Plymouth Fancy Pigeon Club

We had 355 birds for our Winter show held in our usual venue in Plymouth. Great to see so many smiling faces from far and wide and a few new breeds I have not seen at our show before.

Trophies were presented by Emily Dawson Prisident of the Plymouth  Fancy Pigeon Club

Judges:

Tipplers - Colin Hawkins, Bristol

West of England Flying Tumblers - Mike Horner, Alton

Show Racers - Kevin Hicks, Callington

Fancy - Albert Reynolds, Helston

VPC, Voorburgs, Modenas, Ladies and Junior - Andrew Webster, Templecombe

Winners:

Best Flyer - Nigel Solly

Best Flyer Opp Sex - Nigel Solly

Best Flyer 2006 - Nigel Solly

Best Light Print or Mottle Tippler  - Trevor Dryden

Best Light Print or Mottle Tippler - 2006 Trevor Dryden

Best Coloured Tippler - Nigel Solly

Best Birmingham Roller - Carn View Lofts

Best Birmingham Roller 2006 - Carn View Lofts

Best WEFT Darracot Trophy - Nigel Solly

Best Opp Sex WEFT - Nigel Solly

Best Opp Age WEFT - Nigel Solly

Best Silver WEFT - Nigel Solly

Best Show Racer - Mr and Mrs Colin Carter

Best Show Racer per Celtic Lass - Mr and Mrs Colin Carter

Best Show Racer opp Sex - Mr and Mrs Colin Carter

Best ShowRacer 2006 - mr and Mrs Colin Carter

Best Fancy Straight breeds - Julie Peters

Best opp Sex Fancy with an Ex Fantail - Roy Wetherall

Best Overall Fancy with a Show King - Julie Peters

Best Indian Fantail - Sandra Hewison

Best Indian Fantail 2006 - Sandra Hewison

Best Exhibition Fantail - Roy Wetherall

Best Show King 2006 - Julie Peters

Best Junior Flyer with a WERFT Derek Shepherd

Best Junior Fancy with a Nun - Michaela Whelan

Best Modena - Reed and Hutchings

Best AVLF with a Lahore - Rob Bridgeman

Best AVLF 2006 with a Nun - Pauline Collins

Best Old Dutch Capuchine - Derek Shepherd

Best VPC with a Helmet - Marie Baker

Best VPC 2006 with a Garden Fantail - Sandra Hewison

Best Garden Fantail - Sandra Hewison

Best Continental Flying Breed with a Helmet - Marie Baker

Best Ladies with an Old German Owl - Phyliss Bawden.

Nigel Solly, Best Flyer, Opp Sex Flyer, Flyer 2006, Coloured Tippler,Best WEFT, Opp Sex WEFT, WEFT 2006, and Best Silver WEFT, In fact it was very good show for Nigel

Julie Peters, Best Fancy with a King, Best Show King 2006

Mr and Mrs Carter Best Show Racer, Best Show Racer 2006

Carn View Lofts, Best Birmingham Roller, Best Birmingham Roller Opp Sex, Best Birmingham Roller 2006

Michaela Whelan Best Junior Fancy with a Nun

Sandra Hewison, Best Garden Fantail, Best Indian Fantail, Best Indian Fantail 2006, Best VPC 2006

Mariw Baker, best VPC with a Helmet

Pauline Collins, Best AVLF 2006 with a Nun

Phyllis Bawden, Best Ladies with a German Owl

Reid and Hutchins, Best Modena

Rob Bridgeman, Best AVLF with a Lahore

Trevor Dryden Best LP or Mottle Tippler and Best  Tippler 2006

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We had an interesting visitor to the show, a young lady called Alexandre Pollard from Cardif University who is studying a birds vision. Alex e mailed me to explain which is below:

Thanks for letting me take the pics, they've come out really well. I've attached
some that I used to take measurements from. The pigeon with the best eyesight in
low light is the Lahore and the one with the worst is the Volga.

My research investigates how birds see and how their behaviour is affected by
their vision. I have collected a lot of eye pictures of over 80 species from
around the world. These photos enable me to calculate how much light gets to the
retina, non-invasively, and I can there compare the differences between each
species. Looking at breeds of pigeons is interesting as I can compare the
variability in visual ability within one species and between different breeds.
Other research involves looking at how birds have a preference for left or right
eye in tasks, how street lights affect birds singing, foraging and breeding
behaviours and comparing retinas of different species.

Video and measure a Lahore