summerset one loft race latest update

ah right, thanks ginger....i remember there was a similar situation last year and a lot of birds were missing. we had one entered in the race as it was our last bird left from four entered originally.

I dont where the birds wheir let go but if their was a tellephone mast around they would have flown around that for along time. then most of them would have gone the wrong way, its microwaves that comes from them and its affecting the wild birds as well, what a greed for money will do, it is disstroying the world never mind just birds

hi ginger , they were libed in bleguim and they were heading in to a strong sw wind so it looks like
they have been pushed right up in to holland .

If thats the case it will be a long time befor any birds get home if any the way the wheather is going the poor B***gers have enouph to contend with without this wind

Yes a bird has been reported in Holland, I posted that on here at 12.15 this afternoon. I originaly figured they just flew the wrong way along the coast and would end up in Germany, this happend to some old experienced channel birds in the west coast fed some years ago.

They dont go near Belgium to race any more. I wish I owned last years winner of the Somerset race as I bet its a goldmine at stud, lol

The birds were liberated in clam weather at 7.15am in Brussells, (as the crow flies its around 130 miles to Ramsgate) from Brussells so the birds should have been in the UK around 10.30am at the latest if they had the metal to cross the channel before the wnds picked up at 12 noonish.

There are many weather forecasts on the day that confirm a calm channel until noonish, the only conclusion is they didnt want to cross at the time when they had plenty of chance, I agree that once the wind picked up crossing would be impossible but they had been on the wing for nearly 5 hours by the time any significant wind came.

Time will tell, when more birds are reported around Europe but until then we are all only guessing. I really hope some birds get back under their own steam but that is looking grim now.

what a disaster for all those young pigeons and what a loss i doubt if all of them went the wrong way before some would have turned back what i do think is to fly 130 mls before facing the channel is just asking a bit too much for young birds. in fact to have a few old birds to win a race like this would be a bonus in any loft

19th September : No birds in yet . UPDATE 15.00 hrs No birds in , but 2 more reported in top of Belgium ? owners have been notified ! will up date 20.00 hrs,

It seems the birds never tried to cross the channel, none home yet and none reported in the UK.