Crested BC-2007 Club Show

Crested BC - 2007 Club Show

Compiled by Janice Al-Nasser – Publicity Officer

There seems to be a trend in a drop in entry for our variety over the past few years at our club show and this year was no exception with an entry of only 47 in comparison to the 79 entries for the previous year. However, two of the exhibitors were judges at the show and one had sold out his crests prior to the show. It was our secretary Bill Searle's turn to judge our variety and he had some wonderful birds put before him to judge.

Messrs Cheatley & Alcorn with BS President Janice Al-nasser

It was the day of the circular skyblues for this year as both challenge certificate winners were full circular skyblue cocks. It was also very pleasing to see two new names among both winners. Bill awarded the any age certificate to Sue & Rod Clarke's circular skyblue cock, which displayed a good neat crest and was staged in immaculate condition. The runner up was a lovely circular dominant pied opaline skyblue cock from the novice partnership Paul Cheatley & Terry Alcorn. It was a good bird that could have done well if it wasn't for lack of condition. The best opposite sex and third best went to the Clarke's circular grey hen of good size and style but spoilt by lack of condition as well.

Cheatley & Alcorn-Best breeder & Best Crest in Show

Paul & Terry were extremely happy to have won the young bird CC and that for Best Crest in Show with a lovely circular skyblue cock. They have been second over the past few years and it was their turn this year but they have made this year and were also awarded the plaque donated by Arizona BS. The winner was of good size, neat crest and exhibited in excellent condition. The runner up was another quality circular opaline cobalt cock benched by Arthur Miller. Another bird from the Cheatley & Alcorn stud; a big circular dominant pied skyblue hen, was placed third but was not in good condition.

Best Any Age Crest 2007 club show S & R Clarke

Pos. Crest C.C. Any Age Crest C.C. Young Bird

1. S & R Clarke Cheatley & Alcorn

2. Cheatley & Alcorn A Miller

3. S & R Clarke Cheatley & Alcorn

4. J Hunter C Thorne

5. Cheatley & Alcorn A M White

6. J Hunter A Brown

•  G M Grist A M White

Crested BC - 2006 Club Show

The CBC club show is held in conjunction with the BS World Championship show and a full report will produced shortly. Best Crest in Show went to a quality exhibition budgerigar shown by Pat & Gren Norris, unfortunately they are not members of the CBC so the CBC award for Best Crest in Show went to the next in the line up, a normal sky full circular cock bred and exhibited by Donald & Adam Bruton (Edinburgh) . The Norris' bird was a sky full circular; the quality of the crest was not as good as many of the other exhibits but the bird itself stood head and shoulders above the other crested budgerigars. Best Young Bird Crest went to the C & D Jones partnership with a wonderful yellow full circular cock. 76 crests were entered with at least a further 10 in the sales class, all of which went off the shelves at break neck speed. Sadly, the AGM was poorly attended, please remember we are a small club and any offer of help, whether it be to man the club stand, write articles for the Chronicle or even volunteer for a minor office would be much appreciated.

BS award for Best Crest on Show 2006 P & G Norris

Best crest young bird C & D Jones

CBC Best crest in show 200 D & A Bruton (Edinburgh)

Mike Widdowson presenting the BRASEA award for Best Crest in Show to a CBC member to Donald Bruton

Office bearers relected at the AGM 2006 (Clockwise from top left) Chris Hawkins-editor; Ghalib Al-Nasser- chairman; Bill Searle-secretary/treasurer and Mike Widdowson-president/patronage secretary.