Lost & Stray Pigeons

Racing pigeons may become disorientated and as a result become lost. Often still flying long after they should have reached their lofts and safety. A lost, or stray, pigeon will be weak, dehydrated, tired and in need of food and water.

Should you successfully capture such a forlorn pigeon, please place it in a box to keep predators at bay. Please provide water, in a small but deep container and some wild bird seed, corn, rice or dried peas.

To contact the owner of the pigeon, who will arrange and pay for all costs involved in getting the pigeon from you … firstly, carefully check the long flight feathers, as they may be stamped with the owners’ contact details. These details would allow you to make contact with the least effort. Secondly, check the leg ring for a number. For example, if we here at, The North of England Homing Union (NEHU) had issued the ring, the number would be of the form … NEHU2008X1234. There are many ring issuing bodies and some are listed below, please make contact with the appropriate body directly. We thank you for caring.

Royal Pigeon Racing Association (Ring Prefix -GB)
Tel: 01452 713529
Fax: 01452 857119
Email: strays@rpra.org
Website: www.rpra.org

North West Homing Union (Ring Prefix - NWHU)
Tel: 01257 421271 (10am - 1pm)
terry.dawber@tesco.net

Scottish Homing Union (Ring Prefix - SU)
Tel: 01698 286983
Fax: 01698 327469
Website: www.shuonline.co.uk/strays/strays.htm

Welsh Homing Pigeon Union (Ring Prefix - WHU)
WHPU
Timothy's Yard
Llanfoist St,
Ton Pentre
Rhondda
CF41 7EE
Tel/Fax: 01443 441010
Email: gail@whpu.org.uk

Irish Homing Union (Ring Prefix - IHU)
Mr Ken McConaghie,
38 Ballynahatty Road,
Shaws Bridge,
Belfast.
BT8 8LE.
Tel: 02890 644231
Email: kenmcconaghie38@btinternet.com

IHU Serial letter 'N' rings report to:
Mr Jimmy Hughes,
44 Ashbourne Park,
Lambeg,
Lisburn.
Co. Antrim.
BT27 4NS.
Tel: 02892 583725
Email: jameshughes681@btinternet.com

IHU Serial letter 'S' rings report to:
Mr Seamus Lehane,
69 Lorcan Crescent,
Santry,
Dublin 9,
Eire.
Tel: 003531 8421016
Email: slehane@eircom.net

Pigeon Courier

Tel:- 01472 237716

Mob:- 07725314932

E-Mail:- info@pigeoncourier.co.uk

UK Pigeon Couriers

Websites:

UK Pigeon Couriers

Pigeon Couriers

E-Mail:- info@ukpigeoncouriers.co.uk

Tel no: 0845 4093582 (local rate call)

Mobile: 07900 571652

David Thornton