CLASSIC 2022 Best Champ & 2nd Best Lizard-FSS

The LCA Classic 2022, Part 1

Posted on 20/11/202220/11/2022 by Huw Evans 6 Comments

The 2022 LCA Classic was yet another advance on recent years. The show received an entry of 201 Lizard canaries, despite many birds being excluded because their owners were located within an Avian Influenza Control Zone.... Read More

David Newton 2019

Posted on 02/12/2019 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

My pictorial review of David Newton’s Lizard canaries is a perennial favourite, so I make no apologies for adding photos of his 2019 crop to my blog. David has the smallest stud of any of the world’s top breeders, usually just 6 pairs. His stud may be low in number, but it is high […]... 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

CCSC Best Lizard 1994 National (JScott)-FSS

NCGC 5th Best Lizard 2016 LCA Classic (DNewton)-FSS

CCGH Best Lizard Classic 2014 NHastead-FSS

Lizard canary basics, part 15: the rise of rowings since 1987

Posted on 26/12/201726/12/2017 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

The first part of this short series looked at the rise of rowings (1) in the Lizard canary from a historical perspective. In the second part, I am going to take up the story from 1987 and look at the progress that rowings have made over the last 30 years. ... Read More

David Newton, the best kept secret in the Lizard canary fancy?

Posted on 25/11/201726/11/2017 by Huw Evans 13 Comments

I am often asked about British Lizards and their breeders. The questioner may be a novice seeking stock, or a continental breeder curious about the British scene. The most common question I am asked is “who has the best Lizards in England?” (1). ... Read More

Second Best?

Posted on 19/11/201604/12/2016 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

According to one definition I’ve found, Second Best means “not as good as the best and therefore not wanted as much”. Another says “something that is not as good as the thing that you really want”. Lizard canary breeders might beg to differ; who would not want this bird? This non cap gold cock (yes, […]... Read More

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The LCA Classic 2016

Posted on 08/11/2016 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

Will 2016 be remembered as the Year of the Novice? Of the three major events held this year so far, the award for Best Lizard canary has gone to Novices at two. ... Read More