UkPigeonRacing

Fanciers have obviously started training their youngsters. I’ve had 2 strays in the last couple of days. The one yesterday was from a top national flier who doesn’t live far from me. He had tossed his youngsters from Wincanton race course, about half a mile from me. He lives around 7 miles from me in a straight line. So why this bird came into me I don’t know although my old birds are on open loft.
I had another one in today from a fancier 16 miles from me. He said that he had tossed his youngsters on Tuesday from a short distance from him. He said the birds could see the loft from where he let them go but he is 15 missing. I heard about another fancier who trained 66 from a short distance yesterday and is still 30 missing. Not a good start for these fanciers.

yet this lad who has just started racing has his first team 17 birds at 20-30mls most days has lost none

It is strange how things are different in different parts of the country. It certainly seems bad down this way.

he likes to go 5'00 am before work he started at 12 mls

It's crazy alright.
About 3 years ago I took about 18 youngsters to the showgrounds, about 3 miles. Lost the lot. Had one reported way over the other side of the city days later.
About 8 years ago I dropped 12 out of 12 from 5 miles. Gone.
They say that tossing them with a cloudless sky is bad for losing them, but I don't know.
Some areas are worse, around Bendigo is terrible, and it must have something to do with the hawks. It is seething with them. I don't recall losing so many pigeons back in New Zealand.