I'll post a full report on my race tomorrow but my time today was 3hrs 17mins 57secs.

Looks like Alan Still will top the fed again.

It's been a lovely warm and sunny day here today with a very light Southerly breeze

Evening all I hope it's been a good day

Two birds have started to use the inner board as a perch & when I try to get the birds in that have been out for longer with some feed on the landing board the ones already home start going mad on the inner board spooking the one's trying to trap so I think I'd better remove it? In that case Da...

Racing North to South our racing line will vary too as well as where the wind pushes them too, years ago I would try to find what I felt would be a possible break point and would constantly train my birds from there. I think if you are racing along a corridor and want to win the sprint races then li...

Anthony webster wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 7:18 pm I was hit yesterday 1 banged up n still 4 away I absolutely hate em.

Sorry to hear that mate, they are a nightmare I hope your missing birds turn up.
We had several other members reporting birds coming back injured this week and one member had one reported that had been hawked.

I hope they do well for you mate, but mostly I hope you enjoy the competition and I look forward to sharing the experience with you.

As the weather forecast stands today !!

Phil's Race 2hrs 10mins 20secs

My Race 3hrs 31mins 50secs

MIL wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:10 am Murray - Frome in Somerset to Hilton in Derbyshire - so the birds look to have a Lt SSW wind behind them for 120 mls

Thanks for that info, a big help

MIL wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 4:28 pm Just to help you put a face to name this is Phil Bourke with his 2 children who both help at the lofts and the Club


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Great photo