National 2025-BIS NCGH Carlos de Santa Ana-FSS

National 2025 2nd Best Lizard, Best Nov, Colin Whitehead-FSS

National 2025 Colin Whitehead, Best Nov, 2nd Best Lizard-FSS

National 2025 3rd Best Lizard, Ray Anthony-FSS

National 2025 Best Natural, Andy Williamson-FSS

National 2025 Carlos de Santa Ana Best canary-FI

Lizard canaries at the 2025 National Exhibition

Posted on 12/10/202512/10/2025 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

This was my first visit to the National since 2022; a welcome opportunity to assess the 2025 crop of Lizard canaries. I was struck by the evenness of the overall standard, novices included, and there were several causes for optimism. 103 Lizards had been entered, an excellent number for such an early show. More importantly, […]... 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

The LCA Classic 2022, part 2

Posted on 28/11/2022 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

Here are more photos of the birds and the people at the show. Just click on any of the thumbnails for a larger image.... Read More

The famous blue and black cages

Posted on 15/02/2022 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

“Having paid my entrance fee I found myself in a very large and well lighted show hall and the sight that met my eyes was one to make my heart miss a beat – rows upon rows of the famous blue and black Lizard show cages!” F.W. Snelling, The Lizard Canary Fancy, March 1956... Read More

Classic 2021 Best c-fed BCSC (IAdcock)-FSS

Classic 2021 3rd Best c-fed CCSH (IAdcock)

Classic 2021 4th Best nat CCSH (THorton)-FSS

Classic 2021 Jeremy Goacher with Robert Yates Shield-FSS

Classic 2021 Best Junior BCGH (TAshpole)-FI

LCA Classic 2021

Posted on 24/11/2021 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

It may be two years since the last Lizard Classic, but the LCA had put the time to good use. The show retained most of its tried and tested format, but there were innovations too. We had new staging; a much simpler two-tier assembly that is easier to store, transport and assemble than the […]... Read More

Snelling & Southwick at 1954 National-FSS

Lizards at the National Exhibition during the 1950s

Posted on 19/03/202031/08/2020 by Huw Evans 9 Comments

No other show has played such an important part in the affairs of the Lizard Canary Association as the National Exhibition (1). Sponsored by Cage Birds magazine (as it was then known), it was the ‘National’ that gave the nascent LCA the opportunity to demonstrate to the world its determination to save the oldest breed […]... Read More

LCA Classic 2019, part 2: a judging tutorial

Posted on 24/11/2019 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

My guest contributor this week is David Allen, who judged the Lizards at the LCA Classic. Here he explains how he went about his task and describes some of the finer details he looks for in the Lizard canary.... Read More

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The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

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