Marc Schreurs (As) retains his status as Barcelona specialist

Anyone who wants to win Barcelona in the province of Limburg has to go past Marc Schreurs. He won 1st Provincial in both 2022 and 2023. In 2023, it was the hen "567/21" that first went to Barcelona. She was the fastest of 922 pigeons. The year before, it was "Gabriela" who won 1st Provincial Barcelona against 877 old birds. In 2024, he won 2nd Provincial Barcelona against 936 old birds, and in 2025, he won 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 16th, 22nd, 36th, 38th, 41st, and 45th provincial against 958 old birds.

Rankings Barcelona Ace pigeons in recent years

1 Nat Ace Barcelona 2018-2022 “Sarita” 
2 Nat Ace Barcelona 2018-2021 “Sarita” 
2 Nat Ace Barcelona 2015-2019 “Red Barca” 
3 Nat Ace Barcelona 2019-2023 "Antonius" 
3 Nat Ace Barcelona 2019-2022"Antonius" 
5 Int.Nat Ace Barcelona 2015-2019 “Red Barca”
6 Nat Ace Barcelona 2019-2022 “Sarita”
9 Nat Ace Barcelona 2020-2023
10 Nat Ace Barcelona 2016-2019
11 Nat Ace Barcelona 2016-2019
16 Nat Ace Barcelona 2021-2023

Barcelona 2020-2025

2025

Barcelona Provincial 958 old birds : 4,7,11,14,16,22,36,38,41,45,50,65,69,72,… 
Barcelona National 5.819 old birds : 25,33,44,62,79,110,180,186,… 

2024

Barcelona Provincial 936 old birds : 2,30,32,33,42,59,60,62,64,69,74,90,… 

2023

Barcelona Provincial 922 old birds : 1,19,27,35,45,48,56,57,61,85,90,93,… 

2022

Barcelona Provincial 877 old birds : 1,6,7,13,14,16,17,27,44,46,55,68,74,… 44/62
Barcelona National 6.560 old birds : 16,7381,125,137,169,187,264,423,431,474,593,… 28/62

2021

Barcelona Provincial 990 old birds : 12,13,15,17,21,26,30,33,37,38,47,48,49,57,63,64,75,77,.. 35/70
Barcelona National 6.913 old birds : 130,131,140,153,219,242,317,330,370,374,427,443,444,503,562,563,660,675,… 30/70

2020

Barcelona Provincial 1.029 old birds : 9,12,30,32,34,37,48,50,53,56,59,68,71,77,78,85,92,104,… 37/68
Barcelona National 6.178 old birds : 60,81,214,218,226,230,285,291,301,322,339,370,395,420,426,467,497,596,… 31/68

Top pigeons in the 2025 edition of Barcelona

BE 23-5038965 "Jairo" Cock
Won a 33rd Nat. Barcelona 5,819 p. 1082 km 859 m/min (6th Nat. (z) 935 p.)

"Jairo" is a full brother of "Antonius," 3rd Nat. Ace Pigeon Primus Inter Pares 2019-2023.

Father BE 15-2251777 "Triple Seven" 
Ss a son of "109/02" Fandango, the base breeder, and the sire of, among others, "Aurora," 1st Nat. Ace Pigeon Barcelona 2006-2010 
x "858/13." Belle is the dam of, among others, a 41st Nat. Narbonne.

Mother NL 15-1674472 "Vaal Beensje" via Appie Pas 100% Arjen Beens
Inbred to "Rika" and base breeding hen "Miss Gijsje"
Daughter of "NL 665/14" Gijs Jr is son of Mr.Gijs x "NL 423/08" Daughter Mr.Bergerac x Rika and thus full sister of foundation dam "Olympic Miss Gijsje"

BE 21-5033469 "Sancho" Cock
62 Nat Barcelona 5.819p 1082km 834m/min

Father BE 20-5107608 Grandson of base breeder Fandango
Son of "433/13" son of base breeder Fandango x "NL 213/18" Granddaughter of New Laureaat 1st International National Barcelona Luc Wiels and super breeder at Batenburg-Van de Merwe.

Mother BE 20-5107649 Granddaughter of base breeder Fandango
Daughter of "NL 689/16" De Jan J.W. Schreurs x "808/18" daughter of base breederFandango.

Marc will be auctioning pigeons from his best Barcelona pigeons online, especially for the Barcelona special.

Marc, congratulations on the fantastic results from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.

Buelens Kim