Stray_Birds

Stray Pigeons!!

What to do if you find a stray pigeon.

Should you find a stray pigeon and open its wing, you may find, stamped on one or more feathers, the name and address and / or telephone number of the owner.

Write down the full details of the plastic coated metal ring and quote this to the owner.

If the owner has not stamped his/her address on the bird's wing then look up the details here and contact the secretary/official who should be able to contact the owner or give you their details.

As you may have the bird for a few days, until it can be collected or sent for, you can feed it with any hard grains e.g. Peas, Wheat, Barley, Maize, Rice, Lentils and also give the bird some fresh water. Keep the bird in a box with plenty of air holes to breath or place in empty rabbit hutch or similar.

LOST PIGEONS Addresses of British and Overseas organisations to which lost pigeons wearing any of the undermentioned rings should be reported. Ring Prefix Organisation

BRITISH

GB ROYAL PIGEON RACING ASSOCIATION. Reddings House, The Reddings, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6RN. Tel: 01452 713529. Email: strays@rpra.org

AERC ALL ENGLAND ROLLER CLUB. Mr James Brunton. Tel: 01253 932849 or 07857 331940

BRC BENTLEY ROLLER CLUB. Mr P. Green, 85 Slater St, Willenhall, Wolverhampton WV13 1HZ. Tel: 01902 634695 BRITISH MUSEUM BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY Tel: 01842 750050 (Wild birds involved in trials)

BSRF / RSG BRITISH SHOW RACER FEDERATION. Mr Struan Ferguson, 119 Strathallen Drive, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland KY2 5YP. Tel: 01592 200372. Email: struanferguson@blueyonder.co.uk

STAR & GARTER Mr Struan Ferguson – as above

EERC EAST OF ENGLAND ROLLER CLUB. J. Mullan, The Legend, 41 Coopers Road, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk IP5 3SJ.

AICF / NYC Tel/Fax: 01473 624526 or 07713 359386 Email: james@wishingwelldoves.co.uk or wishingwell.doves@tiscali.co.uk

INFPA IRISH NATIONAL FANCY PIGEON ASSOCIATION. Mr J. Fitzgerald, Mount Catherine, Clonlara, Co Clare, S. Ireland. Tel: 00353 6135 4013

IHU IRISH HOMING PIGEON UNION. Mr Brendan McLoughlin, 15 St Joseph's Bungalows, Newry, County Down BT34 4PF. Tel: 07912 261575. Email: brndnmclghln@aol.com but PLEASE NOTE Serial letter 'N' rings to be reported to J. Hughes, 44 Ashbourne Park, Lambeg, Lisburn. BT27 4NS. Tel: 02892 583 725. Email: jameshughes681@btinternet.com Serial letter 'S' rings to be reported to Mr Arthur Furlong, Irish Homing Union, PO Box 12633, Dublin 12, Eire. Tel: 00353 858 565581 (Mon-Thurs 10am - 12noon). Email: irishhomingunion@hotmail.com or eugenefitz9@gmail.com

MDRC MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT ROLLER CLUB. Tel: 01642 862412 or 01642 870092 MRPC MIDLAND ROLLER PIGEON CLUB. Mr Steve Atkinson. Tel: 07847 920224

NEHU NORTH OF ENGLAND HOMING UNION. D. Power, 58 Ennerdale Road, Walker Dene, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4DG. Tel: 0191 262 5440. Fax: 0191 262 5388. E-mail: NEHU@nehu.co.uk

NPA NATIONAL PIGEON ASSOCIATION. John Harrison, PO Box 337, Abergele, North Wales LL18 9HN. Tel: 07873 319958. Email: secretary@nationalpigeonassociation.org

NRC NORTHERN ROLLER CLUB. Mr J. Weir, 24 Lowry Villas, Whiteleas, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE34 8HZ. Tel: 0191 426 1653

NTU NATIONAL TIPPLER UNION. Mr P. Unsworth. Email: unsy10@yahoo.co.uk Web: http://ntu.tipplers.org.uk/

NTUW NATIONAL TIPPLER UNION OF WALES. Mr R. Williams, 4 Clayton Street, Landore, Swansea SA1 2PW. Tel: 01792 424393

