WDA Tours 22nd June 2018 Convoyers Report

Tuesday 7,45 rang Stephen and Alan vote was 3 to 0 to go Martin was on holiday

Tuesday 5.45 went to Castleside picked up Grove ,Consett birds back to yard for 7,00
Setting off with 1 wagon stopping at Peterborough overnight ,birds opened up and watered , Setting off Wednesday morning ,birds watered again at Dover arrived at Abbeville Wednesday afternoon birds rewatered and fed by 4.00
Thursday up at 3,30am travelling to Tours ,birds watered and fed at 4.00
Friday morning weather forecast fresh north west wind ,winds falling to light at home end after tea
Fri , nearly cloudless skies all way very good visibility
Birds liberated at 5,30 ,about 10 birds had to be chased out of baskets as they were sitting eggs
Birds Crook 13, Cockfield 44,Darlington 28, West Durham 55
Consett 93,Tyne Derwent 50,Newcastle 20 Annfield Plain 44
Deerness Valley 37
We also took New North Amal 51 birds ,Barkstone Ash 149
Durham Combine 192, East Coast Fed 91
Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown