Stray Pigeon Contacts
Please note the following:
The life ring band on the bird’s leg has information written on it, which includes the club letters (eg. QPF), the year of its birth (eg. 2021) and a unique number. All this information is required to identify the owner.
Contact details for racing pigeon organisations in SE Qld
| QPF life rings | Barry Snyman | 0423 579 014 |
| LCPC life rings | Patrick Ketchell | 0428 496 644 |
| ARPU life rings | Jeff Profke | 0417 119 000 |
| IRPA life rings | Ray Walker | 0411 353 552 |
| NRC life rings | Pete Woodward | 0432 143 403 |
| Sunshine life rings | John Bowtell | 0404 483 439 |
| Lockyer life rings | Josh Rowe | 0433 728 980 |
Alternatively, you can try the Facebook group Qld Lost/Found Racing Pigeons
From time to time racing pigeons can become disoriented and unable to find their way home. In particular, this occurs when they are dehydrated. Sometimes just giving them a drink of water and a rest of an hour or so will see them again head off in the direction of their home loft. They may also have been injured and unable to fly in which case they can be reported to the QRPF Stray Bird Contact listed above.
Each racing pigeon has attached to its leg a seamless band that has been placed on the bird’s leg when it was just a youngster. These bands cannot be removed other then by permanently cutting the band off.
These details are recorded in a register that the QRPF maintains for racing pigeons belonging to its members.
Our stray bird contact officer will endeavour to contact the owner and make arrangements for the bird’s return. However, it should be pointed out that racing pigeons compete in long-distance races and some lost birds may belong to owners in faraway towns and cities that are not part of the QRPF.
For example, racing pigeon clubs in Sydney conduct races from Gympie back to Sydney. The QRPF does not have a register of birds belonging to members of other pigeon clubs but will endeavour to pass the information on to the respective club in that area.
The stray bird contact can be very busy with the handling of stray birds at times and it would be appreciated if you could avoid ringing at meal times.