Arrivals with GPS Rings Sermaises 13/05/2023
Another step forward. Sermaises 370 km and next route to Agen and Barcelona.
Last week, a yearling cock from the third round got loost, but otherwise everything arrived safely.
New week, different release point, slightly warmer temperatures, and headwind.
We prefer that to a tailwind.
The forecast was that they would reach around 1250 m/m for the specialists, so I thought we would have to wait about 10 minutes.
It turned out a little differently than expected, as the pigeons arrived less smoothly and more slowly.
Locally, the first pigeon was clocked at 1:21 p.m., but we had to wait until 1:41 p.m.
I was at work, so my wife and children were waiting for the pigeons.
The first pigeon was a yearling, then we waited 5 minutes for the second pigeon… The second pigeon, coincidence or not… the 152, which had flown with a GPS ring for the past 5 weeks and was now flying without it for the first time.
In other years, he always positioned himself among the first pigeons in the preparation, which is why I had marked him with a GPS ring in recent weeks, but he always came home in the second part of the pack. Today, coincidence? Or not? Who can say. Next week, he will fly again without a GPS ring.
As mentioned, the pigeons had a harder time finishing, with 5 minutes between the first 3 pigeons, and then they came in a bit better.
At 1:46 p.m., 77 were home, and at the time of writing, there are still 7 on the way, all but one of them yearlings.
Then to the GPS rings.
Again, three pigeons with GPS rings.
The 577-21 for the first time.
The 578-21 for the second time, this is the cock that provided the first special information when he only came home on Tuesday the first time.
The 782-22 for the second time with a GPS ring.
577-21 = red
578-21 = blue
782-22 = green
Around Creil, they split up. The 577 heads towards Soissons, but why? Who knows.
Once again, the pigeons fly over West Flanders, between Waregem and Zottegem.
The spread of pigeons is also quite striking, possibly due to the large number of pigeons in the air from other release locations. In Melun, many pigeons were released by our Dutch friends.
Details of the pigeons’ arrival:
Blue and red brave the Port of Antwerp, where they complete the first few weeks according to the GPS results. These two pigeons are doing well.
The 577 loses an hour because it lands in Zemst at the Kesterbeek and stays there for an hour. I don’t like to see this happen. Next week, it will get a GPS ring again.
Some more numbers:
Maximum speed blue: 1534m/m
Maximum speed red: 1440m/m
Maximum speed green: 1510m/m
Maximum altitude blue: 195m
Maximum altitude red: 197m
Maximum altitude green: 380m
Total distance covered blue: 392km, clock time 14h12
Total distance covered red: 399km, clock time 15h30 (hour spent in Zemst)
Total distance covered green: 423km, clock time 14h56
For the sake of completeness, here is an overview of the arrivals:
