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

Domenico Mungiguerra latest show win-FSS

Watch out! There’s a thief about.

Posted on 17/01/202218/01/2022 by Huw Evans 3 Comments

A message from Angelo Citro arrived via WhatsApp on Friday. He had shocking news: Domenico Mungiguerra’s birds had been stolen. ... Read More

Twelve birds of Christmas

Posted on 22/12/2021 by Huw Evans 14 Comments

“On the twelfth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Twelve drummers drumming, Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree“ For no better […]... 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

Club Amigos Del Canario Lizard show 2021

Posted on 13/11/2021 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

The 2021 Amigos show was held in Cartagena, a naval city just one hour’s drive from Alicante airport. We loved it; a city with a long history, some beautiful architecture, and free of the tourist tat that blights so many Spanish seaside resorts. My thanks to Jesús Ortiz García (better known as Yopi) and his […]... Read More

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

PPaillou farmyard scene Burghley House-FSS

PPaillou North Prospect of London taken from the Bowling Green at Islington. John Bowles 1752-FSS

The Nuremberg Lizard, a supplement

Posted on 20/04/202120/04/2021 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

It may be a coincidence, but the last two major discoveries concerning the history of the London Fancy and the Lizard canary have been made by European enthusiasts: Hein van Grouw (Netherlands) and Didier Mervilde (Belgium) in the case of the 1850 London Fancy, and Michael Monthofer (Germany) in the case of the Nuremberg Lizard. […]... Read More

fine spangled sort

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

Lizard canary