Lizarddag 2018
Football commentators are rather fond of describing a match as ‘a game of two halves’; a statement of the obvious.... Read More
General
The National Exhibition 2018: the London Fancies
There was a smaller display of London Fancies than we have seen in recent years, but to quote the old cliché, the quality of the birds more than compensated for the quantity (or lack of it).... Read More
The National Exhibition 2018
The 2018 show season is under way! ... Read More
TV celebrity show
Starring the London Fancy with a supporting cast of Piet Renders and Theo Minten at the Meijels Pracht show, the Netherlands. Click on the video below: ... Read More
Tish Harnett R.I.P.
I have received the sad news that Tish Harnett has died after a long illness.... Read More
The road to Cesena, Part 1
According to Google maps, the road from Nottingham to Cesena is 1,128 miles (1815 km) long. Like many Lizard canary breeders, my road to Cesena was not measured by distance, but by the advances and retreats of a 15 month campaign to get my birds to the World Show.... Read More
The 2018 World Show, Part 3
How many judges does it take to judge the Lizard canaries at the World Show? Traditionally, the answer is two; they divide the classes between them but collaborate on the medal awards. At Bari in 2014, Vito Ventre judged the entire section by himself, and did a very good job too. At Cesena no less […]... Read More