CAMERA'S AT LIBERATION SITES

[gangster]

I like Bruno and Ronnie would love to see some form of microchipped rings, mini cameras or similar used on a few birds during the year. I also feel that the feedback from these to fanciers as well as conveyors and committees would be of great value.

 

By using these devices might help answer some of the big problems that have been going around for years.

 

1. Why so my young bird losses and where are they all going?

2. With the French Derby and Nationals flown into Ireland with at best most years 5-10% returns, what is happening to the other birds and why?

Are they being shot?

Are they being hawked?

Are they not facing it and flying the wrong way?

Are they getting caught in the channel and missing Ireland and drowning?

etc.

 

Over the past 3 years we have lost some great birds in the French nationals races birds in particular 4 birds that have taken top 20 positions in the derby the years previously from racepoints in France 40-50 miles shorter only to be lost the following years. I for one would be very interested to find out what happened to them or where they ended up, as I know they aren't bad pigeons.

 

 

PJ

 

to answer 1 part of your question there are a big number end up on anglsea as i have helped repatriate many from my friends place .they just wont go across the sea most come back also not many make it past llandudno because of PERCY N CO waiting for them....i released a red cock in manchesterwho would not go inholyhead but he went like a bullet from me and the owner phoned later to say he was home he was a winner also..............................

[Guest CS]

If you all have a digital camera,, take some Weather photos in the early morning to see what is the weather like before the librations,We have a lot of members all over the UK from this forum,  is this a good idea?