Never seen a lot of birds coming over my loft --my returns were gappy and 1 hour after first bird i was still 8 adrift from 23 sent 4 more when i got back from clocks 4 to come.

1/lynas,bros,genner 1357.2
2/latcham.g.dtr 1350,5
3/lynas.bros.genner 1345.5
4============ 1342.4
5/Wilson/howe/sons 1342.3
6/n.k.r.mckinn 1340.6

£10 noms e.latcham.g.dtr 1350.5
£10============= 1331.7
£10wilson.howe.sons 1342.4
£10========== 1330.3

b/ford ringsb.cheetham 18x144
18x3038
harbron.taylor 18x2970
18x2973
18x2969

2 Lofts sent 47 Birds
1/ Blacklock & Son 1294.5
2/ Blacklock & Son 1284.0
3/ Blacklock & Son 1268.5
4/ Blacklock & Son 1265.3
5/ Grimley son & Dtr 1255.9

leicester 25/8/18

1st smith,alderson & spark 1354.41
2nd ################# 1335.04
3rd ################# 1333.61
4th t & j brown 1311.84
5th r. cummins 1309.03
6th smith,alderson & spark 1304.15

leicester 25/8/18

1st smith,alderson & spark 1354.41
2nd ################# 1335.04
3rd ################# 1333.61
4th t & j brown 1311.84
5th r. cummins 1309.03
6th smith,alderson & spark 1304.15

Birds liberated at 8.40 in a west north west wind

Alan Brown

Expecting to liberate in next 15 minutes will confirm when liberated

Alan Brown

Just spoke to Peter,no word until 8.30 full cloud on site at present

Alan Brown

Birds go today vote was 3 to 0

Alan Brown

Cockfield federation
Racepoint -NEWARK 18-8-18 BIRDS
1ST-Hart Brothers &Douthwaite 18 X 2372 CC 13 32 12 1573.502 113/1245 WA
2ND-M Denham &Son 18 CF 427 CC 13 32 23 1571.559 113/1286 WA
3RD-Bradley, Jackson & Bainbridge 18 X 2750 BC 13 32 21 1565.577 113/472 WA
4TH-A Howe 18 CF 690 BH 13 32 51 1562.301 113/836 WA
5TH-M Denham &Son 18 CF 436 CH 13 36 19 1524.481 113/1286 WA