The Budgerigar Society Club Show 2010 Complete Results in Detail

CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE WINNERS

COLOUR; LIGHT GREEN Judge: Jim McGeehan Entries: 130

Any Age

Best of Colour: K Leedham – Light Green cock – L1833.75.09

Jim McGeehan selected as the Best of Colour K Leedham’s Light Green cock, commenting: “ This was a nice Light Green cock with a good deep body colour, good width of head and directional feather; a stylish bird that was well balanced and, while the spots could have been slightly better, was a worthy winner.
In second place came Newton & Shepherdson’s Light Green cock; another nice bird, well spotted and demonstrating good head qualities. This bird was well presented and was mainly to be faulted by slight opalescence around the neckline.
Placed third was a good sized Light Green cock bird, with plenty of width shown by D A Turner; preparation of the bird could have been better; it was difficult to get it to perch, otherwise it may well have finished higher
Best Opposite Sex was D McKeown’s nice Light Green hen, well benched in the Beginner section; it had a good, even body colour, with a bit of style,

Best of Colour; K Leedha,. 2nd Newton & Shepherdson, 3rd D A Turner. 4th D McKeown, 5th Moorhouse & Spruce, 6th C & M Snell, 7th S Finlay, 8th N Johnston, 9th S Collins.

Jim commented that overall he felt that the standard in this colour group was quite poor, with a lot of birds having short tails, missing flights and poor presentation. There were several wrong classed birds, with Dark Greens shown as Light Greens.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: R J Allen – Light Green cock – RJA1.25.10

The Challenge Certificate winner was a Light Green cock benched by R J Allen. This was a good bird with nice even body colour, nicely prepared and presented but Judge, Jim McGeehan said that he would have liked to have seen a bit more width in the head.
Runner up was a good Light green cock benched by J & C Huxley; this was another bird of good body colour, but this one was lacking in spot and he was unsettled in the cage, so did not give himself the best chance of finishing higher.
Third and Best Opposite Sex was benched by P Ward: this was a nice young hen with good width of face, but lacking in spot; a good stock hen, which could have been better prepared for the show.

Best of Colour; R J Allen, 2nd J & C Huxley, 3rd P Ward, 4th Pearce & Pears, 5th J Newall, 6th A & D Woan, 7th D A Turner, 8th S Finlay.

The judges’ final comment was that, as with the any age birds, the standard was disappointing. There may be several reasons for this and some of the young birds should go on to become nice adults”

COLOUR: DARK FACTOR GREEN: Judge: Colin Lamb Entries: 55

Any Age

Best of Colour: Norwood Stud – Dark Green cock – JP111.68.09

Colin Lamb selected as the Challenge certificate winner a Dark Green cock benched by the Norwood Stud. His comments on this bird were that although the spots on this bird could have been better placed, it was a bird of good quality with plenty of top-end and It stood well throughout judging.
Another Dark Green from the Norwood stud, this time a hen was placed second and best opposite Sex. This was an outstanding Dark Green hen with good length and spots. It had very good even colour however, it lacked the final head quality of the winner.
In third place was a Dark Green cock benched by Moorhouse & Spruce, which had very good width of face and a deep mask but marred somewhat by slight opalescence and its colour was not quite as deep as the first two.

Best of Colour; Norwood Stud, 2nd Norwood Stud, 3rd Moorhouse & Spruce, 4th S & B Squires, 5th E & M Nee, 6th S Finlay.

Colin felt that this colour section was of a good standard throughout.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: P D White – Dark Green hen – W3766.11.10

The Best of Colour was a Dark Green hen benched by P D White; Colin said that this was a hen that asked to be judged and highly placed. A very good quality hen with excellent face and spots and which stood well.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was a Dark Green cock benched by Quigley & Watson, and this was a young cock that pushed the hen for first place, but was short of one flight.
R & J & W Bowker benched the bird placed third; this was a bird which had a nice face but had a tail feather missing and it was not quite as long in the body as the leading two.

Best of Colour; P D White, 2nd Quigley & Watson, 3rd R & J & W Bowker, 4th A W Jennings, 5th S & B Squires, 6th E & M Nee, 7th S & B Squires, 8th G Cameron.

Colin added that this section lacked the overall quality of the adult birds.

COLOUR: SKYBLUE Judge: Tony Pope Entries: 138

Any Age:

Best of Colour: L Martin – Skyblue cock – LPM1.21.08

An outstanding Skyblue cock benched by L Martin won this Challenge certificate. It was a very worthy winner with a lovely width of head, depth of mask and benched in very good condition.
In second place was a Skyblue cock benched by novice exhibitor D J Brick. This bird was only slightly smaller than the winner, but was a lovely cock with very good face and it staged in excellent condition.
Moorhouse & Spruce benched the third placed bird which was just a little behind the second bird, but was still a bird with good width of head, clean, and well staged.
Best Opposite Sex was the Skyblue hen benched by Moorhouse & Spruce. Tony commented that this was a lovely long bird, showing good overall size, width of face and mask but a little spoiled by flecking and lack of condition.

Best of Colour; L Martin, 2nd D J Brick, 3rd Moorhouse & Spruce, 4th P Ward, 5th Moorhouse & Spruce, 6th A & B Whattam, 7th R Hooper, 8th D Jukes, 9th A M Dean, 10th S Finlay.

Tony commenting on this line-up said “The overall standard here was very good but the top end of the order stood out.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: C & M Snell – Skyblue cock – SNE11.58.10

Tony picked a Skyblue cock benched by C & M Snell and commented that this was a very nice young bird, not quite is best condition; but easily the winner of the Challenge Certificate.
Second Best was benched by A G Price; a young bird slightly narrower that the winner and with a touch of flecking – still a nice bird.
A Skyblue cock benched by R Witherwick, third in the line-up, was a bird that was slightly out of condition with blood quills in the head, but Tony added that he liked this bird very much.
Best Opposite Sex was a young Skyblue hen from the stud of A & B Whattam. Tony commented that this was a nice, typy bird, slightly flecked but overall a decent bird in fair condition.

Best of Colour; C & M Snell, 2nd A G Price, 3rd R Witherwick, 4th D Jukes, 5th A & B Whattam, 6th T Price, 7th D Norman, 8th S J Roberts, 9th A M Dean, 10th G Cameron.

Tony said the the top tier of birds picked themselves and then the standard started to fall away.

COLOUR: DARK FACTOR BLUE Judge: Dave Collier Entries: 90

Any Age

Best of Colour: B E Sweeting – Cobalt hen – S5555.17.09

Dave Collier awarded the Challenge certificate to Brian Sweeting’s powerful, well bodied Cobalt hen , which had a very good cap and depth of mask. She was shown in very good condition, but unfortunately her tail was slightly short.
Second bets and Best Opposite Sex went to R & M Miller’s Cobalt Cock, which was shown in very good condition. The back line of this bird was slightly poor, but this was more than offset by a head that showed a very good cap with good frontal rise.
In third place was a Violet cock shown by A Fretton. This was a good long bird which sat very well throughout judging, but showed one shadow spot.

Best of Colour; B E Sweeting, 2nd R & M Miller, 3rd A Fretton, 4th D Jukes, 5th S Wildes, 6th D Norman, 7th Swain & Ford, 8th D Jukes, 9th G Cameron 10th J T McNulty.

Dave commented that the overall standard was quite good, despite some missing flights and thus a fall-back in condition, but there were some good quality dark blues here.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: B E Sweeting – Cobalt cock – S5555.50.10

A cobalt cock benched by B E Sweeting won this Challenge Certificate. This was an excellent youngster with good length, width and mask and showed a very good even colour.
Second place went to A W Jennings’ Violet cock, again a nice long bird, but not as wide as the winner
Third place and Best Opposite Sex was won by Quigley & Watson’s cobalt hen that Dave described as a very good young hen.

Best of Colour; B E Sweeting 2nd A W Jennings, 3rd Quigley & Watson, 4th T Price, 5th A Edden, 6th D Norman, 7th E & M Nee, 8th S & J Blakey, 9th D BNorman, 10th W J Mear.

Dave stated that there were some excellent young birds n this section but condition was not very good.

COLOUR; GREY GREEN Judge: J Attwood Entries: 134

Any Age

Best of Colour: L Martin – Grey Green cock – LPM1.70.09

Best of Colour was L Martin’s superb Grey Green cock. Jeff commented that this bird had width of head and frontal rise of a quality that he had never judged before. Staged in excellent condition; it went on to be Best in Show and a very worthy winner. The cock that was second in the class displayed very little difference in quality, another superb bird.
In second place was Moorhouse & Spruce’s Grey Green cock. This was another outstanding cock that won the Best in Show award last year. Jeff told us that this bird was shown in outstanding condition, other than a few pin feathers, and displayed fine deportment, but didn’t quite have the frontal rise and width of the winner.
Third in the line-up was benched by S & B Squires. This was a good solid bird with excellent shoulder, depth of mask and good spots, but spoiled by slight opalescence.
Best Opposite Sex was a Grey Green hen from the stud of J O’Neil. Clearly the best of the hens; this was shown in excellent feather condition and had excellent deportment with very good width of head – but not so well de-spotted!

Best of Colour; L Martin, 2nd Moorhouse & Spruce, 3rd S & B Squires, 4th C P Spruce, 5th S J Roberts, 6th J O’Neil, 7th B E Sweeting, 8th Moorhouse & Spruce, 9th G Cameron, 10th Richardson Partnership.

Jeff commented that the colour group overall was a little disappointing, with many cases of poor feather condition and several absentees which spoiled the section. With the exception of the top half dozen the competition was lacking.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: R & J & W Bowker – Grey Green hen – BOWK5.59.10

Jeff Attwood describes how he placed these birds: The Challenge certificate winner was benched by R & J & W Bowker. This was a really beautiful hen with exceptional head quality and shown in excellent condition. One of the few birds which exhibited the much talked about ‘buffalo effect’. Congratulations to this up and coming stud.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was C & M Snell’s young cock, a very good bird excelling in size, shoulder, width of face and head quality but a little lacking in depth of mask
Third place was a Grey Green hen benched by B E Sweeting. This was a lovely hen of exceptional quality in all departments. I only wish she had let me see her better, as she could have been placed higher were she not so unsteady.

