Border show cage with round pop-hole & no drawer-FSS

De Arend show poster 1899 Dewar (480px)-FSS

Origins of Dewar cage C&AB 1995.07.29-FSS

Border show cage-Chatterton (1924-34)-FSS

C&CBL 1907.03.15 Border cages at Cockermouth-FSS

Border spiral perches (cagefronts.co.uk)-FSS

Alex Atkin (King of the Border Fancy) C&AB 1998.09.05 -FSS

The Old Varieties, Part 7: Blakston’s Special Foreign Correspondent

Posted on 05/04/202605/04/2026 by Huw Evans 12 Comments

This series would not have been possible without the contribution of Blakston’s ‘Special Foreign Correspondent’ (SFC). It was he, and only he, who recorded the activities of the Belgian canary societies, described the true posturvogel from personal observation, and provided clues about the origins of the Scots Fancy and Lancashire canary. The fact that Blakston […]... Read More

Antwerp 2025-Best silver non cap (RW)-FSS

Lizard Canaries at the Antwerp Posture Canary Club show 2025

Posted on 21/11/2025 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

This show report has been prepared by my guest contributor and Lizard canary judge, Andy Williamson: Friday, October 31st 2025, saw me re-living a dream I thought 4/5 years ago I’d never do again. As many know I had a serious health issue and had to give up my birds. Friends both in the UK […]... Read More

National 2025 BIS u/f mealy cock Gary Cook-FSS

National 2025 Best White Best O/Y LF-FSS

The London Fancies at the National Exhibition 2025

Posted on 15/10/2025 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Show report courtesy of Andy Early, Secretary of the London Fancy Canary Club: A last minute change of heart by Gary Cook had a big impact on the London Fancy section at the 2025 National Exhibition. He sent a WhatsApp message to me on the Thursday before the show asking if he could bring four […]... Read More

LCA Classic 2024 4th Best Champ (AM)-FSS

The LCA Classic 2024

Posted on 10/11/2024 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

This year’s LCA Classic brought a few changes. I was judging rather than showing; and there was a new timetable aimed at enabling exhibitors to view the birds much earlier than in recent years. I can’t speak for my judging, but the latter was a big success. Some things didn’t change though: the friendly atmosphere, […]... Read More

Amigos 2023 getting ready for the prsntn-FSS

Amigos del Canario Lizard show 2023

Posted on 16/01/2024 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

I spent a very enjoyable weekend at El Prado at the end of October this year. You might recognise the name as home to one of the greatest exhibitions of art in the world. However the El Prado I visited was not the one in the centre of Madrid, but in Yuncler, about half an […]... Read More

Cassino, part 2: a visit to Domenico

Posted on 09/01/2024 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

I don’t suppose that many Lizard canary breeders would turn down an invitation to visit Domenico Mungiguerra. I certainly didn’t. He lives near Cassino, so this was a golden opportunity to see one of the best strains of Lizards in the world. Most of my readers will know that Domenico is having to rebuild […]... Read More

Cassino, Part 1: the Associazione Ornitologica Albatros

Posted on 03/01/2024 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

The last World Show I attended was at Matosinhos, Portugal in January 2020. I was there to give the second presentation on the London Fancy in our quest for the breed to be recognised by COM. One of the OMJ assessors came up to me after the presentation and asked if I would like […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

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