Monday, 6 October 2025

 After a successful breeding season, we are in show season territory. When I returned to the exhibition side of the hobby in 2012, I used to exhibit at 10 shows per annum. With Brexit preventing UK fanciers from being able to exhibit in Europe, and closure of Clubs, I now exhibit at 4 shows. 

This past weekend was the UK National Exhibition at Stafford. The event is sponsored by the Parrot Society. Without that support, the event would not exist. Sadly it is getting to be a smaller event with fewer people selling birds though the interest in bird keeping still exists. 

I exhibited 5 Scots Fancies and 5 Bossu Belgian canaries. I won Best Champion Scots Fancy and Best Belgian. It was a lovely weekend away and a good start to the show season.