Best of Colour; R & J & W Bowker, 2nd C & M Snell, 3rd B E Sweeting, 4th M & D Walker, 5th E Newall, 6th L & S Devaney, 7th Ward & Rogers, 8th W J Mear, 9th K Austin.

Jeff thought that the overall quality of the young birds exceeded the adults. There were some excellent specimens throughout- a really good section to have judged. He went on to add that he felt that the quality overall was, with few exceptions, the best for several years. There were some exceptional birds which have moved the goal posts forward yet again.
It is disappointing that we can’t attract a greater entry, but with increasing traffic congestion and increased travelling time, coupled with much higher costs are I feel the factors that are helping to keep the entry down.

COLOUR: GREY Judge: Alan Adams Entry: 176

Any Age

Best of Colour: P Greenwood – Grey cock – G3675.149.09

Alan writes: Best of Colour was P Greenwood’s good thick-faced bird, which stood well whilst being judged. It was benched in good body condition and was a very worthy winner.
Second was R & J & W Bowker’s Grey cock; also a good Grey cock with good frontal, but not quite the back-skull of the winning bird, but a good all round exhibit.
Third was J & C Huxley’s Grey cock; a bird with a wonderful top end, but not quite of the body size of the leading two exhibits.
Best Opposite Sex was benched by Freakley & Ainley. This was a superb, thick faced hen which was placed fourth in line-up and eventually went on to be Best Opposite Sex Any Age in Show.

Best of Colour; P Greenwood, 2nd R & J & W Bowker, 3rd J & C Huxley, 4th Freakley & Ainley, 5th D A Turner, 6th G Cameron, 7th T Price, 8th L & S Devaney, 9th G Cameron.

Alan tells us that the Greys were of good quality throughout, with some very good birds in the rest of the line-up.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Norwood Stud – Grey hen – JP111.9.10

Alan Adams awarded the Challenge Certificate to an outstanding Grey hen benched by the Norwood Stud. This young hen excelled in quality throughout and was an easy winner that went on to be awarded Best Young Bird in Show and Best Opposite Sex in Show.
Second Best and Best opposite Sex was a wide headed Grey cock benched by R & M Miller. This youngster was shown in wonderful condition and was the winner of a quality class.
Third place was awarded to R & J & W Bowker ‘s lovely faced Grey cock, which could have done better had its condition not been rather poor on the day.

Best of Colour; Norwood Stud, 2nd R & M Miller, 3rd R & J & W Bowker, 4th Newton & Shepherdson, 5th D J Brick, 6th B Lander, 7th P Hodgkins, 8th L & S Devaney, 9th C P Spruce, 10th G Cameron.

Alan’s final comments on this colour line-up were that there were some very good birds in the line-up. The Greys were a pleasure to judge and good through all the sections.

COLOUR: OPALINE GREEN Judge: Lyn Bancroft Entries: 34

Any Age

Best of Colour: C L Bowman – Opaline Dark Green cock – NB21.120.09

An Opaline Dark Green cock benched in good condition by C L Bowman was the Challenge Certificate winner. Lyn says that it was not the biggest Opaline she had ever seen, but it was in good condition with a nice clean cap and it did look a lot better when relaxed.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was benched by A Cameron. This was an Opaline Dark Green hen that showed patchy body colour and slight shadow ticking.
An excellent Opaline Light Green cock benched by R & J & W Bowker was placed third but unfortunately was spoiled by being flecked.

Best of Colour; C L Bowman, 2nd A Cameron, 3rd R & J & W Bowker, 4th K Jackson, 5th P Tiller.

Lyn commented: “I have to admit not being an Opaline lover generally. The birds today (too few) suffered from the Opaline disease, many being heavily marked or ticked. Gone are the days when Opalines were paired to Opalines to produce the clear “V”.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: M & T Rogers – Opaline Light Green hen – MTR1.62.10

Lyn awarded the Challenge Certificate to M & T Roger’s Opaline Light Green hen commenting that it was true to say that she had flights missing, but the selection was limited.
A nice clean Opaline Light Green cock was placed second and Best Opposite Sex was benched by S J Roberts. This was a nice bird but lacked head quality.
Third was a typy young Opaline Light green hen that had some shadow head flecking benched by S Finlay.

Best of Colour; M & T Rogers, 2nd S J Roberts, 3rd S Finlay, 4th S Finlay.

Lyn was disappointed with this section as there were only the four birds in the line-up; adding it would have been nice to have a few more.

COLOUR: OPALINE GREY GREEN Judge: Geoff Moore Entries: 29

Any Age

Best of Colour: Main & Jenkins – Opaline Grey Green cock – J2735.77.09

Geoff awarded the Challenge Certificate to an Opaline Grey Green cock that he said was a nice tidy cock of good type, with good clean cap and good width; nice markings and good mask, but with one spot missing, but still a good winner on the day.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was G P Sutton’s clean Opaline Grey Green hen of very good mask and clean cap, but staged slightly out of condition and very unsteady when judged.
Third was R Witherwick’s Opaline Grey Green cock was slightly smaller than the winner with which it otherwise shared good points and slight faults.

Best of Colour; Main & Jenkins, 2nd G P Sutton, 3rd R Witherwick, 4th Ward & Rogers, 5th A M Carr.

Geoff said that there were only a few birds in this line-up and many of them were out of condition. Ticking spoiled others and the overall quality dropped off after the first few.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Main & Jenkins – Opaline Grey Green hen – MG1.112.10

Best of Colour was Main & Jenkins’ Opal Grey Green Hen; a nice bird benched in good condition and showing a clean cap with good mask but with one spot missing.
Second place and the Best Opposite Sex came from the stud of J Newall. This was a nice Opaline Grey Green cock that was long in body but marred by rather heavy markings. However, it had a nice clean cap with good mask and spots, but was rather unsteady when judged.
C Kirk from the Beginner section benched a nice bird with good shoulder but with heavy markings to take the third spot. This had a nice face and mask, but was also ticked. Nevertheless, a very useful beginner bird.

Best of Colour; Main & Jenkins, 2nd J Newall, 3rd C Kirk, 4th D A Turner, 5th Main & Jenkins.

Only a small number of birds, unfortunately nearly all out of show condition on the day was Geoff’s comment on this line-up

COLOUR: OPALINE BLUE Judge: Cy Thorne Entries: 41

Any Age
Best of Colour: Moorhouse & Spruce – Opaline Cobalt cock – SPUG1.73.08

Cy awarded a nice stylish Opaline Cobalt cock shown in very good condition by Moorhouse & Spruce the Challenge Certificate.
Second placed went to L & S Devaney’s Opaline Skyblue hen which was also the Best Opposite Sex. Cy commented that this was another very stylish bird.
Junior exhibitor benched an Opaline Skyblue hen that was a good quality bird but lacked full condition.

Best of Colour; Moorhouse & Spruce, 2nd L & S Devaney, 3rd T Salem, 4th R Witherwick, 5th Main & Jenkins, 6th K Jackson, 7th M & A Beesley, 8th K Austin

Cy commented that after the main winners, the rest were pretty average.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: B E Sweeting – Opaline Skyblue hen – S5555.58.10

Best of Colour was B E Sweeting’s Opaline Skyblue hen that cy said was a good quality and stylish bird and a worthy winner indeed.
Another bird from the stud of B E Sweeting was placed second and was Best Opposite Sex. This Opaline Skyblue cock was very stylish with good width and benched in excellent condition.
The bird in third place was a good quality Opaline Skyblue hen benched by E Newall, this was awell balanced bird but not quite the quality of the first two.

Best of Colour; B E Sweeting, 2nd B E Sweeting, 3rd E Newall, 4th C Wakeman, 5th S & B Squires, 6th A M Dean.

Cy’s final comment was that after the first few birds, the rest went down in quality.

COLOUR: OPALINE GREY Judge: Dave Collier Entries: 35

Any Age

Best of Colour: M J & S L Banks – Opaline Grey cock – BANK5.48.09

Dave Collier awarded the Challenge Certificate to an Opaline Grey cock benched by M J & S L Banks. He said that this was a good powerful bird with plenty of size but it was rather unsteady when judged.
In second place was another Opaline Grey cock. Benched by Moorhouse & Spruce; it was another large bird but unfortunately it tended to lie across the perch, which spoiled its overall balance.
Third place was taken by D Jukes’ Opaline Grey cock, another large bird which was not quite as wide in the head as the first two.
Best Opposite Sex was an Opaline Grey hen benched in good condition by G P Sutton.

Best of Colour; M J & S L Banks, 2nd Moorhouse & Spruce, 3rd D Jukes, 4th J Horspool, 5th G P Sutton, 6th A M Carr.

Dave’s comments were that unfortunately, there was a very poor turnout of birds in this colour group, but the winner was a good quality bird.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: M & T Rogers – Opaline Grey hen – MTR1.69.10

Best of Colour was M & T Rodgers’ Opaline Grey hen, which was an excellent young hen. When she relaxed, she showed a marvellous head quality and was a beautiful young hen.
Second and Best Opposite Sex was T & L Jukes’ Opaline Grey cock; this was a large bird but a little out of condition.
S & B Squires took the third place with a large Oplaine Grey hen that was rather ticked.

Best of Colour; M & T Rogers, 2nd T & L Jukes, 3rd S & B Squires, 4th R Tonks, 5th Ward & Rogers.

Dave tells us that the first two birds were excellent, but the quality dropped off after. It was disappointing to note that there were only seven birds in the section.

