Kyleakin Lofts

Due to rain the pigeons were moved from Fraserburgh to Portlethen. 111 pigeons were liberated at 7.00 in no wind changing to WSW on route. Best of luck all.

Good morning all.

Happy birthday.

Well done Davie.

One reported in Norway is all I've heard so far.

2 Cumnock fanciers sent 18 pigeons, 2 Mauchline fanciers sent 12 pigeons and 10 Valley fanciers sent 81 pigeons. 14 Federation members sent 111 pigeons to Fraserburgh. Best of luck everyone.

Well done.

Well done.

Well done all.

I race from there down and across country to Ayrshire so I know exactly what you are talking about. Quite apart from our feathered terrors in the sky, the weather make a massive difference to pigeon racing. When you have mountains and high hills like we have in Scotland, some areas develop their own climate, sea haar and mountain mist, etc.

Best of luck all.

Dependent on weather conditions you should get a race up to 700 miles or so, but after that it becomes more of a marathon. It depends on what you consider to be a race. Sprinting where the start and finish are essential, mid distance where you are still able to have batches arrive, distance where they are strung out a bit more, but still arriving regularly or marathon where they are extremely strung out. All are still races, but it depends on just what you are looking for in a pigeon.

Good afternoon all.

Good luck all.

When I started back 7 years ago after being away for nearly 40 years, it was quite a shock. I was a lot younger then, but it seems there is so much more politics and arguing now. It may have been there all those years ago, but I was not aware of it.

Well done Austin. Good to know they are still out there working hard to return home.

My grandfather fought in this war and he lost his brother in one of the battles. I am sure many of us know the debt of gratitude we owe to our forebears. It is incumbent on us to ensure that our children and grandchildren also become aware of the sacrifice made by those who were involved in this and the following war. They took part and the overall hope was that it would be a war to end all wars. Let us hope we reach that utopian state of a world without war. Only by learning from the lessons of the past will this ever be achieved. WE CAN NEVER FORGET THEM. We will remember them.

Good afternoon all. Been busy with kids this morning.

Happy birthday Paul.

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Dinna send yer da, if he looks at ye funny, ye need him to run the loft.

Best of luck Alan.

Well done.

Ayrshire North Road Federation Secretary: Mr A Kyle, President: Mr W McCann Arbroath on 26/06/2016 at 06:30 hrs 17 Members sent 149 pigeons No wind Pos Name Sent Club AFT Distance Bird Velocity 1 Mick Hilland 3 VAL 02:22:56 98m 1753y SU13 AN481 DC C 1218.981 2 Kory Galloway 7 MAU 02:41:06 100m 969y SU15 AN1145 CH C 1098.504 3 Andrew Lymburn 6 MAU 02:42:25 100m 1252y SU11 AN1230 D C 1091.341 4 Jamieson & Cameron 10 CAR 03:09:23 116m 1461y SU15 A4447 CP H 1085.740 5 Mr & Mrs Galloway 7 MAU 02:44:20 101m 300y SU15 AN1192 B H 1083.529 6 Jamieson & Cameron 03:10:26 SU15 A4458 CP C 1079.753 7 Alfie Lawrence 13 CUM 02:55:55 107m 125y SU14 AN546 B H 1071.217 8 Alfie Lawrence 02:56:00 GB14 E44056 B C 1070.710 9 Shaun Dean 4 VAL 02:46:24 100m 1450y SU15 AN1888 BF H 1066.406 10 J MacKenzie 6 CUM 02:48:55 100m 1520y SU12 AN874 B C 1050.932 11 McCann & Brown 13 VAL 02:48:32 100m 552y SU15 AN2178 B C 1047.579 12 Derek McCullen 22 VAL 02:46:58 99m 131y SU13 A7595 BP C 1044.346 13 Derek McCullen 02:47:39 SU15 AN1596 CP C 1040.089 14 John L Dumigan 22 VAL 02:49:25 99m 57y SU14 AN853 B H 1028.807 15 John L Dumigan 02:51:16 SU15 AN1655 B C 1017.694 16 W Frew 5 VAL 03:07:01 103m 1372y GB15 D07529 BP H 976.662 17 Derek McCullen 03:02:17 SU15 AN1542 B C 956.593 18 Jim Auld 3 CUM 03:19:54 100m 1294y SU14 AN33 CH H 886.887 19 Andrew Kyle 12 VAL 03:23:13 93m 1681y GB14F13735 SB H 813.718 20 Richard Dignam 5 VAL 03:45:55 98m 1193y SU15 AN2066 CP H 768.703 21 Andrew Kyle 03:35:25 IHU14 N19691 CFH 767.633 22 J Dunlop 7 CAR 04:45:07 120m 1587y SU14 AN1484 B H 746.287 23 J & A McDougall 4 CUM 05:48:53 101m 236y SU14 A8158 CH C 510.182