National 2021 Best Lizard (R&I Wright)-FSS

National 2021 Best Novice (Nick Rayson)-FSS

Natonal 2021 2nd Best Lizard (R&I Wright)-FSS

National Exhibition 2021: the Lizard canaries

Posted on 07/10/202108/10/2021 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

Business as usual? Not quite. There were obvious signs that 2021 was a transitional year; the covid lockdown had cast its shadow over the event. There were plenty of visitors, but not the crush of previous years; there were fewer trade stands in the sales halls and fewer rows of staging in the exhibition hall. […]... Read More

Spanish National 2019 Banos de la Encina-FI

Spanish National 2019 judging for BIS-FSS

Spanish National 2019 judges & organisers-FSS

Spanish National 2019 judging the specials-FSS

Spanish National 2019 the organisers-FSS

Spanish National 2019 Alfonso, Ernest & Kiko-FSS

Spanish National 2019 Fabio enjoys himself while Domenico does the work!-FSS

Spanish National 2019 Juan Carlos Blanco-FSS

Spanish National 2019 MIGUEL RECACHA GONZÁLEZ, the Keyring man-FSS

Spanish National 2019 tension mounts-FSS

The Greatest Show on Earth?

Posted on 17/11/201918/11/2019 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Regular readers of this blog may remember my effusive account of the Club Amigos del Canario Lizard show which I published one year ago. That event attracted over 300 Lizard canaries plus the Ocelados (1). It was a memorable event. Could this year’s show improve on that remarkable gathering? Yes! I Show Nacional del Canario Lizard, […]... Read More

LCA Classic 2019 2nd Best Nov AMaclean-FSS

LCA Classic 2019 BCGH 2019 D Newtonn-FSS

LCA Classic 2019 Best Ch o-year DRichmond-FSS

LCA Classic 2019 Best ChNC CdSantaAnna-FSS

LCA Classic 2019 Best Natural 2 THorton-FSS

LCA Classic 2019 Best Natural colour THorton-FSS

LCA Classic 2019

Posted on 12/11/2019 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

The LCA Classic returned after last year’s hiatus. There is a new team in charge and the reports I’ve received were favourable: “a friendly atmosphere”, “just like the good old days” etc. That is exactly the type of Classic that the team is trying to rebuild. ... Read More

Lizarddag 2019 Best gold non cap (BDeckers)-FSS

Lizarddag 2019 Best Gold Lizard (XXX)-FSS

Lizarddag 2019 Best Lizard (BDeckers)-FSS

Lizarddag 2019

Posted on 30/10/201931/10/2019 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

My show season starts in earnest with my annual pilgrimage to Keyenborg (1) in Holland. It has, for many years, been the only specialist Lizard show that attracts an international entry. There were 207 birds on show, and true to form, the major prize winners came from Belgium, Holland and Great Britain.... Read More

Liege 2018- Best silver @ Liege 2019-FSS

The judges judged

Posted on 09/04/2019 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

“Each of us is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” James R. Schlesinger (1)... Read More

Six of the best

Posted on 16/02/201913/02/2019 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

David Newton keeps a small stud of Lizard canaries; normally just six pairs of birds. His focus is on quality, not quantity.... Read More

Liege 2018- Best silver by FE (from LD)-FSS

Lizards at Liege 2018

Posted on 17/12/2018 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

The Liege BPC show is one of those shows that any Lizard canary breeder who wants to compete at the top level should have on their hit list. Why? Because you will be up against World Champions. Win a class here and you can start dreaming of a medal at the World Show.... Read More

fine spangled sort

The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

Best in Show