COLOUR: CINNAMON GREEN Judge: Ghalib Al-Nasser Entries: 101

Any Age

Best of Colour: K Leedham – Cinnamon Light Green cock – L1833.25.09

Ghalib tells us that this winning Cinnamon Light Green cock benched by K Leedham had to work hard for the award, firstly heading a wonderful class of eighteen benched birds. This was a clear winner of both the class and the run-down, possessing good width of face and shoulder and benched in good feather condition – a pleasure to put it first.
In second place came Moorhouse & Spruce’s Cinnamon Grey Green cock, another good quality bird with good face and directional feathering.
The bird in third place came from the Beginner section; another Cinnamon Grey Green cock, a smart bird with a lovely blow and a credit to its section.
Best Opposite Sex was a Cinnamon Light Green hen benched by P D White. This was a nice, smart bird with good width and depth of mask and staged in good condition.

Best of Colour; K Leedham, 2nd Moorhouse & Spruce, 3rdD McKeown, 4th P D White, 5th S & B Squires, 6th E & M Nee, 7th Carson & Walker.

Ghalib said that there was a good standard of birds throughout the section demonstrated by having the second and third birds in the line-up from the lower sections.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Ward & Rogers – Cinnamon Grey Green cock – W6137.4.10

The Best of Colour in this line-up was Ward & Rodgers’ Cinnamon Grey Green cock; a magnificent bird coming from the beginner section with good width and blow of cap. It was staged in good condition and was slightly spoiled only by one shadow spot.
Second place and Best Opposite Sex was taken by R & J & W Bowker; a Cinnamon Grey Green Hen which was a useful, powerful bird. It was staged in good condition and possessed all the desirable properties.
Third place was awarded to C L Bowman’s Cinnamon Light Green cock. This was a good all-round bird which stood well but needed more width to compete with the two placed in front of it.

Best of Colour; Ward & Rogers, 2nd R & J & W Bowker, 3rd C L Bowman, 4th J S Purvis, 5th C L Bowman, 6th E Freel, 7th T Salem, 8th Moorhouse & Spruce, 9th R Hooper.

Ghalib said that although the young bird section did not fare as well as the adult section, but the winners were very good.

COLOUR: CINNAMON BLUE Judge: Cy Thorne Entries: 99

Any Age

Best of Colour: J Stainforth – Cinnamon Violet cock – JOE2.140.09

The Best of Colour was awarded to a Cinnamon Violet cock benched by J Stainforth. This was a very powerful bird with a very good width.
Moorhouse & Spruce benched the bird in second place and the Best Opposite Sex; a Cinnamon Grey hen that was a very stylish and pleasing bird.
Third place went to an impressive cock benched by R & M Miller and although this was a good all-round bird, it was not quite as good as the first two.

Best of Colour; J Stainforth, 2rd Moorhouse & Spruce, 3rd R & M Miller, 4th Moorhouse & Spruce, 5th D W Hughes, 6th P Smith, 7th D W Hughes, 8th C P Spruce, 9th W J Mear, 10th G Cameron.

Cy was impressed with this line-up adding that there were quality birds all together in the line-up

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Moorhouse & Spruce – Cinnamon Skyblue cock – KUM1.36.10

Cy awarded the Challenge Certificate to a very stylish and powerful Cinnamon Skyblue cock benched by Moorhouse & Spruce. This was atop quality bird that went on to become Best Opposite Sex Young Bird in Show.
Second place was taken by D J Brick’s Cinnamon Grey cock, which was also a powerful bird and only just behind the winner.
Third place and Best Opposite Sex was staged by C & M Snell; this was a nice stylish and powerful Cinnamon Grey hen, which unfortunately was flecked.

Best of Colour; Moorhouse & Spruce, 2nd D J Brick, 3rd C & M Snell, 4th E Freel, 5th R Keeber, 6th Moorhouse & Spruce, 7th A J Andrews, 8th R Marston, 9th J Butcher, 10th D Norman.

Cy felt that the general quality in the line-up was reasonably good.

COLOUR: OPALINE CINNAMON GREEN Judge: Norma Phillips Entries: 29

Any Age

Best of Colour: T & A Luke – Opaline cinnamon Grey Green hen – TL1.167.09

T & A Luke’s Opaline Cinnamon Grey Green hen won this Challenge Certificate. Norma described this winner as a nice overall example with nice feather. She sat well while being judged and the slight ticking on her cap did not present as a major fault.
Second and best Opposite Sex was N Johnston’s Opaline Cinnamon Light Green cock; a bird benched in good condition, but slightly flecked. The spots did not present well, falling into a split mask which spoilt the balance of the face.
Third was a bird from the junior section. T Salem benched an Opaline Cinnamon Dark Green hen which was a nice overall bird although short in the mask; sadly exhibited on the day without tail.

Best of Colour; T & A Luke, 2nd N Johnstone, 3rd T Salem, 4th D McKeown, 5th A M Carr.

Norma says that she felt that this was a poor certificate to judge, although the winner exhibited by T & A Luke was a nice example.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: D McKeown – Opaline Cinnamon Dark Green hen – SKY5.14.10

D McKeown benched an Opaline cinnamon Dark Green hen to win the Challenge Certificate. Norma said that this was a nice, clean example of an Opaline Cinnamon. Its condition was very good and it stood very well on the perch – asking to be noticed. The only fault on the day was slight flecking on the cap.
Second place was taken by R Hooper, whose Opaline Cinnamon Grey Green hen was flecked on the cap, although otherwise it was a nice clean hen. On the day, it was not in full condition, having a tail feather missing.
R Aplin benched the third bird in the line-up. Overall, its condition was fair and was quite clean on the cap but short in mask.

Best of Colour; D McKeown, 2nd R Hooper, 3rd R Aplin.

Norma stated that this was not a very strong line-up although the Best of Colour was a good winner.

COLOUR: OPALINE CINNAMON BLUE Judge: Mick Widdowson Entries: 27

Any Age

Best of Colour: T & A Luke – Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock – TL1.104.09

An Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock benched by T & A Luke was awarded the Challenge Certificate. Mick said that this winner was a bird of good size, and an easy winner of the group, due to its good of head, spot and being very clean.
Second place was taken by M J & S L Banks, with their Opaline cinnamon Grey cock. Again, this bird was clean and well spotted but did not have quite the quality of the winner.
J Newall benched the bird in third place; an Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue cock that was a nice bird but not able to trouble the first two.
Best Opposite Sex was a nice Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue hen benched by G Cameron.

Best of Colour; T & A Luke, 2nd M L & S L Banks, 3rd J Newall, 4th G Cameron, 5th Richardson Partnership.

Mick commented that there were not too many birds in the group, but was pleased to note that there was little sign of flecking.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: T & A Luke – Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue hen – TL1.103.10

Mick Widdowson judged this Challenge Certificate line-up and awarded it to T & A Luke’s Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue hen. He stated that this was a super bird, staged in good condition with a nice deep mask and good width of head.
Second best and Best Opposite Sex was J Newall’s Opaline Cinnamon Grey cock; a nice bird but not quite of the same quality as the winner.
The third bird in the line-up came from E W Freel; a young cock which was nice all round.

Best of Colour; T & A Luke, 2nd J Newall, 3rd E W Freel, 4th A M Dean, 5th S & B Squires.

Mick said that he felt a little disappointed that there were not many birds in the line-up and after the first, the quality dropped off quickly.

COLOUR: LUTINO Judge: Norma Phillips Entries: 122

Any Age

Best of Colour: I Fordham – Lutino cock – LSF345.6.09

Judge, Norma Phillips awarded the Challenge certificate to I Fordham’s Lutino cock and said that this was a good winner of this certificate. It stood well when judged and displayed good feather.
Second place went to J W Mitchell’s Lutino cock bird which was a good second, displaying very good condition and good colour.
Third place was taken by K Critchley with another cock; again showing good colour and condition.
Best Opposite Sex was awarded to a Lutino hen benched by I Fordham.

Best of Colour; I Fordham, 2nd J W Nitchell. 3rd K Critchley, 4th I Fordham, 5th R Whiteside, 6th J Butcher, 7th R Danks, 8th J & C Huxley, 9th M & D Walker.

Norma said that this was a good quality group with some birds benched both in size and good colour.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: I Fordham – Lutino hen – LSF345.12.10

I Fordham completed yet another double at the Club show when his young Lutino hen won the Challenge Certificate, making him the winner of both the Any Age and the Young Bird Certificates. This was another example of the quality of his Lutinos and again, a good winner, standing well to be judged. It was benched in good condition and feather.
Second best and the Best Opposite Sex was a Lutino cock from the stud of A W Jennings. This youngster was a good example of colour in Lutinos; having a nice deep shade of yellow. He stood well in the show cage and was a good runner up to the winner.
I Fordham benched a Lutino cock to take the third spot; this was a good third place winner, smart and in good overall condition.

Best of Colour;I Fordham, 2nd A W Jennings, 3rd I Fordham, 4th J W Mitchell, 5th D J Brick, 6th M & D Walker, 7th R Whiteside, 8th R Whiteside.

Norma stated that this was a good certificate to judge, with good quality birds coming to the front.

COLOUR: ALBINO Judge: Nigel Beevers Entries: 64

Any Age

Best of Colour: D G Bowley – Albino cock – B2688.21.08

Nigel awarded the Challenge Certificate to D G Bowley’s Albino cock, a bird that he described as, “a super bird with all round qualities and excellent stance and good feather”.
Second place and Best Opposite Sex went to C B Dew’s very nice hen shown in good condition, but let down by a shortish tail.
In third place was G Cameron’s Albino cock which was a nice fair-coloured cock, but lacked the size of the first two.

Best of Colour; D G Bowley, 2nd C B Dew, 3rd G Cameron, 4th J Newall, 5th C M Fuller, 6th C M Fuller, 7th S Wildes, 8th K Simpson, 9th G Cameron.

Nigel commented that generally, condition or colour was a problem throughout the birds, but despite this, there were some nice ones.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: A Kelly - Albino hen – ARK1.58.10

The Challenge Certificate was awarded to A Kelly’s young Albino hen that the judge, Nigel Beevers said was a nice hen and a decent colour for the variety.
D G Bowley benched an Albino cock to take third place and Best Opposite Sex, a bird that Nigel said was a good bird but could not match the winner for colour quality.
Third came J W Mitchell’s young bird which failed in size compared to the first two.

