Returns

[Guest Vic]

After browsing through the Scottish returns into Lanarkshire, Where they seem to think that predatory birds are responsible,  en route. Has not it been a similar situation up and down the country regarding somewhat (not losses) but erratic returns. East wind or What?

[superstar]

13/13 from poole today and all but 1 under 2 hours so cant complain here

[Guest]

19/20 from tow law, 1 back from last week and 1 back from a y/bird race last year.

[ozbrit]

we had well spaced returns in our club flying in the lincs south road fed from billericay but most had all theirs home my returns were 7/10

[sapper756]

29/29 from Otterburn 2day

[Guest Vic]

I'm not complaining about losing birds (I got 19/20) half a dozen or so on first drop, poolers were not prominent, I overcooked them maybe! Who knows?  

[superstar]

This week and last week have been to easy for us on the south road Vic, Time for a stiff North wind tester next week that will sort them out a bit dont you think?

[frank-123]

vic great post

i reckon it must be hawks what would split pigeons so much in a 103 mile race to me

our winner timed then never got another bird for 40 mins

i was the same i timed my first bird then took the pools nearly 60 mins after my first bird with my 3rd bird

two club members competing in the final of our knockout cup still never had any ko birds at clock check 4 hrs after liberation

 

what could cause so many large gaps in such a short race

lets find out how the other feds have done

[Guest Vic]

Thanks Guys, You must agree that Iv'e seen it all before, at my age. But always, relate to the actual happenings, without blaming our predatory birds. There are more obstacles than hawks, once the strings have been cut.  If our birds could talk, they wouldn't squark. to say the least, as most fanciers do.  

[harky]

;D ;D ;D ;DHERE VIC YOUR SQUARKING THE NOW .YOU HAVE JUST REPEATED YOURSELF.PARROT COMES TO MIND .NO OFFENCE GIVEN  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

;D ;D ;D ;DHERE VIC YOUR SQUARKING THE NOW .YOU HAVE JUST REPEATED YOURSELF.PARROT COMES TO MIND .NO OFFENCE GIVEN  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

 

just sorted it,  

 

[THE FIFER]

11 out of 13 from otterburn, but 30 mins behind the winners  :'( :'( :'(

[carlsberg]

5/5 from the north road / 6/7 from the south road

[Guest casbri]

26/27 south road

[thunderboult]

22/22 from lyndhurst(115mls) to west wales.

[lithgilad]

8/8 from otterburn

[Guest j v ward]

17from17 race from  st albans vel 1815yds pm

[Simeon Turner]

We got 24/24 flying in one of the clubs flying 135 Miles

 

21/25 from the other flying 119 Miles

 

the four that are missing are birds on their first race of the season - they are hens

[andy]

30/30 within an hour of first timer, from Northallerton 131 miles.

[Guest Vic]

As I said, It wasn't the returns I was on about. I lost 1 out of 20. My first 10 birds came within 3 minutes of each other. But what caused only a few to hit town early, in so fast  race?

[Tony C]

Typical of north road racing flying into a s/east wind, fancied pigeons struggling, some looked as if they'd been pulled through the wringer backwards, big gaps between first and second arrivals for most, pigeons spooked on arrival. Not down to hawks the route we fly, they don't like that east in the wind up 'em.

[Guest IB]

30/30 within an hour of first timer, from Northallerton 131 miles.

 

Well done Andy. About the only post I've seen that puts a time and distance on the returns, gives a good idea of overall performance, and yours is excellent by any standard.

 

I've 7/8 from 113 miles, but my overall performance is terrible -  7 hours between nos 1 and 7, and apart from 1 & 2 (together) very large gaps between them.