 birds on basics today & i reported them to rrpa no problem .One owner is realy pleased i got his bird. both on the boat to beach should be let go tommorow morning one has to go sunderland other mid borro.

thanks once again redcheq for the info . will do my best to get them home.

Got her just not long ago at least 16 others.Seen 3 with black 09 rings but cant catch them all at once .Its pretty windy out here today. The boat leaves for lowestoft this afternoon will put down what i can round up .

Wandering about deck this morning well flown out. Gave him broth mix &water .Any info as to owner?

Hello john i dont know if this will help. We are skidded over a production rig.The oim is bird daft and he says the same . He is going to contact all the other oim,s he knows in the southern sector of north sea,to forward a letter i wrote. To bristows, norwich, humber, north deens,to start taking all birds inc racing pigeons back to dry land to give em a chance in life.Hundereds of pigeons get out here for what ever reason ?There are hundreds of rigs some some unmanned for most of the year bare spring through to late summer. lads have told me they have been out to these rigs shutling daily. Some only 20mls from land. And have seen many pigeons dead,&alive all over the rig .With no chance to get them off. lets hope this makes a diffrence.

Glad to say its clearing here lovely morning now the sunshine wall to wall.good race to all flying today'

Not a good chance for members flying from south of humber today .Iam on a rig approx 85mls off yarmouth . We have had bad fog since day before last. lots of crows wood pigeons and small birds arriving on the rig we even had a goshawk yesterday.Beware!

All best austin keep it up

We crackers hoping to get some my self this year.

Iam out here for a fortnite robbie.I have,ent been on this rig for months now. One of the lads said that blaz no pigeons the time iv been off.But as soon as iam back there is one here.We are so far off i cant get near the bird it up high this morning to much noise and crane activity going on.