Best of Colour: A Kelly, 2nd D G Bowley, 3rd J W Mitchell, 4th C M Fuller, 5th R Danks, 6th P W Burgess, 7th S Wildes, 8th K Austin, 9th K Austin.

Nigel said that he felt that the quality of exhibit dropped significantly after the first two.

COLOUR: YELLOW-WING Judge: Lyn Bancroft Entries: 29

Any Age

Best of Colour: R Day – Yellow-wing Dark Green cock – D3640.182.09

The Challenge Certificate winner was R Day’s Yellow-wing Dark Green cock that went on to become the best Clearwing in Show. Lyn recalls that this was a bird of good size and showing excellent width of head, enhanced by a clean cap, but added that a couple of flights were missing on the right hand side.
Second in the line-up and best Opposite Sex was Guppy & Barnes with a Yellow-wing Dark Green Hen, which displayed good balance and deportment with excellent depth of body colour. Dark primary flights and tail tended to spoil the overall effect.
In third place came A G Beasley’s hen which displayed good wing markings and was nicely presented, although a little untidy around the tail.

Best of Colour; R Day, 2nd Guppy & Barnes, 3rd A G Beasley. 4th A G Beasley, 5th E Newall, 6th M Anzara, 7th M & D Walker, 8th A D M Tait, 9th A D M Tait.

Lyn felt that the quality of the birds fell away in the lower sections and there really were not enough of them which was very disappointing.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Guppy & Barnes – Yellow-wing Dark Green hen – DD2.37.10

Lyn awarded the Challenge Certificate to a Yellow-wing Dark Green hen benched by Guppy & Barnes and said that it had a good depth of body colour, enhanced by a clean cap. Unfortunately, she was a little flighty in the show cage and didn’t display herself to the best advantage.
Another exhibit from the stud of Guppy & Barnes, a Yellow-wing Light Green cock was placed second in the line-up and also Best Opposite Sex of Colour. It was benched in excellent condition but just lacked that little something.
E Newall, from the Junior ranks, staged a Yellow-wing Light Green cock that was placed third; Lyn adding that this youngster was well prepared and presented.

Best of Colour: Guppy & Barnes, 2nd Guppy & Barnes, 3rd E Newall, 4th M Anzara, 5th A D M Tait, 6th A D M Tait.

Lyn’s final comment on this line-up was that apart from the first two, it was very disappointing. Once again the numbers weren’t there.

COLOUR: WHITEWING Judge: Lyn Bancroft Entries: 38

Any Age

Best of Colour: R Docherty – Whitewing Skyblue cock – D4243.3.07

The Any Age Whitewing Challenge Certificate was taken by R Docherty’s Whitewing Skyblue cock; a stylish bird from north of the border. Although the bird itself was clean and tidy, Lyn would have liked to have seen it in a better show cage.
Second place went to R Day’s Whitewing Cobalt cock, a good bird, but its tail feathers could have done with a more even shade.
Third and Best Opposite Sex was Guppy & Barnes Whitewing Violet hen, which displayed good depth of body colour that brought with it a darkening of the wings.

Best of Colour: R Docherty, 2nd R Day, 3rd Guppy & Barnes, 4th A G Beasley, 5th A D M Tait, 6th M & D Walker, 7th A G Beasley, 8th A D M Tait.

Lyn said that there was more competition in this group, but it still amounted to a deeply disappointing lack of numbers.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: R Day – Whitewing Cobalt hen – D3640.118.10

The Whitewing Cobalt hen benched by R Day won this challenge Certificate and was a beautiful young hen; a lovely clean looking bird of nice contrast and good wing markings.
Second place and Best Opposite Sex was a Whitewing Violet Cobalt cock staged by Guppy & Barnes. This youngster had a really nice body colour but its dark primary flights and a lack of head quality marred its prospects of further success.
Third came from the stud of M Anzara; another hen which needed more contrast to stand out in a crowd.

Best of Colour; R Day, 2nd Guppy & Barnes, 3rd M Anzara, 4th T & J Rivers, 5th A D M Tait, 6th A D M Tait, 7th T & J Rivers.

Lyn’s final comment was that the line-up fell away after the first two.

COLOUR: CRESTED Judge: Mick Widdowson Entries: 55

Any Age

Best of Colour: Cheatley & Alcorn

Full Circular Crested Dominant Pied Skyblue cock – C5701.109.09

Cheatley & Alcorn won this Challenge Certificate with a Full Circular Crested Dominant Pied Skyblue cock that was in good condition and with an excellent crest. A worthy winner all round, and enhanced by its good size.
Second was S W Beach’s Full Circular Crested Cinnamon Skyblue cock that Mick said would have pushed the winner even harder, but for a few pin feathers.
Third came A Miller’s Tufted Light Green cock, which was a good bird, but not as big as the winner.
Best Opposite Sex was C & S Meachin’s Tufted Dominant Pied Cinnamon Grey hen.

Best of Colour: Cheatley & Alcorn, 2nd S W Beach, 3rd A Miller, 4th D Moss, 5th C & S Meachin, 6th D Norman, 7th K Bruce.

Mick commented that a lot of birds in this group were not in condition, with lots of pin feathers apparent.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: A Brown – Full Circular Crested Skyblue cock – SB479.71.10

Mick states that the Best of Colour was a clear winner for A Brown; a Full Circular Crested Skyblue cock of good size and crest but not in A1condition, with one or two pin feathers apparent.
Cheatley & Alcorn benched another Full Circular Crested Skyblue cock to take the runner up spot. This was a bird that displayed a good crest but overall was not as big as the winner.
Third and Best Opposite Sex was S W Beach’s Half Circular Crested Skyblue hen; a nice hen with an off-centre crest.

Best of Colour; A Brown, 2nd Cheatley & Alcorn, 3rd S W Beach, 4th D Moss, 5th D Norman, 6th D Norman, 7th R Hooper, 8th D Norman, 9th Cheatley & Alcorn, 10th D Moss.

Mick said that there was a big drop off from the winner, as many of the exhibits had pin-feathers on the crest.

COLOUR: SPANGLE GREEN Judge: Geoff Moore Entries: 87

Any Age

Best of Colour: J G Grubb – Spangle Opaline Grey Green cock – JG11.79.09

This Challenge Certificate was won by J G Grubb with a superb Spangle Opaline Grey Green cock benched in excellent condition. Geoff recalled that this bird had good shoulder and head qualities with plenty of width of face and good lift above the eyes. A very good winner on the day; it went on to finish Fourth Best Champion Any Age.
Second place went to R & J & W Bowker’s Spangle Light Green cock, which was another super bird with fantastic width of face and good feather quality but with flights missing and not in good enough condition to beat the winner.
In third place was J Thompson’s Double Factor Yellow Spangle cock which was shown in good condition and had good head and shoulder quality. Unfortunately, it was very unsteady during judging.
Best Opposite Sex was a Spangle Cinnamon Grey hen staged by R Hooper. Geoff said that this bird was a super hen shown in good condition with very nice feather and width of face and shoulder, but slightly flecked and was another very unsteady bird during judging.

Best of Colour; J G Grubb, 2nd R & J & W Bowker, 3rd J Thompson, 4thR Hooper, 5th Carson & Walker, 6th B Sincock, 7th G & A Hill, 8th Strong & Bradley, 9th J H Woods, 10th A M Benton.

Geoff went on to say that there were some super Spangles in this line-up with some fantastic birds placed lower because of their condition.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: J&C Huxley – Spangle Opaline Light Green hen – JCH7.49.10

The Best of Colour was benched by J & CM Huxley, from the Beginner section. Geoof recalls that this young Spangle Opaline Light Green hen was avery nice youngster with a good wide face, complemented by a deep mask, bulls-eye spots and good marking. It was staged in a condition and was a real credit to the owner.
Second and best Opposite Sex came from the stud of D J Brick. This was a nice stylish Spangle Light Green cock with a nice width and cap, but spoiled by an untidy mask but staged in otherwise, shown in good condition.
Third place went R Day’s Spangle Dominant Pied Grey Green hen shown in very good condition, but slightly marred by a missing spot.

Best of Colour; J & C Huxley, 2nd D J Brick, 3rd R Day, 4th S & B Squires, 5th T Salem, 6th N R Porter, 7th A W Jennings, 8th S Finlay, 9th A M Carr, 10th S Finlay.

Geoff’s final comments on this line-up were that there were not many birds in this young bird section and some were out of condition and had missing tails etc, but the first five in the line-up were all very good birds

COLOUR: SPANGLE BLUE Judge: Jerry Donovan Entries:121

Any Age

Best of Colour: Freakley & Ainley – Spangle Cinnamon Grey cock – FA1.91.07

Jerry Donovan awarded the Challenge Certificate to Freakley & Ainley’s Spangle Cinnamon Grey cock; a fantastic bird shown in excellent condition and a very worthy winner.
Second place went to R & J & W Bowker’s Spangle Skyblue cock; again a very nice bird but not quite in the same condition as the winner,
T & L Jukes benched a Double Factor Spangle White cock to take the third spot. Jerry said that this was a nice bird in good condition, displaying good head quality, but not the size of the first two.
Best Opposite Sex was a Double Factor Spangle White hen benched by J Copeland.

Best of Colour; Freakley & Ainley, 2nd R & J & W Bowker, 3rd T & L Jukes, 4th J Copeland, 5th J & C Huxley, 6th J G Grubb, 7th G & A Hill, 8th Swain & Ford, 9th R Hooper, 10th C T Atkinson.

Jerry commented that there were some very nice birds down the line but not of the quality of the main winners.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: B E Sweeting – Spangle Grey cock – S5555.265.10

A Spangle Grey cock benched by B E Sweeting was awarded the Challenge Certificate. Jerry said that this superb young cock was presented in good condition, so much so that it went on to achieve fourth Best Champion Young Bird.
Second and Best Opposite Sex came from the stud of J Copeland. Jerry said that this was a very big and powerful Spangle Skyblue hen but unfortunately she lacked the condition of the winner.
S & J Blakey benched a Spangle Grey cock to take the third place; this was a good bird, but lacked the quality of the first two in the line-up.

