Update - Birds liberated at 8.30 am - All cleared well in a group. Update: Liberation will be a little later than scheduled as there is not enough sunlight at the moment. ARPF Young Bird National Birds have been fed and watered at 2.30 pm yesterday. Birds have eaten well and were watered overnight and ready to go. Weather: Very overcast with low cloud . … [Read more...]
Loft visit story- Peter Longville Sr.
JOE OLSZOWY ON HIS TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND BY PETER LONGVILLE. FIRST THING IS AN E-MAIL FROM MY OLD MATE LEO TURLEY UP IN PERTH TO INFORM ME OF JOE’S PENDING VISIT & HE WAS INTERESTED IN VISITING AN AUCKLAND LOFT. I CONTACTED JOE GOT HIS ITINERARY & FOUND OUT THE HOTEL HE & HIS WIFE KERRY WERE STAYING AT & SAID I WOULD COLLECT HIM AT 9.00 am ON … [Read more...]
PICS OF OLD BIRD SEASON FED WINNERS LONG DISTANCE & NATIONAL 2019
OB Federation Winners 2018 – Long Distance & National
Kerry with his winning bird from Hokitika OB National 2018 Kerry Frazer's super hen PUKE 14 - 4220 thrice to Dunedin winning twice 2016/17 and finishing on the result in 2018 2nd Dunedin - ARPF 17 - 2296 flown by Rod Harding - a super performance one of the two birds clocked on the day. … [Read more...]
Young Bird National 2018 OTAKI DOMAIN
The liberation for this race will be from Otaki. The birds were fed last night and did eat well. Water was left on for the night and this morning. The weather in Otaki at the moment is good. Have a good fly everyone. Temperature is 15° with humidity at 79%. Wind is in the NNE quarter 8 Km. Cloud cover is 99% and visibility is 8km. Liberation's: Pending Auckland : … [Read more...]