Welsh Pigeons With C.S.C.Club

[stoker121]

Central Southern Classic Clubs birds liberated at 1030am at Carentan France, sw wind, it will be a hard race for the Welsh Pigeons.

 

John Ludlam

[Robert Hyde]

Terrible weather,the welsh part John,best of luck all who sent.

[magpie]

Whoever decided to liberate these birds needs a kick up the backside ! The weather in South Dorset has been terrible all day with mist restricting visibility down to a few hundred yards with thick drizzle on and off since early morning. It may well be ok further east but surely to completely shut out one area is very unfair and will cause fanciers around here to seriously consider whether to continue to support an organisation which clearly has little regard for the welfare of our birds. After three and a half hours and flying just over 100 miles we have still seen none of the young birds or experienced old hens we sent and with the weather showing no sign of improvement the likelihood is that very few will make it into this area today - just another nail in the coffin of pigeon racing as the numbers of fancier decreases in what was once a hotbed of top national flyers.

[PIGEON_MAN]

Whoever decided to liberate these birds needs a kick up the backside ! The weather in South Dorset has been terrible all day with mist restricting visibility down to a few hundred yards with thick drizzle on and off since early morning. It may well be ok further east but surely to completely shut out one area is very unfair and will cause fanciers around here to seriously consider whether to continue to support an organisation which clearly has little regard for the welfare of our birds. After three and a half hours and flying just over 100 miles we have still seen none of the young birds or experienced old hens we sent and with the weather showing no sign of improvement the likelihood is that very few will make it into this area today - just another nail in the coffin of pigeon racing as the numbers of fancier decreases in what was once a hotbed of top national flyers.

Was wondering why there was no early times on the site,club mate as sent youngsters, 209 miles up to here in Worcestershire,WHAT CHANCE HAVE THEY GOT.

[maxwell]

Just read they are doing 1530 ypm into Portsmouth, and one guy said he had 7 from 10.

[magpie]

Some birds have now worked into our area and hats off to them because it is now pouring with rain again after a brief dry interlude. Visibility on the Ridgeway between Portland and Dorchester has been down to about 100 yards all day but it has obviously been better inland and further along the coast or they would not be doing the velocity they are into Hampshire. Think there shouild be a good chance of getting them into Worcester if, as seems likely, they came in to the East of the Isle of Wight.

[stoker121]

Had a wonderful race sent 20 had 15 all in good time, roll on NFC next weekend.

 

John Ludlam

[magpie]

Glad to hear some people had a good race - you couldn't have had the weather we did today. Perhaps you'll get it wet and foggy next week and it will be finer over to the west - and then of course they'll be held over !

[stoker121]

Saturday 21 August 2010, the weather in Wales was terrible,strong winds,heavy rain,mist and fog all day, good birds will always come through,

John

[magpie]

Sometimes the weather beats even the best birds. In the local specialist club, which boasts a number of previous national and classic winning fanciers, only 26 birds were timed in from CSCFC Carentan out of 140 which for a race of around 100 miles is little short of a disaster. Also on Saturday I gather one club flying from Littlehampton with the West of England SR Combine, whose line of flight should have taken them through our area, had just six back out of 100 - a clear indication to me that the rain and fog along this section of the South Coast was the reason for the poor returns locally.

[Guest neil]

In fairness to John(stoker 121)his birds had a crap day to contend with as well,i live a couple of miles from him and it never stopped raining all day.

Well done John

Neil