Best of Colour; B E Sweeting, 2nd J Copeland, 3rd S & J Bllakey, 4th J Newall, 5th J & C Huxley, 6th J & C Huxley, 7th D Jukes, 8th P D White, 9th G Barton, 10th G Barton.

Jerry said that there were some high quality birds in this group, but many of them sadly lacked condition.

COLOUR: DOMINANT PIED Judge: Dave Herring Entries: 120

Any Age

Best of Colour: A & D Woan Dominant Pied Grey Green hen – WOAN1.196.09

Dave awarded the Challenge Certificate to A & D Woan’s Dominant Pied Grey Green hen and said that this was a lovely bird, with all the showmanship of a true show bird of moderate length of feather, which enabled her to present much of the desirable contours that are described in our pictorial and descriptive standard. This bird possessed a full head and mask with good spots which were unfortunately bunched together. She also had a dark tail, but overall was a worthy winner. and vied for Best Opposite Sex in Show in the final judging stages.
Second in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was D Jukes’ Dominant Pied Grey Green cock. This was difficult to fault, except for a dark tail feather and poorly defined inner spots – probably shadow spots only. The latter slightly spoiled the overall balance of the bird, but its strong head and generous face impressed and it stood well throughout judging.
R Aplin benched a Dominat Pied Grey hen to take third place in the line-up. This bird had excellent head qualities but marred by slight ticking, a missing flight and a rough tail.

Best of Colour; A & D Woan, 2nd D Jukes, 3rd R Aplin, 4th N Johnston, 5th L & S Devaney, 6th R & M Miller, 7th J Hickton-Cragg, 8th A W Jennings, 9thJ W Mitchell, 10th D Norman.

Dave said that considering the rather poor numbers in this colour group, this was an excellent section for quality and was a pleasure to judge. It was pleasing to note that flecking was generally very light where it appeared. Congratulations to the owners.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: P Hodgkins – Dominant Pied Cinnamon Light Green cock – H339.3.10

P Hodgkins won this Challenge Certificate with his Dominant Pied Cinnamon Light Green cock. Dave said that this was a tall, strong bird and benched in excellent condition. It was very clean and with pleasing, balanced markings on the body and wings; a very smart bird that deserved its success.
Second in the line-up and Best Opposite Sex was D Page’s beautifully strong Dominant Pied Cinnamon Grey Green hen which was spoiled only by a rather grizzled (albeit faintly) cap. It had very good markings and a confident stance and was a credit to its breeder.
M & T Rodgers staged an admirable Dominant Pied Grey hen which had very good head qualities and well balanced body markings. This bird was very well presented but could not overcome the disadvantage of a short tail and a slightly ticked cap.

Best of Colour; P Hodgkins, 2nd D Page, 3rd M & T Rogers, 4th J Hickton-Cragg, 5th B Blackmore, 6th B E Sweeting, 7th T Salem, 8th L & S Devaney, 9yj K Humphries, 10th A Fretton.

Dave said that this was another good section, though a little disappointing numerically. Generally, most birds benched were in good to excellent condition and a credit to their owners. Can it be that fewer exhibitors are prepared to bench their exhibits other than in reasonable show condition?

COLOUR: RECESSIVE PIED Judge: Nigel Beevers Entries: 68

Any Age

Best of Colour: C & D Jones – Recessive Pied Grey Green cock

Challenge Certificate Winner: S Wildes – Recessive Pied Cobalt cock – D4353.14.09

C & D Jones won the Best of Colour with their Recessive Pied Grey Green cock that Nigel said was a good all round bird, with width of head and shoulder and well marked, but as it was not wearing a ring, the Challenge Certificate was awarded to the bird in second place benched by S Wildes.
This was a nice Recessive Pied Cobalt cock that was shown in good condition and also had good markings.
A Dark –eyed Yellow cock benched by I & P Fielding was placed third. This good quality bird was in excellent condition and displayed good colour, but not quite the substance of the first two.
Best Opposite Sex was won by a Recessive Pied Cinnamon Grey Green hen benched by C & D Jones. This bird was slightly flecked but had good wide shoulders, but being an hen she showed the heavy markings so often seen on the wings.

Best of Colour;C & D Jones, 2nd S Wildes, 3rd I & P Fielding, 4th M & M Chapman, 5th Pearce & Pears, 6th C & D Jones, 7th C P Spruce, 8th G Cameron, 9th S Wildes, 10th S Wildes.

Nigel said that the overall quality was not particularly good but all were well marked in body, while wing markings require some attention.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: M & M Chapman – Recessive Pied Cobalt hen – VMC1.65.10

Best of Colour was M & M Chapman’s Recessive Pied Cobalt hen; a long well shaped bird presented in very good condition.
Second place went to a Recessive Pied Cinnamon Dark Green hen benched by S Wildes. This was another nice bird and fairly well marked.
Best Opposite Sex and placed third was C P Spruce’s Recessive Pied Grey Green cock which was shown in excellent condition and shape, but spoiled to some extent by flecking.

Best of Colour, M & M Chapman, 2nd S Wildes, 3rd C P Spruce, 4th C P Spruce, 5th S Wildes, 6th S Wildes, 7th Pearce & Pears, 8th I & P Fielding, 9th M & M Chapman, 10th I & P Fielding.

Nigel said that generally speaking, this section was made up of well-marked birds, but quality faded towards the end of the line-up.

COLOUR: YELLOWFACE Judge: Colin Lamb Entries: 100

Any Age

Best of Colour: J Nevin – Yellowface Grey cock – N149.166.09

Colin Lamb awarded this Challenge certificate to J Nevin, whose Yellow Face Grey cock showed itself to perfection, with tremendous width of head and excellent capping. Although it could have been a little bigger, overall it was a very good budgerigar.
In second place came B A Wilson’s Yellowface Grey cock, a really good bird of its variety with good contrast between mask and body colour. It had a lovely frontal rise and stood well.
Third and Best of Colour was Rowell & Heighton‘s Yellowface Grey hen; another good bird which pushed for second place and showed plenty of style and good spots,

Best of Colour; J Nevin, 2nd B A Wilson, 3rd Rowell & Heighton, 4th M J & S L Banks, 5th B A Wilson, 6th N Johnston, 7th D J Brick, 8th D Norman, 9th G Cameron.

Colin said that this section was a joy to judge showing good quality throughout.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Moorhouse & Spruce – Yellowface Cinnamon Grey hen – KUM1.65.10

The Yellowface Cinnamon Grey hen that won the Challenge Certificate for Moorhouse & Spruce was in Colin’s words, an easy winner. It was a large stylish bird with loads of top end and a credit to its owners.
In second place and Best Opposite Sex came R & M Miller’s Yellowface Skyblue hen. This was another very stylish bird with good depth of mask and good face colour. It was slightly opalescent but was still worth its second place in the line-up and was then awarded Second Best Champion Young Bird.
The bird in third place was another entry from Moorhouse & Spruce; a good quality Yellowface Skyblue hen with excellent face and mask, and with good body colour.

Best of Colour; Moorhouse & Spruce, 2nd R & M Miller, 3rd Moorhouse & Spruce, 4th C & M Snell, 5th A Fretten, 6th J Theobald, 7th G Cameron, 8th R Hooper, 9th T Salem, 10th G Cameron.

Colin went on to say that as in the adult section, this was a good colour group to judge.

COLOUR: RARE VARIETY Judge: Ghalib Al-Nasser Entries: 73

Any Age

Best of Colour: Norwood Stud – Texas Clearbody Light Green hen – JP111.189.09

Best of Colour was a Texas Clearbody Light Green hen from the Norwood Stud; a good sized bird with good depth of mask, which stood well and showed itself well and was a good example of the variety.
Second and Best Opposite Sex went to J Dunnell who benched another Texas Clearbody; a Texas Clearbody Skyblue cock which was another quality bird with good variety content, but was well beaten by the hen.
Findley & Flavell, benched a Rainbow cock that was a good bird for its variety and being a Cobalt, it showed the variety content better.

Best of Colour; Norwood Stud, 2nd J Dunnell, 3rd Findlay & Flavell, 4th J W Mitchell, 5th T Salem, 6th D A Mullee, 7th D A Turner, 8th R J Allen, 9yh M Anzara, 10th R J Allen.

Ghalib commented that this is always a good section to have at a show as it serves as an educational part of the fancy. Of course, the entry is not always high.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: Swain & Ford – Texas Clearbody Grey Green cock – SUE2.18.10

Ghalib awarded the Young Bird Challenge certificate to Swain & Ford, who benched a Texas Clearbody Grey Green cock; a big bird for the variety and a worthy winner that stood well while being judged.
D Norman benched the bird that was second in the line-up, a Texas Clearbody Cobalt cock, which stood well and was presented in good condition. Ghalib added that It is good to see our junior exhibitors coming forward to this extent .
Third and Best Opposite Sex was M & M Chapman’s Texas Clearbody Cinnamon Mauve hen, a good all round hen staged in very good condition.

Best of Colour; Swain & Ford, 2nd D Norman, 3rd M & M Chapman, 4th D Curry, 5th R J Allen, 6th R Day, 7th R J Allen, 8th R J Allen, 9th M Anzara.

Ghalib added that again, a low benched figure and the winners did not fare as well as the Any Age section.

COLOUR: ANY OTHER COLOUR Judge: Mick Widdowson Entries: 65

Any Age

Best of Colour: T & A Luke – White Lacewing cock = TL1.210.09

Best of Colour was awarded to T & A Luke’s White Lacewing cock; a very nice bird of good colour and wide head, with deep mask and a very worthy winner.
Second place and Best Opposite Sex was also awarded to T & A Luke, with another Lacewing, this time a Yellow hen, which pushed very hard to win.
In third place was A & D Woan’s Grey Yellow cock which was a very nice bird, but not as large as the first and second.

