Huntingdon 10th September 2017 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Mon, 11/09/2017 - 13:41

Fri 7.45 spoke to Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go ,informed Alan
Fri at yard at 4.30 picked up West Durham,Crook and Cockfield arrived at Leeming at 9.15 ,set off at 10.15 with 3 wagons

Arrived on site at 1.40 opened up and watered by 2.00

Sat up at 6.00 ok on site ,heavy thundery rain moving from west into Weatherby and Ollerton areas

Due to or line of flight being on the A1 route which was exactly where the rain was the birds were held over , other organisations liberated but they have a different line of flight

Birds are re watered and fed by 4.00

Sun , up at 6.00 ,full cloud cover and mist on site,good on route

7.15 sunshine on site

7.30 birds liberated in a light south west wind becoming stronger on route

Basket numbers

Crook 10,Cockfield 25,Consett 31,Sacriston 25,Newcastle 13
Annfield Plain 24,West Durham 41,Tyne Derwent 25
Deerness Valley 24,Darlington

Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown