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Found a Pigeon?

Written by admin on Sunday, April 5th, 2009

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Found a lost pigeon?

First ensure the bird has some water available, and give it some seed in case it’s hungry (parrot seed is fine, or even some rice, if nothing else is available try bread, pigeons do not eat meat.)

Check the bird’s legs for a registration ring (lifetime band made of anodized aluminium or plastic). Some breeds have long foot feathering ,so you may have to hunt through this to find it, often in these breeds the ring may be up high on the thigh. Once found write down all the numbers and letters on the ring.

If the letters “NPA” or “ANPA” appear, you are in luck, as the ring was issued by the Australian National Pigeon Association (ANPA) and can be traced to the the club and individual who bought the batch the ring number was in, and thus bred the pigeon.

To search out the owner of an NPA or ANPA rung bird yourself, check out the Ring Registry.

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Important Note: If the ring does not have the letters NPA or ANPA, you will need to check other sources. if the ring has a clear plastic protective coating, it probably is a racing pigeon. So you will need to check for Racing Pigeon clubs on the web, or in the telephone book under clubs and societies.

Below are some state contacts for Racing pigeons. Always start with the club closest to you first. Good Luck and thank you for taking the time to help this bird.

General racing pigeon enquiries (try this number first) 1300 766622.

Melbourne racing pigeon ring secretaries:

Victorian Homing Association  (VHA)  Ann & Steve Letch (03) 97204094

Western Pigeon Federation (WPF)  John &  Pauline Pulis (03) 93524815 

Victorian Racing Pigeon Union (VRPU) Dennis Brown (03) 93591234

 NSW – Allen Wonson (02) 9644 7613

S.A – R Kearns (08) 8252 9377

QLD – Ron Spragg (07) 3848 7659

W.A. – Lost bird Officer (08) 9487 3768

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  1. Leonie on July 22nd, 2010

    Hi I have had a black Pigeon on my verandah for 2 days now. It seems healthy and can fly, but is staying with us for the moment . It has 2 rings on its legs, 1 red the other white with these numbers
    ANPA-B- 09-13686
    I am in the Royal Nation Park in Sydney.
    It looks lonely !!!!

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    • Bob GRANT on July 24th, 2010

      Hi Leonie ,
      I passed your contacts onto Tony Dessmann , he is the ring secretary of the PFS.NSW and sold that ring . He will have details of the owner .
      You could contact him on 9606 5619 or tdessmann@vtown.com.au
      Regards , Bob GRANT .

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  2. Sam Bondin on July 4th, 2010

    I have found a pigeon its number seems to read- APA 43793 (with what appears to be to number 90 sideways between the letters & numbers).

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    • Brad on July 5th, 2010

      Where do you live Sam? What does the bird look like?

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  5. Bob GRANT on May 20th, 2010

    Hi Sharon ,
    The band ( 07A 2366 ) was sold by PFS of NSW , you could contact Tony Dessmann – 9606 5619 or tdessmann@vtown.com.au . If you advise of your suburb , he might arrange for collection .
    Regards , Bob GRANT .

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    • Sharon on May 31st, 2010

      Thank you Bob, I have already contacted Tony. I now have an address to check for the owners no phone number though.However, it will be very hard as our family have grown quite attached to the little bird and I am sure it to us as it follows us around outside and it has made no attempt to leave. It has been here for over 2 weeks!

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  6. Sharon on May 17th, 2010

    3rd time lucky I meant to say the ring is NPA 07 A 2366
    Sharon

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