Today was Kelso Ornithological Society show at the Tait Hall. It's the last show on my UK season. I won all eight classes, against competition, which I entered and took the awards for Best Scots Fancy, Best Opposite Sex Scots Fancy (that means the opposite sex to the overall winner) and Best Any Other Variety with a Belgian.

Kelso is a lovely town with excellent shopping and watering holes. Well worth the visit.

Time for some rest now after all the travelling around the UK.

The Olympiad of the Lothians is the title of the Linlithgow CBS annual show and it is deserved. An entry of 538 birds across a wide range of species is a great event.

I've had faith in two birds this year but it took this event to have that faith rewarded. My bird, ring no 44/19, a clear yellow Scots Fancy took the award for Best Scots in Show. Of the 11 classes I entered, my birds took first place in 10 of those classes.

In the Belgian class, ring no 8/19 took the award for Best Champion Old Variety. I was very pleased with these results, especially taking so many first places in the Scots section.

No 44/19 seemed very spooked after the judging and the photo does him no favours so I have included one of him as a younger bird.