William Scott: the beginning

William Scott, John’s father, was originally a Roller canary breeder.  He took up Lizard canaries in 1937 and joined the Lancashire and Lizard Canary Fancier’s Association, the predecessor of the LCA, in 1938.  He acquired his initial stock from a Mr. Cooper, whom Mr. Moorbey, the Honorary Secretary, described with impeccable  good manners as “a breeder I […]... Read More
FSS, Hope-FI

What’s in a name: the Fine Spangled Sort

W. A. Blakston, the renowned Victorian author and judge, possessed a very old book that, in his opinion, contained “a deal of sound information on Canary matters”. He quoted extracts from it a couple of times in his chapters for Canaries and Cage Birds (1778-81), the greatest book ever written on canaries. Unfortunately the book had […]... Read More