1st Ian Mortimer Vel 1533.299

2nd Ian Mortimer Vel 1525.094

3rd Andrew Morgan Vel 1519.707

4th John Pickersgill Vel 1517.095

5th Ian Mortimer Vel 1514.272

1 Ridgeway & Hunter----1496-528
2 Hindmarsh & Telfer----1493-48
3 Hindmarsh & Telfer----1482-184
4 Hindmarsh & Telfer----1476-534
5 D Baty----1474-860
6 Hindmarsh & Telfer----1469-835

Birds up at 7 20 in a SW wind.
Birds clearing racepoint poorly, batches of 200/300 milling about under blue skies drifting North slowly

No word till 7 am

Leamington 6.00
Benwell 6.20
Softwood 6.35
Winlaton 7.00
Greenside 7.25
Highfield 7.40
Burnhopefield 8.00

HEXHAM 6.00
Prudhoe 6.30
Chopwell 6.45
Medomsley 7.00
SHOTLEY 7.20
ANNFIELD 7.45
South moor 8.00
Burnhope 8.20

HAMILTON 6.0
NEW BRANCEPETH 6.15
WILLINGTON H.s 6.30
WILLINGTON pros 6.40
CROOK 7.00
TOFT HILL 7.15
COCKFIELD 7.30.
EVENWOOD 7.45
WEST AUCKLAND 8.00
TINDALE cres 8.15
SHILDON 8.30

Birds going on Friday as per weather committee

BILLERICAY NAT 14 5 2022
19 MEMBERS SENT 371 BIRDS
1ST CULLINGFORD DODSWORTH VEL 1505.671
2ND A MIDDLETON VEL 1494.430
3RD A MIDDLETON VEL 1490.612
4TH.N GRANGE VEL 1490.438
5TH S CLEMENT VEL 1478.378
6TH J ATKIN VEL 1477.432
7TH CULLINGFORD DODSWORTH VEL 1473.613
8TH J ATKIN VEL 1471.729
9TH CULLINGFORD DODSWORTH VEL 1469.678
10TH C&P BATTY VEL 1468.799

BILLERICAY NAT 14 5 2022
9 MEMBERS SENT 165 BIRDS
1ST CULLINGFORD DODSWORTH VEL 1505.671
2ND A MIDDLETON VEL 1490.612
3RD CULLINGFORD DODSWORTH VEL 1473.613
4TH CULLINGFORD DODSWORTH VEL 1469.678
5TH C& P BATTY VEL 1468.799
6TH A MIDDLETON VEL 1462.650

TD 2 bird club
Billericay NAT
Best 3 birds (claims) in so far
1 Turnbull son and ptnr 18AP 1945 Vel 1490.54
2 J & I Findlay 20 SUN 1887 Vel 1490.20
3 Clark bros 19TD 1046 Vel 1486.92

Thurs,,vote 3-0 to go,forecast very good ,light WEST winds
Fri, 3pm start arriving on site for 2am
Sat up at 5.30am cloudless skies .6am cloud coming from the west and cloud looking north
7.am blue skies in the west full cloud on site
7.20 am breaks starting to appear in cloud blue skies in the north
7.30blue skies above,no sun
7.40 birds up ,clearing well,,light West on site,turning sw on route very light in places to no wind
Back to home for 5pm knackered,lol
Peter matthews