Pompey Mick Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 There's an interesting article in this weeks BHW,Page 87, about Norwegian Racing from the North Sea culminating in (hopefully) a race from Aberdeen.They are looking for a fancier(s) to take care of things in Aberdeen. They seem to have hit on one method to help overcome the Peregrine problem.
yeboah Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 There's an interesting article in this weeks BHW,Page 87, about Norwegian Racing from the North Sea culminating in (hopefully) a race from Aberdeen.They are looking for a fancier(s) to take care of things in Aberdeen. They seem to have hit on one method to help overcome the Peregrine problem.Good Luck to them in there venture ,plus side if weather favourable and with mostly sw winds during racing season should be ok ,downside if weather changes once they are liberated they will loose the entire convoy,still have to face the falcon as they come of the sea and with most of the nest sites along cliff faces they would still get hammered,we cant get ours back from france with only the english channel to navigate ,so for me racing over the ocean remains a total no brainer .
just ask me Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 that is some lump of sea to cross
Guest IB Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 Seems to be 'hawks' based on some of the oil rigs now. My late nephew, who worked in most sectors of the North Sea, once described to me what went on out there, and my ears pricked up when he mentioned one that decapitated its prey. That I think is a hallmark of the peregrine at work.
Pompey Mick Posted December 25, 2011 Author Report Posted December 25, 2011 As a South Road Fancier living on the South Coast I find the Channel crossing is usually the easiest bit of the race. If we have a difficult race from France its usually poor weather at the Lib Site or on the French mainland. The Channel forecasts are usually very accurate and are constantly updated so it is fairly easy for the Race Controller to avoid hazardous Channel crossings when there are problems about.I also race the North Road and the general consensus of opinion of Fanciers who have experienced both N & S racing is that North Road is the hardest.Obviously when racing across the Channel into Scotland you will have the extra 350-450 mls to bring into the equation once they have reached this side.
yeboah Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 Seems to be 'hawks' based on some of the oil rigs now. My late nephew, who worked in most sectors of the North Sea, once described to me what went on out there, and my ears pricked up when he mentioned one that decapitated its prey. That I think is a hallmark of the peregrine at work.I have witnessed many times the peregrine strike a large batch of racers and seen the panic it causes with birds flying of in all directions can only imagine the outcome if it were to happen over open sea ,yes you are right the peregrine very often removes the head of its prey ,have seen this when visiting nest sights on there plucking stool or favoured point,all sorts from lapwings,seagulls crows just whatever it fancies really,awesome killing machine .
john cumming Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 Seems to be 'hawks' based on some of the oil rigs now. My late nephew, who worked in most sectors of the North Sea, once described to me what went on out there, and my ears pricked up when he mentioned one that decapitated its prey. That I think is a hallmark of the peregrine at work. ive been offshore for the last 24 years ish in the north sea and believe me there are almost every kind of birds of prey out there , from sea eagles to owls hawks falcon and some i didnt even knew existed, you tend to see more raptors during migration periods, literaly remains of birds everywhere and our racing pigeons take a fair hammering to, the most annoying thing about the situation there is if a bird of prey gets picked up injured offshore they are tripping over themselves to get the bird back to dry land and they get their names up in lights !!! you manage to get a racing pigeon and its a whole different ball game they would rather dispose of the bird and the famous last words you hear is that the owner wouldnt want the pigeon back and he or she will have its neck broken, boy it makes my blood boil. our governing bodies i think should be in contact with the various oil & gas operators and drilling contractors and the helicopter companies to have the pigeons returned to shore, there are a few pilots who dont mind but the majority wont wear it but it seems to be different rules for our raptors john
yeboah Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 ive been offshore for the last 24 years ish in the north sea and believe me there are almost every kind of birds of prey out there , from sea eagles to owls hawks falcon and some i didnt even knew existed, you tend to see more raptors during migration periods, literaly remains of birds everywhere and our racing pigeons take a fair hammering to, the most annoying thing about the situation there is if a bird of prey gets picked up injured offshore they are tripping over themselves to get the bird back to dry land and they get their names up in lights !!! you manage to get a racing pigeon and its a whole different ball game they would rather dispose of the bird and the famous last words you hear is that the owner wouldnt want the pigeon back and he or she will have its neck broken, boy it makes my blood boil. our governing bodies i think should be in contact with the various oil & gas operators and drilling contractors and the helicopter companies to have the pigeons returned to shore, there are a few pilots who dont mind but the majority wont wear it but it seems to be different rules for our raptors john A Very good honest reply that lets us see the true extent of the problem,Well Done John
Guest Tooshy Boy Posted December 25, 2011 Report Posted December 25, 2011 R.S.P.B. THATS THE TIN RATTLERS FOR YI DONT BELEAVE A WORD THEY SAY.///THEY MAKE UP STORIES TO SUIT THEM.///
john cumming Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 A Very good honest reply that lets us see the true extent of the problem,Well Done John further to my reply, supply vessels tend not to have a problem shipping pigeons to dry land but in many cases the vessel could be many days before reaching port and that in a lot of cases is the difference between life and death for our pigeons?? where as the helicopter takes between one & three hours depending on where the rig is situated, makes all the difference!!! john
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