Best of Colour; T & A Luke, 2nd T & A Luke, 3rd A & D Woan, 4th D A Turner, 5th Carson & Walker, 6th Carson & Walker, 7th S J Roberts, 8th J W Mitchell, 9th Strong & Bradley, 10th P Field.

Mick’s final comments on this line-up were that most birds were benched in good condition, with some nice birds in all classes.

Young Bird

Best of Colour: T & A Luke – Yellow Lacewing cock – TL1.155.10

This Challenge Certificate went to T & A Luke’s Yellow Lacewing cock; a very nice bird with good width of head and mask and a good example of this variety, enhanced by being staged in good condition.
Second place and Best of Colour proved to be another winner for the T & A Luke partnership who benched another good quality Lacewing. This hen pushed the cock strongly, as it also displayed good head and mask qualities.
Rowell & Heighton took the third place with a Grey Yellow cock. Mick said that this was a again, a good example of the variety and deserved its third place, but was not as big as the first two in the line-up.

Best of Colour; T & A Luke, 2nd T & A Luke, 3rd Rowell & Heighton, 4th Rowell & Heighton, 5th Carson & Walker, 6th Quigley & Watson, 7th Swain & Ford, 8th R Bastin, 9th D Corker, 10th A M Carr.

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT

NOVICE ANY AGE
D J Brick – Skyblue cock – B7162.29.09
This top quality Skyblue cock had already been placed second in the Challenge Certificate line-up and then became a very worthy winner of the Novice Any Age Certificate of Merit; a superb bird and a credit to its owner.

BEGINNER ANY AGE
J M Huxley – Grey cock – JC87.13.09
There were some excellent birds in the lower sections and many of them fared very well in their respective Challenge Certificates and this superb Grey cock was no exception, being placed third and a good winner of this certificate for its owner.

JUNIOR ANY AGE
C P Spruce – Grey Green cock – SPUG1.50.09
A superb quality Grey Green cock took the Beginner Certificate of Merit for C P Spruce. This was a bird of both substance and style that could do well even in higher sections and was a very worthy winner of the award.

NOVICE YOUNG BIRD
A W Jennings – Violet cock – J2952.3.10
This was another bird from the Novice section that finished second in its Challenge Certificate line-up, and another very worthy winner of the Certificate of Merit. This was a very pleasing youngster and a lovely even colour throughout.

BEGINNER YOUNG BIRD
J M Huxley – Spangle Yellowface Cinnamon Grey hen – JCH7.2.10
J M Huxley completed a double in the Beginner section taking both Certificates of Merit, the Young Bird Certificate being won by an outstanding young spangle benched in excellent condition and another bird that was a credit to its owner.

JUNIOR YOUNG BIRD
Dominant Pied Grey cock – J Hickton-Cragg – MC481.7.10
A really well marked Dominant Pied Grey cock and a good example of its variety that was placed fourth in its Challenge Certificate line-up and took the Beginner Young Bird Certificate of Merit for J Hickton-Cragg.

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT

SECTION WINNERS

CHAMPION

CHAMPION ANY AGE Judge: Ron Payne

Best Champion Any Age
L Martin – Grey Green cock
Having already won the Supreme Award, this outstanding Grey Green cock, benched in excellent condition by Les Martin had to take the top award in the Champion Any Age section. It excelled in length and size, had superb width across the head and shoulders and displayed a good, deep, well-spotted mask. An outstanding youngster when it won last year that has developed into an equally outstanding adult.

Second Best Champion Any Age
L Martin – Skyblue cock
This super Skyblue cock was another bird from the stud of Les Martin, and another bird making its second appearance at the Dome. This was one of those birds that had everything you could ever wish for in a top quality exhibition budgerigar and was benched in excellent condition. It displayed good width across the face with good directional feather and plenty of lift above the eyes. Add to these outstanding features a deep, well-spotted mask, good, even colouring throughout and you soon understand why it was Best Champion Any Age at last year’s show; but, of course, this year it had to be content with second best behind the Best in Show winning Grey Green.

Third Best Champion Any Age
Freakley & Ainley – Spangle Cinnamon Grey cock
This superb Spangle cock was another bird that could win in the best of company. Benched in excellent condition by the Freakley & Ainley partnership it was a well-marked spangle that exuded great style, plenty of width and feather above the eye and good spangle spots on a lovely deep, wide mask.
Judge, Ron Payne’s only comment on this bird was “wonderful”.

Fourth Best Champion Any Age
J Grubb – Spangle Opaline Grey Green cock
Not only did John Grubb bench this outstanding Spangle cock to annexe the award for fourth Best Champion Any Age, he also benched two other Spangle cocks of almost equally good quality to win second and third in the class behind this winner.
Another specials winner staged in excellent condition, it had plenty of size; stacks of feather and width across the face and through the shoulders and body; it also had good directional feathering above the eyes and a deep wide mask. Yet another bird that is capable of winning at any major event.

Fifth Best Champion Any Age
Norwood Stud – Dark Green cock
There were quite a number of birds making another appearance at the Dome and this outstanding Dark Green cock was one of those. This bird had superb size and width and was a lovely even colour throughout. It displayed excellent feathering above the eye and its length and density of feather ensured its mask was very deep although it could possibly have had slightly larger spots. It drew many an admiring glance when it won the special for Third Best Champion Young Bird and last year and on its return, attracted just as many this year.

Sixth Best Champion Any Age
J Nevin – Yellowface Grey cock
A very stylish Yellowface grey cock made Joe Nevin’s long trip from Ireland worthwhile when it was placed sixth in this section that had so many outstanding birds benched in it. It was a very long bird with a good width of head and incredible lift above the eye and was benched in excellent condition and was another one of those birds attracting a lot of admiring looks.

Ron’s final comment on this section was; “a pleasure to judge”.

Eighth Best Champion Any Age; Freakley & Ainley. Ninth Best Champion Any Age; K Leedham. Tenth D G Bowley

CHAMPION YOUNG BIRD Judge: Ray Steele
Best Champion Young Bird
Norwood Stud – Grey hen
For a young hen, this winner for the Norwood Stud can only be described as a truly outstanding youngster. Having already won the Best Young Bird in Show award, it had to be the top bird in the Champion Young Bird section. It had size combined with style; excellent width and feather, a good deep mask and spots and stood perfectly all weekend.

Second Best Champion Young Bird
R & M Miller – Yellowface Skyblue hen
Judge Ray Steele’s comments that this was; “a top quality hen with a good head and frontal qualities and a very nice shapely bird” were certainly a good description of this top quality youngster from the stud of R & M Miller. I would also add that it combined its style with excellent length with a deep, well-spotted mask.

Third Best Champion Young Bird
B E Sweeting – Violet Cobalt cock
This young cock, benched in excellent condition by Brian Sweeting, displayed a super width of head with lovely capping over the eyes. It had good length with a very deep mask and excellent spots.; add to these qualities its wonderful deep even colouring and it was easy to see why Ray placed it so high in this section that was full of good quality youngsters.

Fourth Best Champion Young Bird
Spangle Grey cock – B E Sweeting.
Brian is no stranger to the specials line-up at our Club Shows, and when you look at the birds of the quality of the youngsters benched by him at this show it is easy to understand why. The outstanding quality of this young Spangle cock having to be content with only fourth in the section only goes to confirm the quality of those placed in front of it. It was a lovely stylish bird with excellent width and directional feather combined with size and depth of mask; All in all, another one of those birds that is capable of winning at the highest level.

Fifth Best Champion Young Bird
Goldenface Grey cock – C & M Snell
This excellent Goldenface Grey youngster was an unusual coloured bird to win from this stud so well known for the quality of its Light Greens. It was however a bird of substance with good position on the perch and plenty of feather and frontal rise. It also had a good deep mask with nice large spots.

Sixth Best Champion Young Bird
T & A Luke – Opaline Cinnamon Skyblue hen
This young hen, benched in excellent condition and placed sixth in the line-up by Judge, Ray Steele was an excellent example of its variety. It excelled in length and had a lovely width of face with plenty of feather above the eye; with a good deep mask, it was a very pleasing bird to the eye.

Seventh Best Champion Young Bird
Grey cock – R & M Miller
Another good quality youngster, a Grey cock, from the stud of R & M Miller was placed seventh. Although it was a little down on overall size and substance, it was still a worthy winner displaying good width and capping with a well-spotted, deep mask.

Eighth Best Champion Young Bird
Grey Green cock – C & M Snell
The Snell partnership has been in the specials list at the Club Show regularly over the years and this superb young Grey Green cock added to their list of winners over the years. It was a really solid youngster with good width through the shoulders and a wide deep mask that could have perhaps benefited from slightly larger spots; but overall, another bird very worthy of its position in this top quality line-up of birds.

Ninth Best Champion Young Bird
Spangle Skyblue hen – J Copeland
A very well marked young Spangle hen benched in superb condition by J Copeland was placed ninth in this section. It was a bird of quality and had grace and style but just lacked a little of the power of the birds placed in front of it.

Tenth Best Champion Young Bird
Grey Green hen – B E Sweeting
This was another excellent youngster from this well known stud. This very solid young hen had plenty of size and charm coupled with good feather and capping above the eyes; a good deep mask with good spots completed the picture of yet another very good all round youngster.

Ray’s final comment on this section was that the top 20 birds were of a very high standard, particularly the top ten.

INTERMEDIATE

INTERMEDIATE ANY AGE Judge: Terry Tuxford
Best Intermediate Any Age
Grey cock – R & J & W Bowker
This winner can easily be described by just saying it was super Grey cock. It had plenty of size and substance with a very good top end. It displayed good width through the shoulders and a deep mask with large well shaped spots and was exhibited in excellent condition; add to these qualities, in judge, Terry Tuxford’s words, “fine deportment, well proportioned and balanced”, all factors which helped make it a very worthy winner in another very good section line-up of good quality birds.

Second Best Intermediate Any Age
Grey Green cock – Moorhouse & Spruce
This recently formed partnership certainly made their presence felt at the show; their birds winning quite a few specials for them. Terry commented that this excellent Grey Green cock really pushed the number one bird. It excelled in length and style and displayed good width of head with plenty of feather and lift above the eyes. It was a very clean, fine feathered bird with a deep mask but was just a little down on spots.

