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Light Green

Judged by Jim McGeehan

Best of Colour – a Light Green Cock from R J Allen:

A good bird this with nice even body colour, nicely prepared and presented but I would have liked to have seen a bit more width in the head.

In 2nd place came a cock from J M Huxley:

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.

3rd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was benched by P Ward:

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.

Other placings: 4th Pearce & Pears, 5th J Newall, 6th A & D Woan, 7th D A Turner, 8th S Finlay

Judge’s comments on this group:

Again, the standard was disappointing. There may be several reasons for this and some of the young birds should go on to become nice adults.

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Skyblue

Judged by Tony Pope

Best of Colour – was from the partnership of C & M Snell:

A very nice young bird not quite in best condition. He was easily the winner of the C.C.

2nd place was benched by A G Price:

A young bird slightly narrower that the winner and with a touch of flecking – still a nice bird.

3rd came from R Witherwick:

A cock which was slightly out of condition with blood quills in the head, but I liked this bird very much.

5th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was staged by A & B Whattam:

A nice, typy bird, slightly flecked but overall a decent bird in fair condition.

Other placings: 4th D Jukes, 6th T Price, 7th D Norman, 8th S J Roberts, 9th A M Dean, 10th Gary Cameron

Judge’s comments on this group:

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

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Grey Green

Judged by Jeff Attwood

Best of Colour – came from 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.

2nd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was C & M Snell’s young cock:

A very good bird excelling in size, shoulder, width of face and head quality. A little lacking in depth of mask.

3rd came from B E Sweeting:

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.

Other placings: 4th M & D Walker, 5th E Newall, 6th L & S Devaney, 7th Ward & Rodgers, 8th W J Mear, 9th K Austin

Judge’s comments on this group:

I thought the overall quality of the young birds exceeded the adults. There were some excellent specimens throughout – a really good section to have judged.

I felt the quality overall was with few exceptions the best for several years. Some exceptional birds which have moved the goalposts forward yet again.

It is disappointing that we can’t attract a greater entry, but increasing traffic congestion and increased travelling time, coupled with much higher costs I feel are keeping the entry down.

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Opaline Green

Judged by Lyn Bancroft

Best of Colour – was M & T Rodgers’ Light Green Hen.:

It is true to say that she had flights missing, but the selection was limited.

2nd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was a cock from S J Roberts:

A nice clean Light Green cock, but lacking in head qualities.

3rd was D Jukes‘ young hen:

A typy bird but showed some shadow head flecking.

4th S Finlay

Other placings: n/a

Judge’s comments on this group:

There were only the four birds in this line-up. It would have been nice to have a few more.

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Opaline Blue

Judged by Cy Thorne

Best of Colour – was B E Sweeting‘s Skyblue hen:

A good quality and stylish bird and a worthy winner indeed.

In 2nd place (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was again B E Sweeting with a Skyblue cock:

A good stylish Skyblue cock, benched in nice condition.

3rd came a good quality Skyblue hen from E Newall:

A good bird this, but not of the quality of the first two.

Other placings: 4th C Wakeman, 5th S & B Squires, 6th A M Dean

Judge’s comments on this group:

The rest of the birds went down in quality.

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Cinnamon Green

Judged by Ghalib Al-Nasser

Best of Colour – was Ward & Rogers‘ 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.

In 2nd place (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was taken by R & J & W Bowker with a Cinnamon Grey Green hen:

A useful, powerful bird. It was staged in good condition and possessed all the desirable properties.

3rd came C L Bowman‘s Light Green cock:

A good all-round bird which stood well but needs more width.

Other placings: 4th J S Purvis, 5th C L Bowman, 6th E Freel, 7th T Salem, 8th Moorhouse & Spruce, 9th R Hooper.

Judge’s comments on this group:

Although the Young Bird section did not fare as well as the adult section, the winners were very good.

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Opaline Cinnamon Green

Judged by Norma Phillips

Best of Colour – was staged by D McKeown:

This was a nice, clean example of an Opaline Cinnamon Dark Green hen. 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.

In 2nd place came a Grey Green hen from R Hooper:

Flecked on the cap, although otherwise it was a nice clean hen. On the day, it was not in full condition, having a missing tail.

3rd was benched by R Aplin:

Overall, its condition was fair. It was quite clean on the cap but short in mask.

Other placings: N/A

Judge’s comments on this group:

This was not a very strong line-up in this colour certificate, although the Best of Colour was a good winner.

