North Of Scotland Fed --Consett

[grdkeith]

BASKETING IS GOING AHEAD BUT WITH A ONE HOUR DELAY, BIRDAGE 16 PER CRATE, NEXT MESSAGE 8AM ON SATURDAY, COULD ALL FANCIERS TAKE ANY FED TROPHIES THEY MAY HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION TO THE LATEBRED SALE ON SUNDAY AT BANFF--STARTS 1.30PM

[grdkeith]

AS PER THE FORECAST WE HAVE MIST AT THE RACE POINT BUT DAVIE SAYS IT IS STARTING TO MOVE, IT IS FORECAST TO BE GONE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM, THEREAFTER WE SEEM TO HAVE REASONABLE WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE ROUTE WITH A N/NW WIND MOST OF THE WAY, NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE 09.45 UNLESS IT CLEARS QUICKER THAN EXPECTED

[grdkeith]

MIST IS CLEARING AND I WILL BE CALLING THE DRIVER AT 10AM FOR AN UPDATE AND HE BELIEVES IT MAY HAVE CLEARED BY THEN OR HALF PAST AT THE LATEST HOPEFULLY, ABERDEEN FED HAVE MOVED THEIR BIRDS BACK TO CONSETT AND WE WILL BE LIBERATING TOGETHER, NEXT MESSAGE 10.40AM

[grdkeith]

VISIBILITY AT CONSETT IS STILL CR~P BOTH LORRIES AT PRESENT ARE ON THEIR WAY TO ALNWICK AS FORECAST FOR TOMORROW IS VERY POOR AT OUR END, NEXT UPDATE 12.30

[Blue Chequer Pied]

Good call

[Blue Tooner]

Good call

Agreed, good decision

[Blue Tooner]

Good call

Agreed, good decision

[BLACK W F]

its been clear at newcastle since 10 nice blue skys with some high cloud

[ovy1255]

good call -just back from consett but took a couple of pics while i was there at 10.30am.

WELL DONE TO THE CONVOYER--hope yous get a good one today.

 

good call -just back from consett but took a couple of pics while i was there at 10.30am.

[ovy1255]

sorry bad neck lol

[Blue Chequer Pied]

Thanks again for the update. Obviously no good for a liberation at Consett. Good call right enough.

[grdkeith]

AND THEY ARE OFF !! 434 BIRDS WERE LIBERATED ALONG WITH THE ABERDEEN BIRDS AT 12.30 FROM -----ALNWICK----- BROKEN CLOUD WITH A VERY LIGHT NORTH WIND, THE BIRDS QUICKLY CLEARED NORTH IN ONE BUNCH ATB THE BEST TO ALL COMPETING FROM BOTH FEDS