In todays’ race from Mildura 22/09/2012,  1407 WPF birds, 308 Geelong birds and app. 1000 Greater Melbourne birds, were released at 8 am.  All birds cleared the race point within two minutes, leaving in one group.  Conditions at the race point were clear and sunny with a light Easterly wind.  On the way home birds are expected to encounter light East to North/Easterly winds of 10-15 km/h, switching to Northerly winds 20-30 km/h later in the afternoon.  Maximum temperature expected for Melbourne today is 23 degrees.

 

Remember production of clocks is at 7 pm tonight.

 

For all of the other federations, the co-ordinates are:

Longtitude:           -34,                 11,                 09.4

Latitude:                 142,               10,                07.6