Weather East Coast 22May

[blue lad]

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!

[sapper756]

The sun is out this morning on the East Coast of Fife, there does seem to be a bit of haze on the sea front, but I believe the sun will soon burn through thathttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif

[blue lad]

The sun is out this morning on the East Coast of Fife, there does seem to be a bit of haze on the sea front, but I believe the sun will soon burn through that

 

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

[Guest spin cycle]

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

 

looks like a sea fret up here on north norfolk coast...i'd be surprised if it clears quickly...looks like our coastal birds have a 'job on today'

[jimmy white]

beautiful morning here in the lothians, blues skies , no cloud , warm, very little wind,, very, very light south , s , west,,,, good luck to all racing today

[THE FIFER]

VIEW OVER THE FORTH AT 0745hrs, clear sky with sun comming up. a bit low mist over the water,cant see over but sure this will clear when the sun gets up, there is very little wind and the pionters are showing East,

[Guest shadow]

weather at lincoln 14c wind light E.N.E forecast to rise to 23c good luck everybody no sign of mist inland.

[john cumming]

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!

 

aye loon its been bad up here to am on shearwater 130 miles east of dundee, clear today but fog was moving south, had a few wood pigeons here n many small birds

[OLDYELLOW]

beautiful clear blue skys in sunny Scarborough

[Guest joshdonlan]

aye loon its been bad up here to am on shearwater 130 miles east of dundee, clear today but fog was moving south, had a few wood pigeons here n many small birds

 

what happens to them all? Do they die, or make it back to land?

[OLDYELLOW]

well i got bairns 12 foot ool out yesterday and managed to fill it with water so she'll be happy

[john cumming]

what happens to them all? Do they die, or make it back to land?

 

well if they get a fresh drink n a bit food they stand a fighting chance but often they are flown out and sit somewhere they cant be caught and basically die,they often drink water that has chemicals in it which doesnt help, or if they are lucky we can catch them and have them sent ashore by boat, heicopter pilots are not keen to transport them nowadays for various reasons!!! i wish more of our governing bodies would contact the various helicopter companies and offshore companies ie: shell, bp, exo mobil, to see if anything can be done to help the birds

[blue lad]

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.