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Had one reported today
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:24 pm
by Andy
I had a message from the RPRA today saying that I had a youngster reported by a non fancier with a phone number and email. It was a pigeon lost the weekend 19th August from Littlehampton. She had flown the first 3 races. It was a strange number. When I phoned it it went through to voice mail. The message was in English. When looking on google it appears that the number is from Holland. I have sent an email. How she ended up over 300 miles away is the opposite direction I don’t know. I will have to wait to see if I ge a reply. The RPRA states that I must make contact with the finder within 2 days and arrange collection. Don’t know how I’m supposed to do that lol.
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:57 pm
by Buster121
That's some going 300 miles, was that the windy weekend Andy if so that could be the reason
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:55 pm
by Andy
Buster121 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:57 pm
That's some going 300 miles, was that the windy weekend Andy if so that could be the reason
It was windy that weekend Buster but strong SW. other members of our club had them reported up North.
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:02 pm
by Buster121
Andy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:55 pm
Buster121 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:57 pm
That's some going 300 miles, was that the windy weekend Andy if so that could be the reason
It was windy that weekend Buster but strong SW. other members of our club had them reported up North.
Rules that out then or maybe went up north then crossed over
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:06 am
by DarkPiedCock
I had one reported in Holland before. Never did get a reply!
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:36 am
by Trev
Andy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:55 pm
Buster121 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:57 pm
That's some going 300 miles, was that the windy weekend Andy if so that could be the reason
It was windy that weekend Buster but strong SW. other members of our club had them reported up North.
Judging by the velocities our Fed winners were doing in Eastbourne that weekend there was certainly plenty of west in it Andy, there were also a lot of showers around which of course could have driven them anywhere !!
Hopefully you will be able to contact who has your bird, the biggest problem is the fact that it's a non fancier !!
Is there no way you can contact a union over there so they could get a local fancier to collect it as they would over here.
Not sure you'll be seeing that bird again unless by some chance it decides to make it's own way back once the wind changes.
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:40 am
by Trev
DarkPiedCock wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:06 am
I had one reported in Holland before. Never did get a reply!
I've had old birds reported over there before when they been racing from Scotland but never a youngbird. I've also had a fair few continental birds come into me over the years and every one has left on it's own eventually. Which of course could happen with Andy's bird if it is just fed and watered and left to recover.
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:08 am
by Murray
Andy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:24 pm
I had a message from the RPRA today saying that I had a youngster reported by a non fancier with a phone number and email. It was a pigeon lost the weekend 19th August from Littlehampton. She had flown the first 3 races. It was a strange number. When I phoned it it went through to voice mail. The message was in English. When looking on google it appears that the number is from Holland. I have sent an email. How she ended up over 300 miles away is the opposite direction I don’t know. I will have to wait to see if I ge a reply. The RPRA states that I must make contact with the finder within 2 days and arrange collection. Don’t know how I’m supposed to do that lol.
Send an email.
Explain why you are contacting them.
Give all your contact details.
You would be surprised how many Dutch and Belgian people speak English. Many of them better than we do!
I regularly correspond with Dutch champion Ad Schaerlaeckens. He has been a journalist on pigeon magazine De Duif for decades, and speaks perfect English, although filtered through a Dutch mind.
I hope you can sort this out and get the little duif back home.
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:11 am
by Murray
And this way you have a record of contacting the person reporting the duif. Just in case there is any question latter.
Re: Had one reported today
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:23 pm
by Andy
I have tried phoning twice and sent an emai. No answer from any of them.