Racing this Week 4th June ...

oldstrain wrote:

our birds were up at 9,20 just off to the garden now with the wee fella good luck to all racing today and tomorrow

get a good un o/s

No lib for us today @Bath holdover hopefully they will be up early tomorrow

good decision we have had a terrible race only 2 birds in the area last I heard we got 1 from 6 reports of 0 from 5 and 1 from 8 only a 95 mile race but its very misty on the horizon and humid not a lot of oxygen in the air the atmospheres not good for racing today

hope they turn up for you Darren....

oldstrain wrote:

good decision we have had a terrible race only 2 birds in the area last I heard we got 1 from 6 reports of 0 from 5 and 1 from 8 only a 95 mile race but its very misty on the horizon and humid not a lot of oxygen in the air the atmospheres not good for racing today

Same this side of the channel daz, really hot and humid, not a day to liberate birds

Lofty wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

good decision we have had a terrible race only 2 birds in the area last I heard we got 1 from 6 reports of 0 from 5 and 1 from 8 only a 95 mile race but its very misty on the horizon and humid not a lot of oxygen in the air the atmospheres not good for racing today

Same this side of the channel daz, really hot and humid, not a day to liberate birds

our first bird is the mother of your red pied this is one of her prep races for saintes hopefully

Lofty wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

good decision we have had a terrible race only 2 birds in the area last I heard we got 1 from 6 reports of 0 from 5 and 1 from 8 only a 95 mile race but its very misty on the horizon and humid not a lot of oxygen in the air the atmospheres not good for racing today

Same this side of the channel daz, really hot and humid, not a day to liberate birds

no we are held at reed poor sky with mist here in the n/east

no race from reed for our club today, they looking at a 6.30 - 7.00 liberation tomorrow...

no lib for us at kingsdown not very happy as the last time we held here something got into a basket over night and killed one of the birds in a crate next to our club birds have no chance raptors in the air and killers on the ground

that's unbelievable mark, that something could get into the basket in a race and kill one of the birds..........what was it, and how did this happen...?

markevans wrote:

no lib for us at kingsdown not very happy as the last time we held here something got into a basket over night and killed one of the birds in a crate next to our club birds have no chance raptors in the air and killers on the ground

Could it have been a stoat or weasel Mark?

Don't no what it was but their was feathers in one of our baskets from the basket from the other club birds in that basket should have been brought back hope the killer doesn't relise the birds are back and the same happens again

Birds brought back to bath up ay 4.45pm

markevans wrote:

Birds brought back to bath up ay 4.45pm

good luck mark...

markevans wrote:

Birds brought back to bath up ay 4.45pm

ffs what a carry on good luck mark

Yes what a carry on to late a lib nothing yet and 24 sent

makes you wonder what fools are in charge sometimes......and are they thinking of the birds welfare....

hope they all come for you mark.

markevans wrote:

Yes what a carry on to late a lib nothing yet and 24 sent

I trust you will get a good one.

And full returns
Phil

Good luck Mark, I hope this hasn't ruined your season

8 back now still waiting for the others

How many missing

15 to come

Our federation were in bude yesterday turned out a bad race lots of fanciers.did not clock I sent 4 got 2 this morning that my first time in bude it will be my last week before we were in talbenny.another bad race some birds won't face the channel this week were in Penzance don't know what 2 do

If their is Any east in it keep um at home

markevans wrote:

If their is Any east in it keep um at home

yes im in agreement with mark, Patrick....if the forecast isn't good don't throw them away .....think carefully before you decide.