Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Pigeon fanciers have been left bewildered how 5,000 homing pigeons have disappeared into in to thin air during a competition dubbed one of the worst days ever for the sport.
A race from Peterborough to the North East saw 9,000 pigeons taking part in what would normally be a three-hour race but more than half have simply vanished into a “Bermuda triangle.” Skinningrove pigeon fancier Richard Sayers shared an appeal on his social media urging people to look out for them.
Racing pigeons are recognisable by the tags around their legs. If they are fed and watered, he says, the tired homing birds will eventually return to their lofts. "A lot of people think this is
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