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Lutino

Judged by Norma Phillips

Best of Colour – was taken by Ian Fordham, and this was another example of the quality of his Lutinos:

Again, a good winner, standing well to be judged. Good condition and feather.

In 2nd place (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) came from A W Jennings:

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.

3rd was from Ian Fordham:

A good third place winner, smart and good overall condition.

Other placings: 4th J W Mitchell, 5th D J Brick, 6th M & D Walker, 7th R Whiteside, 8th R Whiteside

Judge’s comments on this group:

This was a good certificate group to judge, with good quality birds coming to the front.

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Yellow-wing

Judged by Lyn Bancroft

Best of Colour – was Guppy & Barnes‘ Dark Green hen:

Has 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 advantage.

In 2nd place (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour), again from Guppy & Barnes, was a Light Green cock:

In excellent condition but he just lacked that little something.

3rd was E Newall, from the Junior ranks, who staged a Light Green cock:

Well prepared and presented.

Other placings: 4th M Anzara, 5th A D M Tait, 6th A D M Tait

Judge’s comments on this group:

Apart from the first two in the line-up, it was very disappointing. Once again the numbers weren’t there.

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Crest

Judged by Mick Widdowson

Best of Colour – was a clear winner for Andy Brown:

A full circular Skyblue cock of good size and crest. It was not in “A1″ condition, with one or two pin feathers apparent.

In 2nd place came Cheatley & Alcorn‘s full circular Sky cock:

Displayed a good crest but overall it was not as big as the winner.

3rd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was taken by S W Beach‘s half circular Skyblue hen:

A nice hen with an off-centre crest.

Other placings: 4th D Moss, 5th D Norman, 6th D Norman, 7th R Hooper, 8th D Norman, 9th Cheatley & Alcorn, 10th D Moss

Judge’s comments on this group:

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

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Spangle Blue

Judged by Jerry Donovan

Best of Colour – was benched by B E Sweeting:

A very good Grey cock presented in good condition, so much so that it went on to achieve 4th Best Champion Breeder.

In 2nd place (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) came from J Copeland:

A very big and powerful Blue hen but unfortunately she lacked the condition of the winner.

3rd place was claimed by S & J Blakey‘s Grey cock:

A good bird which lacked the quality of the first two.

Other placings: 4th J Newall, 5th J M Huxley, 6th J M Huxley, 7th D Jukes, 8th P D White, 9th G Barton, 10th G Barton

Judge’s comments on this group:

There were some high quality birds in this group, but many of them sadly lacked condition.

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Recessive Pied

Judged by Nigel Beevers

Best of Colour – was M & M Chapman‘s Cobalt hen:

A long well shaped bird presented in very good condition.

In 2nd place was a Cinnamon Dark Green from S Wildes:

Another nice bird, fairly well marked.

3rd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) went to C P Spruce‘s Grey Green cock:

Shown in excellent condition and shape, but spoiled to some extent by flecking.

Other placings: 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

Judge’s comments on this group:

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

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Rare

Judged by Ghalib Al-Nasser

Best of Colour – came from 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.

In 2nd place came D Norman with a Texas Clearbody Cobalt cock:

Stood well and was presented in good condition. It is good to see our junior exhibitors coming forward to this extent.

3rd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was M & M Chapman‘s Texas Clearbody Cinnamon Mauve hen:

A good all round hen staged in very good condition.

Other placings: 4th D Curry, 5th R J Allen, 6th R Day, 7th R J Allen, 8th R J Allen, 9th M Anzara

Judge’s comments on this group:

Again, a low benched figure and the winners did not fare as well as the Any Age section.

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Light Green

Judged by Jim McGeehan

Best of Colour – K Leedham’s green cock:

This was a nice light green cock, of 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, this was a worthy winner.

In 2nd 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.

3rd was a good sized cock bird, with plenty of width shown by D A Turner.

Preparation of the bird could have been better; it was hard to perch the bird, otherwise it may well have finished higher.

4th (& Best Opp Sex of Colour) D McKeown’s nice hen:

Well benched in the Beginner section it had good, even body colour, with a bit of style

Other placings: 5th Moorhouse & Spruce, 6th C & M Snell, 7th S Finlay, 8th N Johnston, 9th S Collins

Judge’s comments on this group:

Overall, I felt that the standard in this colour group was quite poor, with a lot of birds having short tails, missing flights, with poor presentation.

There were several wrong classed birds, with dark greens shown as light greens.

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Skyblue

Judged by Tony Pope

Best of Colour – L Martin’s skyblue cock:

A very worthy winner this, with a lovely width of head, depth of mask and benched in very good condition.

2nd came from the novice section, benched by D J Brick, a skyblue cock:

Only slightly smaller than the winner. This was a lovely cock with very good face and it was staged in excellent condition.

3rd was Moorhouse & Spruce’s sky cock:

Just a little behind the second bird. This is a bird with good width of head, clean, and well staged.

5th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) Moorhouse & Spruce’s hen.

A lovely long bird this, showing good overall size, width of face and mask: a little spoiled by flecking and lack of condition.

Other placings: 4th P Ward, 6th A & B Whattam, 7th R Hooper, 8th D Jukes, 9th A M Dean, 10th S Finlay

Judge’s comments on this group:

The overall standard here was very good, but the top end of the order stood out.

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Grey Green

Judged by Jeff Attwood

Best of Colour – was L Martin’s superb grey green cock:

A width of head and frontal rise of a quality I have never judged before! Staged in excellent condition and the cock that was second in the class displayed very little difference in quality.

2nd came Moorhouse & Spruce’s exhibit, another outstanding cock which I believe was Best in Show last year.

This bird was shown in outstanding condition , other than a few pin feathers, and displayed fine deportment. Not quite the frontal rise and width of the winner.

3rd was from S & B Squires’ team:

A good solid bird with excellent shoulder, depth of mask and good spots. Spoiled by slight opalescence.

6th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) came J O’Neill’s grey green hen.

Clearly the best of the hens. This was shown in excellent feather condition and had excellent deportment, very good width of head – but not so well de-spotted!

Other placings: 4th C P Spruce, 5th S J Roberts, 7th B E Sweeting, 8th Moorhouse & Spruce, 9th Gary Cameron, 10th The Richardson Partnership.

Judge’s comments on this group:

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.

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Opaline Green

Judged by Lyn Bancroft

Best of Colour – was C L Bowman’s Opaline Dark green cock:

Not the biggest Opaline I’ve ever seen, but in good condition with a clean cap. He looks a lot better when he relaxes.

2nd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was A Cameron’s Opaline Dark Green hen:

Showed patchy body colour and slight shadow ticking.

3rd was R & J & W Bowker‘s Opaline Light green cock.

This is an excellent budgerigar, but unfortunately is flecked.

Other placings: 4th K Jackson, 5th P Tiller

Judge’s comments on this group:

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’.

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Opaline Blue

Judged by Cy Thorne

Best of Colour – Moorhouse & Spruce’s Opaline Cobalt cock:

A nice stylish bird, staged in good condition.

2nd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) came L & S Devaney’s Opaline Skyblue hen:

Another stylish bird.

3rd came from the stud of T Salem:

Another hen of good quality, but not in full condition.

Other placings: 4th R Witherwick, 5th Main & Jenkins 6th K Jackson, 7th M & A Beesley, 8th K Austin

Judge’s comments on this group:

The rest of the birds were all pretty average.

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Cinnamon Green

Judged by Ghalib Al-Nasser

Best of Colour – a Cinnamon Light Green staged by K Leedham:

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 him first.

2nd came Moorhouse & Spruce’s Grey Green cock:

Another good quality bird with good face and directional feathering.

3rd was D McKeown, from the Beginner section, another Grey Green cock:

A smart bird with a lovely blow and a credit to his section.

4th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was P D White’s Light Green hen:

A nice, smart bird with good width and depth of mask. Staged in good condition.

Other placings: 5th S & B Squires, 6th E & M Nee, 7th Carson & Walker

Judge’s comments on this group:

A good standard of birds throughout the section, demonstrated by having the second and third birds in the line-up from the lower sections.

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Opaline Cinnamon Green

Judged by Norma Phillips

Best of Colour – was T & A Luke’s Opaline Cinnamon Grey Green hen:

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, as do others.

2nd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) went to N Johnston’s Light Green cock:

A bird benched in good condition, but slightly flecked. The spots did not present well, falling into a split mask which spoils the balance of the face.

3rd from the Junior section, Tom Salem gave us a Dark Green hen:

A nice overall bird although short in the mask, exhibited on the day without tail.

Other placings: 4th D McKeown, 5th A M Carr

Judge’s comments on this group:

This was a poor certificate to judge, although the winner exhibited by T & A Luke was a nice example.

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Lutino

Judged by Norma Phillips

Best of Colour – was I Fordham’s Cock bird:

A good winner of this certificate. It stood well when judged, exhibiting good feather.

2nd place went to J W Mitchell’s cock bird:

A good second, displaying very good condition and good colour.

3rd K Critchley took this spot with another cock:

Again showing good colour and condition.

4th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) came I Fordham

Other placings: 5th R Whiteside, 6th J Butcher, 7th R Danks, 8th J M Huxley, 9th M & D Walker

Judge’s comments on this group:

This was a good quality group with some birds benched both in size and colour.

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Yellow Wing

Judged by Lyn Bancroft

Best of Colour (&amp Best Clearwing in Show) – was Roger Day’s Dark Green cock:

A bird of good size and showing excellent width of head, enhanced by a clean cap. A couple of flights were missing on the right hand side, admittedly.

2nd (& Best Opp Sex of Colour) went to Guppy & Barnes with their Dark Green hen:

Displayed good balance and deportment with excellent depth of body colour. Dark primary flights and tail tend to spoil the overall effect.

3rd came A G Beasley’s hen:

Displayed good wing markings and was nicely presented, although a little untidy around the tail.

Other placings: 4th A G Beasley, 5th E Newall, 6th M Anzara, 7th M & D Walker, 8th A D M Tait, 9th A D M Tait

Judge’s comments on this group:

The quality of the birds fell away in the lower sections and there really were not enough of them! Disappointing.

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Crest

Judged by Mick Widdowson

Best of Colour – was a full circular Dominant Pied Sky cock from Cheatley & Alcorn:

Shown in good condition and with an excellent crest. A worthy winner all round, enhanced by good size.

2nd was S W Beach’s full circular Cinnamon Sky cock:

Would have pushed the winner even harder, but for a few pin feathers.

3rd came A Miller’s Tufted Light Green:

A good bird, but not as big as the winner.

5th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) C & S Meachin took this award with a Tufted Dominant Pied Cinnamon Grey:

A nice bird but not fully in condition.

Other placings: 4th D Moss, 6th D Norman, 7th K Bruce

Judge’s comments on this group:

A lot of birds in this group were not in condition, with lots of pin feather apparent.

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Spangle Blue

Judged by Jerry Donovan

Best of Colour – was taken by Freakley & Ainley’s Cinnamon Grey cock:

A fantastic bird shown in excellent condition and a very worthy winner.

2nd place went to R & J & W Bowker’s Sky Cock bird:

A very nice bird but not quite in the same condition as the winner.

3rd was T & L Jukes’ Double Factor cock:

A nice bird in good condition, displaying good head quality, but not the size of the first two.

4th (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) was taken by J Copeland, with a Double Factor hen:

Staged in very good condition.

Other placings: 5th J M Huxley, 6th J G Grubb, 7th G & A Hill, 8th Swain & Ford, 9th R Hooper, 10th C T Atkinson

Judge’s comments on this group:

There were some very nice birds down the line but not of the quality of the main winners.

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Recessive Pied

Judged by Nigel Beevers

Best of Colour – was C & D Jones’ Grey Green cock:

A good all round bird, with width of head and shoulder and well marked.

2nd went to D Jukes, who took this place with a Cobalt cock:

Shown in good condition. This bird has also good markings.

3rd came I & P Fielding‘s Dark eyed Yellow cock:

In excellent condition and colour, but not quite the substance of the first two.

6th (& Best Opp Sex of Colour) C & D Jones‘ Cinnamon Grey Green hen:

Slightly flecked but has good shoulder. As a heavy hen she showed the customary heavy markings on wings.

Other placings: 4th M & M Chapman, 5th Pearce & Pears, , 7th C P Spruce, 8th Gary Cameron, 9th S Wildes, 10th S Wildes

Judge’s comments on this group:

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

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Rare

Judged by Ghalib Al-Nasser

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 – a good example of the variety.

2nd (& Best Opposite Sex of Colour) went to J Dunnell, showing another Texas Clearbody, a Skyblue:

Another quality bird with good variety content, but was well pipped by the hen.

3rd came Findley & Flavell, staged a Rainbow cock:

A good bird for its variety and being a Cobalt, it showed the variety content better.

Other placings: 4th J W Mitchell, 5th T Salem, 6th D A Mullee, 7th D A Turner, 8th R J Allen, 9th M Anzara, 10th R J Allen

Judge’s comments on this group:

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.

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