Third Best Intermediate Any Age
Green cock – Newton & Shepherdson
The top ten birds in this section were all benched by partnerships and the Newton & Shepherdson partnership just managed to prevent every special in the section being taken by either the partnerships of Bowker or Moorhouse and Spruce.
This Green cock, benched in excellent condition excelled in style and deportment; it also benefited from a good deep mask enhanced by nice round spots. It was a bird with good length and width and in Terry’s words, “showed with confidence”.

Fourth Best Intermediate Any Age
Opaline Cobalt cock – Moorhouse & Spruce
Another very stylish bird from this partnership was placed fourth in the line-up. It displayed really good lift above the eye and had a good deep well-spotted mask. Benched in good condition, it showed a lovely deep even colour throughout.

Fifth Best Intermediate Any Age
Spangle Green cock – R & J & W Bowker
This winning Spangle was a very solid bird with good size and balance that had plenty of width across its head and shoulders. Being a bird with good buff feathering ensured that it had good capping and directional feather over the eye; another bird from the partnership of R & J & W Bowker and another very worthy winner for them.

Sixth Best Intermediate Any Age
Opaline Grey cock – Moorhouse & Spruce
There were plenty of birds in this section of good quality birds that displayed great width and plenty of feather above the eye and this good quality Opaline Grey cock, benched in excellent condition, was no exception. It was a good sized bird that stood well and had a good deep mask and excellent spots.

Seventh Best Intermediate Any Age
Spangle Skyblue cock – R & J & W Bowker
Emphasising the quality of the spangles in this partnership’s stud was this excellent Spangle Skyblue cock. Benched in very good condition it had plenty of size together with good width through the shoulders and a nice deep mask.

Eighth Best Intermediate Any Age; R & J & W Bowker.

Ninth Best Intermediate Any Age; Moorhouse & Spruce.

Tenth Best Intermediate Any Age; Moorhouse & Spruce.

INTERMEDIATE YOUNG BIRD Judge: Dominic Avo
Best Intermediate Young Bird
Cinnamon Skyblue cock – Moorhouse & Spruce
This outstanding youngster had already been awarded the special for Best Opposite Sex Young Bird in Show before coming before Dominic Avo in the intermediate young Bird section. This was a young cock of exceptional quality that stood well throughout the show. Dominic commented that with its quality and being staged in wonderful condition, it made it a very worthy winner.

Second best Intermediate Young Bird
Yellowface Cinnamon Grey cock – Moorhouse & Spruce
Of the top ten birds in this line-up of good quality youngsters, no less than four were benched by the Moorhouse & Spruce partnership. This was another top quality youngster that excelled in style combined with size and width; another bird with superb lift and feather above the eyes, it was very steady and relaxed bird that Dominic said that it could easily have won the section had it not been the outstanding quality of the winner.

Third Best Intermediate Young Bird
Grey Green hen – R & J & W Bowker
This was another bird that had plenty of size and width throughout its head, shoulders and body. It had a good deep mask with excellent round spots and was another bird that displayed good style with good lift above the eyes and was benched in excellent condition. Dominic commented that it was a big powerful bird that stood well on the perch.

Fourth Best Intermediate Young Bird
Grey Green cock – M & D Walker
This young Grey Green cock, shown by M & D Walker in lovely condition was another bird that stood well and showed itself to the best advantage. It was a very clean bird that was pleasing to the eye and had a good deep mask with nice rounded spots; a very good youngster that just lacked a little of the substance of the birds placed in front of it.

Fifth Best Intermediate Young Bird
Dominant Pied Cinnamon Grey Green hen – D Page
This young pied cock benched in very good condition by D Page was a well marked bird and a good example of its variety. Although it lacked a little bit of width of the other winners, it was still very worthy of its high position as it was a very stylish bird with a good deep fully spotted mask that always made you admire it.

Sixth Best Intermediate Young Bird
Spangle Grey cock – S & J Blakey
This bird’s strength lay in its superb width and capping; another bird with plenty of substance and feather, it had excellent width, especially through the shoulders and displayed a very deep wide mask.

Seventh Best Intermediate Young Bird
Spangle Cinnamon Grey hen – J Newall
This winner for J Newall had really good style and stood very proud on the perch, making it a bird that attracted your attention. It was a long bodied bird and a well-marked young Spangle hen that also had a nice lift above the eyes and was benched in good condition.

Eighth Best Intermediate Young Bird
Grey cock – R & J & W Bowker
Yet another good quality bird from this stud was placed eighth in the line-up by Dominic Avo. This was another good sized bird with lots of feather and good directional feather above the eyes; another feature of this good youngster was its deep, well-spotted mask.

Ninth Best Intermediate Young Bird
Cinnamon Skyblue hen – Moorhouse & Spruce
This good quality young hen benched in lovely condition had a nice width of face that followed on down through the shoulders, and displayed a deep mask with good round spots. It stood well throughout the show and deserved to be amongst the top winners in the section.

Tenth Best Intermediate Young Bird
Yellowface Skyblue hen – Moorhouse & Spruce
Yet another quality bird from the stud of this newly formed partnership completed the list of winners in this section that had a good number of birds of exceptional quality benched in it. This young Yellowface hen excelled in style and length and displayed a good wide, deep mask that was enhanced by a nice set of spots.

NOVICE

NOVICE ANY AGE Judge: Dominic Avo
Best Novice Any Age
Skyblue cock – D J Brick
An excellent Skyblue cock benched by D Brick in excellent condition was a very worthy winner of the section. It excelled in width of head and directional feather; these features being enhanced by its overall size, mask and spots. Dominic Avo who judged this section commented that it was “a good steady bird with a wonderful head and spots and was a super showman”.

Second Best Novice Any Age
Grey Green cock – S Roberts
Dominic said that this good quality Grey Green showed well and was not far behind the winner. It was a good solid bird with plenty of substance; good width throughout with a good wide, deep mask and good spots; benched in excellent condition, it was another very worthy winner.

Third Best Novice Any Age
Spangle Opaline Cinnamon Grey Green hen – R Hooper
This was a well balanced bird that excelled in width of shoulder and presented itself well; another one of those birds that had substance and feather and being benched in good condition made it another bird worthy of its high position within the section.

Fourth Best Novice Any Age
Cinnamon Grey cock – D W Hughes
This Cinnamon cock had really good style and position on the perch. It had good lift above the eyes which added to its overall style and was a well balanced bird throughout; all in all, this was a really pleasing bird to look at and must have pushed hard for a higher placing.

Fifth Best Novice Any Age
Lutino cock – K Critchley
This good quality Lutino cock made Ken Critchley’s long trip from the Isle of Wight worthwhile when Judge, Dominic Avo, placed it fifth in the section. It was benched in excellent condition and had wonderful style and showed a lovely deep even colour throughout.

Sixth Best Novice Any Age
Light Green cock – D A Turner
A Light Green cock benched in very good condition was another worthy winner. It had good style and position on the perch with good feather and lift above the eye. A well balanced bird complimented by a good deep, well-spotted mask.

Seventh Best Novice Any Age
Spangle Grey Green cock – Carson & Walker
A well marked Spangle Grey Green cock with a good length of body was placed seventh in the section. It had a nice width of head and shoulders with a wide deep mask.

Dominic Avo’s final comment on the section was that the standard overall was very good for the Novice section.

Eighth Best Novice Any Age; MJ & SL Banks. Ninth Best Novice Any Age; D J Brick. Tenth Best Novice any Age; MJ & SL Banks.

NOVICE YOUNG BIRD Judge: Terry Tuxford
Best Novice Young Bird
Violet cock – A W Jennings
Terry Tuxford judged this section and described this winner as; “A lovely Violet cock in superb condition with good width above the eyes and a nice mask. It had great deportment and was well presented”.

Second Best Novice Young Bird
Cinnamon Skyblue cock – D J Brick
A lovely young Cinnamon Skyblue cock was placed second for D J Brick. This was a bird with good style with good width of head and lift above the eye; a good deep mask with good spots helped to make it a well balanced bird. Terry commented that this was a bird that showed great potential with nice shoulders and strong head qualities but was possibly shown a little early to look its best.

Third Best Novice Young Bird
Light Green cock – Pearce & Pears
The bird in third place was a good clean Light Green cock benched by Pearce & Pears. It had good width through its shoulders and displayed a deep well-spotted mask with nice lift above the eye; a well turned out youngster but not quite the power of the two birds in front of it.

Fourth Best Novice Young Bird
Skyblue cock – R Witherwick
This young Skyblue cock displayed a lovely even colour through the body and was a nice long bodied bird. Another bird with excellent style and a good mask carrying nice round spots and benched in excellent condition justified its fourth position in the section.

Fifth Best Novice Young Bird
Opaline Grey Green cock – D A Turner
A lovely clean Opaline Grey Green cock was placed sixth by the judge, Terry Tuxford. This was good example of the Opaline variety and proved that there are still some nice clean Opalines being bred. A very stylish bird with good width and nice mask and spots obviously helped it being placed well up the line-up.

Sixth Best Novice Young Bird
Grey cock – D J Brick
This young Grey cock was another good quality youngster from the stud of D J Brick. A large, well balanced bird that had plenty of width through its head and shoulders with a deep mask all helped to secure its sixth place in the section.

Seventh Best Novice Young Bird
Spangle Cinnamon Skyblue cock – G Barton
This well balanced youngster was another bird with style and a good position on the perch. It combined its style with good length and size but was possibly prevented from winning a higher placing due to lacking a little in condition.

Eighth Best Novice Young Bird
Opaline Light Green cock – S Roberts
This was another lovely clean, well marked Opaline that was benched in excellent condition by its owner, S Roberts. It had really good style and stood well throughout; its mask was ornamented by a set of nice round spots, all of which made it a very pleasing bird to look at.

Ninth Best Novice Young Bird
Grey hen – L & S Devaney
Many of the youngsters exhibited at the show had plenty of size and this young Grey hen was no exception. It was a bird of substance with a nice width of head and good mask and spots and certainly deserved to be in the “top ten” in the section.