NWHU NORTH WEST HOMING UNION. Mr. T. Dawber, 279 Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington, Nr. Wigan WN6 9RN. Tel: 01257 421271. Contact times as follows: Mon. 4 pm - 8 pm. Tues. 5 pm - 7 pm. Wed. 10 am - 1 pm. Thurs. 10 am - 1 pm and Fri. 1 pm to 3 pm. Email: Terry.nwhu@talktalk.net

SCRC STEEL CITY ROLLER CLUB. Mr Steve Paling. Tel: 07768 870746

SU SCOTTISH HOMING UNION. Mrs Linda Brooks, 386a Stewarton St, Wishaw, Lanarks ML2 8DU.. Tel: 01698 768939. Fax: 01698 327469. Email: enquiries@shuonline.co.uk

WEFT / BSW WEST OF ENGLAND FLYING TUMBLER SOC. Mrs R. Williams, 12 Clovelly Rd, Bideford, N. Devon. Tel: 01237 477096

WHFC WORCESTER HI-FLI CLUB. Mr J. Smith, 22 Albert Road, Worcester, WR5 1EB. Tel: 01905 355041

WHU WELSH HOMING UNION. Old Timothy's Yard, Llanfoist St, Ton Pentre, Rhondda CF41 7EE. Tel: 01443 441010. Email: gail@whpu.co.uk

WRPS WARLEY ROLLING PIGEON SOCIETY. Mr B Davies. Tel: 07980 896715 or 01215 579557 Email:brett@davies-davies-roofline.co.uk

WRRC WEST RIDING ROLLER CLUB. Mr Steve Brearton. Tel: 07989 919325. Email: stevebrearton@hotmail.com WTC WOLVERHAMPTON TUMBLER CLUB. Mr Reynolds. Tel: 01902 734104

YPRS YORKSHIRE PERFORMING ROLLER SOCIETY. Mr Steve Paling. Tel: 07768 870746

OVERSEAS

BELG Royale Federation Colombophile Belge. 52-54 Gaasbeeksesteenweg, 1500 Halle, Belgium. Tel: 0032 2537 6211. Fax: 0032 2538 5721. Email: nationaal@kbdb.be Website: http://www.kbdb.be/

FRANCE Federation Colombophile Française, 54 Boulevard Carnot, 59000 Lille, France. Tel: 0033 3200 68287. Fax: 0033 3201 50157. Email: fcf@nordnet.fr Website: http://www.colombophiliefr.com

DV Verband Deutscher Brieftaubenzüchter e. V. Katernberger Strasse 115, 45327 Essen, Germany. Tel: 0049 2018 72240. Fax: 0049 2018 722467. Email: verband@brieftaubenverband.de Website: http://www.brieftaube.de/web/

HOLL / NL Bureau N.P.O. Postal address: Postbus 908, 3900 AX Veenendaal, The Netherlands. Tel: 0031 3185 59700. Fax: 0031 3185 59701. Email: secretariaat@npoveenendaal.nl Web: http://www.npoveenendaal.nl

PORT Federacao Portuguesa De Colombofilia, Apartado 39, 3001-968 Coimbra, Portugal. Tel: 00351 239 853 100. Fax: 00351 239 853 105. Email: geral@fpcolumbofilia.pt Website: http://www.fpcolumbofilia.pt

POLAND Polski Zwiazek Hodowcow Golebi Pocztowych, ul. Dworcowa 5, 43-180 Orzesze, Poland. Tel/Fax: 0048 327 231290. Email: zg@pzhgp.pl Website: http://www.pzhgp.pl

ESP Real Federacion Colombofila Espanola. Eloy Gonzalo 34, Piso 7 Iz'da, 28010 Madrid, Spain. Tel: 0034 91 448 88 42. Fax: 0034 91 448 72 04. Email: realfede@realfede.com Website: http://www.realfede.com/

MALTA Federation of Pigeon Racing Clubs of Malta. Old Railway Road, Hamrum, HMR08, Malta. Tel: 00356 2123 0111. Fax: 00356 2122 3466. Website: http://www.maltafederationofracingpigeons.com

IF Int. Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers. Sal Lama, 17820 Monteverde Drive, Spring Hill, FL, 34610, USA. Tel: 001 727 364 7554. Email: SLama@tampabay.rr.com Website: http://www.ifpigeons.com

AU American Racing Union, Rick Phalen, P.O. Box 18465 Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0465, USA. Tel: 001 405 848 5801. Fax: 001 405 848 5888. Website: http://www.pigeon.org

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