WDA Wetherby / Wakefield 4th Aug 2018 convoyers reports

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 05/08/2018 - 20:04

Fri 7.45 vote was 2 to 1 to go

Wetherby

Arrived at yard at 5.00 picked Up Annfield Plain and Deerness Valley at Leeming Bar for 9.00 ,sorted baskets into correct wagons and left with 2 wagons ,on site at 10.15 birds opened up and watered by 10.45

Sat up at 5.45 UNC and NNA on site ,NNA liberated at 6.30 ,waited for UNC to finish liberating at Sandhutton at 7.25 ,liberated birds at 7.30 in a light west north west wind birds cleared well except for a batch of approx 80 which were still in view for about 2 minutes
Basket numbers. Annfield Plain 44, Newcastle 44 Tyne Derwent 32 total 119
Dan Jenkins

Wakefield
Arrived at yard for 5 picked up West Durham,Crook,Cockfield arrived at Leeming Bar for 9.10;
Left with 2 wagons and 1 trailer on site for 11 birds opened up and watered for 11.30 ,birds drinking good for young birds
Sat up at 5.50 cloudless on site ,no sun ,spoke to other organisations about liberation times ,unfortunately UNC lied about times they were going ,liberated group 1 at 9.10 and group 2 at 9.25 in a light west south west wind
Basket numbers Crook 15,Cockfield 26,Consett 47,Darlington 19,Deerness Valley 28,West Durham 79 Total 214

Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown