Brian Hogg

Posted on 05/06/201907/06/2019 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

Many of you will have heard the sad news that Brian Hogg has died (1). I’m sure there will be many tributes to him in a forthcoming edition of Cage and Aviary Birds, but I wanted to add my own appreciation of Brian, one of the canary fancy’s great ambassadors.... Read More

Lizarddag 2018 Best colour fed MDielen-FSS

Lizarddag 2018

Posted on 31/10/2018 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Football commentators are rather fond of describing a match as ‘a game of two halves’; a statement of the obvious.... Read More

National 2018 Best jonque in 2017 AE-FSS

The National Exhibition 2018: the London Fancies

Posted on 14/10/2018 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

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

TV celebrity show

Posted on 27/03/201827/03/2018 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

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

A visit to Marko

Posted on 18/11/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

Let me start by declaring an interest. I have known Marko for twenty years; we are good friends and visit each other every year. Marko and his family are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. In short, I am biased.... Read More

Lizarddag 2017 LF & Lizards at the show-FI

A visit to Piet, 2017

Posted on 12/11/2017 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

2017 has been an eventful year for Piet Renders (1). A fall at work resulted in a broken pelvis and a damaged spine amongst other injuries, and whilst he has recovered, he still has pain and limited mobility in his left arm which has prevented him from returning to work. The fall happened during the […]... Read More

Lizarddag 2017- Mealy LF bred by PRenders-FSS

Lizarddag 2017: the London Fancies

Posted on 04/11/201701/11/2017 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Of all the innovations at the 2017 edition of the Lizarddag, the introduction of a class for London Fancies is surely the one that will be remembered as a major step forward. I realise that classes for London Fancies have been provided for several years at the National Exhibition of Birds and at the South […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary . . . for those who are very curious

London Fancy