The Budgerigar Society - THE C.O.M. WORLD SHOW – 2011
The CONFEDERATION ORNITHOLOGIQUE MONDIALE (C.O.M.) will be holding its 59th Annual World Show in France in January 2011. This is an event not to be missed as, apart from the 20,000+ birds on display there are so many sales stands available for fanciers to buy an array of goods as well as birds. Every year one member country of the C.O.M. hosts this prestigious event and G.B. has always participated through the International Ornithological Association (IOA) as the C.O.M. G.B. member. However, Team G.B. has never had budgerigars in its team in the past. This can be changed for this coming show.
The Budgerigar Society is affiliated to the National Council for Aviculture (NCA) and this year the NCA has affiliated to C.O.M. All our members and those of the area societies can participate and have our budgerigars at this World Show for the first time. The World has always looked at the British Budgerigars with envy and this time we have the opportunity to show them off.
The show operates on owner bred two-year young bird classes where any owner bred 2009 or 2010 closed rung birds can participate in this event. Birds can be rung with either Budgerigar Society or area society rings.
The event takes places in the town of TOURS, situated in the heart of Touraine, the Loire and the Cher and surrounded by gardens and castles (Villandry, Chenonceau, Loches, Tours, Azey le Rideau, Chinon, Amboise ...), famous vineyards (Vouvray, Mont Louis, Chinon ...), TOURS, Gallo-Roman, birthplace of the Kingdom of France bears the mark in its monuments of its past.
The show takes place from departure of the British team on Friday 21st January; judging will be in progress between 24th-26th and the show will be open to the public between 28th-30th January. C.O.M. shows are judged on the points system and there will be the well sought after gold, silver & bronze medals for each class. Do not worry about taking your birds yourself as there will be conveyors from G.B. who will be taking the G.B. Team to and from the show. Entries have to be in by 30th November and entry fee per cage is £10 + £12 compulsory for the catalogue.
Birds are well looked after while away at the show; watered and fed daily. Publicity for this event has always been well covered in Cage & Aviary Birds
For each colour class (25 in total, see classification) there is also a team class of 4 birds, and cocks and hens can participate in each class. You can enter up to 5 birds maximum in any one class but as many classes as you like and for the teams you can enter as many teams of 4 birds as you wish.
So, come along and show the British flag high up among the medal winners in the budgerigar section and be among the first to exhibit budgerigars from G.B. at this World show.
For further information and entry form/classification contact Dave Whittaker (01604 624549) or Ghalib Al-Nasser (01787 282332).