Tenth Best Novice Young Bird
Dark Green cock – A W Jennings
A good quality Dark Green cock added another win to Novice exhibitor A W Jennings who had already benched the best in Section. This was a bird with good length mask and spots with a lovely dark even colour, but a bird that did not quite have the power of the birds placed in front of it.

Terry’s final comment on the section was that the quality started strongly but tailed away quite quickly.

BEGINNER

BEGINNER ANY AGE Judge: Ray Steele
Best Beginner Any Age
Grey cock – J & C Huxley
This winning Grey cock was described by the Judge, Ray Steel as; “a top quality bird with a very good head, mask and size” and indeed that was an excellent summing up of this excellent bird that also had very good feather and capping over the eyes and was a credit to its owner.

Second Best Beginner Any Age
Grey hen – T Price
A Grey hen benched in excellent condition by its owner, T Price was a worthy runner up to the winner. It had excellent length and style and a good width through the shoulders. Although Ray remarked that the mask could have been a little deeper, it did have a good set of spots and didn’t detract too much from an otherwise very good hen.

Third Best Beginner Any Age
Spangle Grey cock – J & C Huxley
Another very good quality bird from the stud of J M Huxley was placed third in the section. This was a buff feathered bird that had very good overall size and width with good depth of mask making it a well balanced bird and worthy of its high placing within the section.

Fourth Best Beginner Any Age
Grey Green cock – S & B Squires
S & B Squires benched an excellent Grey Green cock to take this award; it was a very solid bird with plenty of size and width through both its head and shoulders, helping to make it a good overall bird was its very good deep mask that was ornamented by a lovely set of spots.

Fifth Best Beginner Any Age
Cobalt hen – D Jukes
This very good hen had both length of body and style combined with a nice width above the eyes and through the shoulders; a good deep mask with good spots combined with a lovely rich deep colour all added to the overall attraction of this very useful hen.

Sixth Best Beginner Any Age
Opaline Grey cock – D Jukes
D Jukes benched a big bold Opaline Grey cock to take sixth place in this section. A bird with good width of head and shoulder and a good well-spotted mask made it another very worthy winner.

Seventh Best Beginner Any Age
Opaline Light Green cock – K Jackson
An Opaline Light Green cock benched in excellent condition was placed seventh by the judge, Ray Steele. This was a very stylish bird with good lift above the eyes that stood well and displayed itself to the best advantage.

Ray’s final comment on this Beginner section was that the first five birds were all of a very high standard.

Eighth Best Beginner Any Age; C T Atkinson. Ninth Best Beginner Any Age; D McKeown. Tenth Best Beginner Any Age; T & J Rivers

BEGINNER YOUNG BIRD Judge: Ron Payne
Best Beginner Young Bird
Spangle Yellowface Cinnamon Grey hen – J & C Huxley
This excellent youngster completed the double in the Beginner section for J & C Huxley, his Grey cock having won the Any Age section. Judge Ron Payne described this bird as; “a superb hen that stood well and must have been unlucky when the Challenge certificate was being judged. It had lovely width and was a real show girl”.

Second Best Beginner Young Bird
Cinnamon Grey Green cock – Ward & Rogers
A superb young Cinnamon Grey Green cock with excellent width and style was the runner up for Ward & Rogers. It had good frontal rise and a nice deep mask and although in otherwise excellent condition it was missing a main spot. Ron’s comments about this superb youngster was; “It was extremely unlucky to be missing a spot but did well to win the Challenge Certificate and was another bird that seemed to be born for showing”.

Third Best Beginner Young Bird
Yellowface Grey cock – J Theobald
Shown in very good condition, this young Yellowface cock had a good length of body with nice width of head and a lovely frontal rise. It had an excellent depth of mask with nice round spots; a bird that warranted these comments from the judge, Ron Payne; “A lovely well marked solid cock that benefited from being well trained as it stood well throughout judging”.

Fourth Best Beginner Young Bird
Spangle Grey cock – J & C Huxley
Adding to the specials already won by his birds, J & C Huxley’s Spangle Grey cock was placed fourth in this line-up of young birds. It excelled in style and stood proudly on the perch; a good long feathered bird with good width throughout its body helped make it another worthy winner for this exhibitor.

Fifth Best Beginner Young Bird
Spangle Opaline Light Green hen – J & C Huxley
Yet another good quality youngster from this beginner’s excellent stud was placed fifth. This was another Spangle that excelled in style and depth of mask and was a good example of the variety. Already a Challenge certificate winner, it showed the depth of quality of this beginner’s stud.

Sixth Best Beginner Young Bird
Light Green cock – J & C Huxley
The last of J & C Huxley’s team to finish in the top ten of the Beginner Young Bird section was a good quality Light Green cock that combined excellent style with length and width; good mask and spot and a lovely top end; benched in excellent condition made it yet another very worthy winner.

Seventh Best Beginner Young Bird
Light Green hen – P Ward
This young hen had excellent width through both its face and shoulders and was a youngster with plenty of substance. It was benched in really good condition and displayed a lovely rich shade of colour throughout; a bird that would be useful in most aviaries.

Eighth Best Beginner Young Bird
Dominant Pied Cinnamon Light Green cock – P Hodgkins
Another exceptional quality youngster from the beginner section that had already won a Challenge Certificate was this pied exhibited by P Hodgkins. It was a great example of its variety being a very well marked pied and was benched in excellent condition. It had good width of face with a nice deep mask that carried a complete set of good round spots; another bird that was a credit to its owner.

Ninth Best Beginner Young Bird
Double Factor White Spangle cock – D Jukes
A very stylish Double Factor Spangle was placed ninth for D Jukes. This was another good quality youngster benched in excellent condition with a good width of face and directional feather above the eyes.

Tenth Best Beginner Young Bird
Opaline Cinnamon Light Green hen – D McKeown
The number of young birds in this beginner line-up that had already won Challenge certificates proved the quality that exists within the studs of beginners at the present time. This Certificate winner for D McKeown had a lovely style and position on the perch and displayed a good width of face and depth of mask.

Ron’s final comments on this section were that it was a good section to judge and contained some super birds.

JUNIOR

JUNIOR ANY AGE Judge: Ray Steele
Best Junior Any Age
Grey Green cock – C P Spruce
An excellent quality Grey Green cock was the winner of the Junior Any Age section and also the winner of Best Junior in Show. It combined good size and length with excellent width, good feather and capping above the eye; benched in very good condition, Judge Ray Steele commented that it was; “a very good quality cock with head size and spot and was a bird that could win in a higher status”.

Second Best Junior Any Age
Spangle Grey cock – G Cameron
A well marked Spangle Grey cock was the runner up for G Cameron. This was a very pleasing bird to look at with good length and style with good frontal rise and benched in excellent condition; a very worthy runner up to the Best in Section.

Third Best Junior Any Age
Grey cock – G Cameron
Gary Cameron has figured in the specials in the Junior section many times previously and this being his last year as a Junior was no exception. A lovely stylish Grey cock was placed third and drew these comments from the Judge, Ray Steele; “A bird with good head, mask and spots but just lacked a little in length”.

Fourth Best Junior Any Age
Light Green cock – S Finlay
A good sized Light Green cock took this award for S Finlay. It was nice and wide through the shoulders and mask but slightly down on spots. Benched in excellent condition went a long way to helping it be placed so high in the section.

Fifth Best Junior Any Age
Opaline cobalt hen – T Salem
This stylish hen displayed a lovely deep even colour throughout and was benched in very good condition by its owner, T Salem. Although slightly down on size of spots, it was a well-balanced bird with nice feather texture and a deep wide mask.

Ray’s comment on this line-up was that the first ten birds were of a very good standard.

JUNIOR YOUNG BIRD Judge: Ron Payne
Best Junior Young Bird
Dominant Pied Grey cock – J Hickton-Cragg
A superb young pied cock benched in excellent condition by J Hickton-Cragg was the top bird in this Junior Young Bird line-up. It was a well marked pied that had good size with a good deep well-spotted mask and a nice frontal rise. Judge Ron Payne remarked that this was a good bird that stood well throughout judging and finished fourth in the Challenge Certificate line-up.

Second Best Junior Young Bird
Grey Green cock – J Newall
A good solid bodied young Grey Green cock was placed third for J Newall. Another good quality youngster benched in excellent condition; it displayed a good width through the shoulders with a good deep mask that carried a nice set of spots. Ron said about this bird; “It was not quite as good as the winner but stood well although it did seem to get tired towards the final decision time”.

Third Best Junior Young Bird
Cinnamon Grey cock – J Butcher
This was a really nice bird with good style and benched in excellent condition. It had plenty of size and substance and displayed a nice width with a good mask and spots. The judge said that this was another bird that was a credit to its owner but was not so well trained as the first two birds in the line-up and moved about the cage a lot!

Fourth Best Junior Young Bird
Dominant Pied Light Green cock – T Salem
A well marked pied gained another special for T Salem. This was a nice stylish youngster that stood well and had had a good position on the perch. Although it lacked a little of the substance of the birds in front of it, it was benched in excellent condition and very worthy of its high position in the section.

Fifth Best Junior Young Bird
Skyblue cock – D Norman
A lovely coloured young Skyblue cock was placed fifth in this line-up It had a good width of mask and good spots. Although not quite of the quality of the other birds placed in front of it, it was still a very useful and promising youngster.

Sixth Best Junior Young Bird
Grey cock – C P Spruce
A very stylish Grey cock was another winner for C P Spruce. This good quality young cock was benched in excellent condition and had nice frontal rise; another very useful youngster that just lacked a little bit of size and substance.

Seventh Best Junior Young Bird
Recessive Pied Grey Green cock – C P Spruce
Completing C P Spruce’s specials winners was this excellent quality young Recessive Pied. It was benched in excellent condition, was a well marked and good example of the variety. A good idea of its quality can be gained from the fact that it was third in the Challenge Certificate line-up and also Best Opposite Sex of Colour.