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Book review: Lancashires, the forgotten variety

Posted on by Huw Evans 13 Comments
Before anyone asks the obvious question, let me remind you that there was a strong connection between the Lancashire canary and the Lizard canary in the first half of the twentieth century.  This was thanks to the activities of the Lancashire and Lizard Canary Fanciers Association, the closest thing that the Lizard had to a […]... Read More
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The Red Fronted Serin

Posted on by Huw Evans 2 Comments
The red fronted serin is like a mysterious guest at a fashionable party: striking dark looks; an enigmatic past; the subject of whispers and rumours; everyone is intrigued, yet no one seems to know much about him.  He is the Jay Gatsby of the serin world. The fascination with the red fronted serin stems from […]... Read More
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What’s in a name: the Fine Spangled Sort

Posted on by Huw Evans 7 Comments
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