Returns in your Area Sat 23rd May 2009

[Guest bigda]

how many English feds or clubs where north of Wakefield at  around 7.0 7.30, 8 am and liberated as there are Scottish birds reported in the west, Chester area

 

2 feds at perth2 at hexham1 at alnwick, 1 at berwick1 at whitley bay must have run into one of them  on sat  

[ALF]

Got another 1 back today at 1pm so thats just the 5 missing now

[budgie]

There are many influences outside the Weather that effect our birds and things don,t always go according to plan.Peregrine Strikes scatters them far and Wide.Then we have to contend with Atmospherics,Phone Networks,Satellite Systems, Clashing with other Organisations and Finally the Pigeon men who send Unfit,Untried,Untrained  pigeons that are not Constitutionaly Sound and are either Latebreds and jumping them some 180 mls and hoping they turn up.The Role of a Race Controller is not easy in fact its a Thankless position but we try our best for the safe return of our pigeons and the organisations we are members off.To the Knockers with the Hidden Agendas on this Forum step forward with your Name and we will put it forward and lets see how you get on. :(

[nagid]

well said budgie and dont forget the 98%rule 8) 8) 8)

[budgie]

well said budgie and dont forget the 98%rule 8) 8) 8)

Forgot about that and as i have said before most lofts if they are lucky will only have a handfull of pigeons worth keeping at the end of the season.

 

 

[Mr Yorkie]

The birds flying North into Scotland wouldn't have clashed with those being libbed from Perth, Berwick, Alnwick etc as the strong wind meant they were flying at two very different height extremes.  The birds flying over us on Saturday heading North with the wind behind them were like little dots in the sky with those flying into the wind were hedge hopping.  We live about 20minutes from Ripon and it was a bright morning so if the birds went up the East coast they shouldnt have had problems.  I suspect they hit some heavy showers somewhere like ours would have done coming down from Fraserburgh.

[ALF]

Got another 1 back and she has flown a lot of mls but at least she's home

[rebel]

got one this morning thats 3 missing out of 42 from wakefield lanarkshire fed stiff test but will sort out the wheat from the chaff