G M Preece & Son - International Sea Pigeons

06/09/2026

21/08/2026

🏆 8 INTERNATIONAL PRIZES — BARCELONA 2026 🤩

From one of the toughest races in the world

🕊️ 5 International prizes in the Old Birds 16,257p
🕊️ 3 International prizes in the Hens 4,586p

Racing 665 miles / 1,071km from Barcelona to Dover, across the Pyrenees, the length of France and finally the English Channel.

To achieve eight International prizes against Europe’s finest marathon pigeons is something we are immensely proud of. 🇬🇧🏆

16/08/2026

https://www.internationalseapigeons.com/the-dna-test-vs-the-channel/

What four years of testing LDHA and DRD4 taught us about breeding marathon pigeons We hadn’t given much thought to LDHA and DRD4 testing for several years. Between 2019 and 2022, we tested pigeons within our own loft, deliberately formed breeding pairs around the results and, most importantly, rac...

08/08/2026

https://www.internationalseapigeons.com/a-brighter-future-for-uk-channel-racing/

As the curtain closed on the 2026 old bird season, we made a decision. Rather than accepting the post-Brexit barriers that have dramatically reduced Channel racing opportunities for British fanciers, we decided to look for a solution. Our aim was simple: to create a club capable of transporting raci...

08/08/2026

We had one of our OLR entries found decayed alongside the local mere in Booths Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire. The mere has a blue algae warning. There were deceased ducks, geese and other unidentifiable birds along this mere. In the screenshots below you can see the amount of confirmed blue algae zones. ⚠️

Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria, known as cyanobacteria, which can produce toxic chemicals that are very harmful to the health of people and animals. These algae naturally occur in all freshwaters, especially lakes, reservoirs, canals and slow-moving rivers. They are microscopic but, when abundant, grow to be visible small green particles or flakes.
In calm sunny weather, they can rise to the surface and form thin wispy streaks, or thick paint-like scums on the water surface if
they get very abundant.
Shoreline scums and surface blooms (see ID guide in app) pose severe health risks, particulart to to animals that swim or drink the affected
water.
Blooms of blue-green algae are most commonly seen during summer and early autumn months, particularly in calm and sunny weather, but they can linger in freshwaters into late autumn. They occasionally occur in winter and spring months. Most blooms are green but sometimes turquoise blue patches are seen on the water or along shorelines when the blooms start to decay. Some blooms are coloured red, dark brown or black.

02/08/2026

2 year old c**k full of it after arriving from Perpignan. He already achieved 21st National Barcelona 2026. Currently sitting 10th National from Perpignan 2026. A great start to his International career 👏🏻

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