Specialist & Rares 2007

Bob Allen judged the Yellow-wings while Martin Bagnall judged the Whitewings and they picked the top award from the Whitewings. There were 45 Yellow-wings and 46 Whitewings entered which was a similar number in entry in both colours from last year.

The adult yellow-wing award and best yellow-wing in show went to Malcolm & Pam Freemantle’s light green cock; a big bold bird of good wing clarity. Malcolm & Pam were also second with a dark green hen staged in good condition but slightly dark in the wings. G. F. Doody from the novice section was third with a light green cock of good style.

Dave Guppy & Dave Barnes occupied the first two places in the young bird section with a big and wide shouldered dark green cock of good depth of mask, followed by a clean typey olive green hen of slightly darker wings. G. F. Doody was third with a clear winged light green cock.

Roger Day won the adult BOC award for the Whitewing with a bold skyblue cock staged in good condition and well presented. John Harvey from the beginner section was second with a well-presented cobalt cock. Another cobalt cock from G. F. Doody was third. The best opposite sex any age award went to John Harvey’s violet hen.

Dave Guppy & Dave Barnes are regular winners at this show with their Clearwings and they won the best Clearwing in Show and best whitewing in show for the third consecutive year with a whitewing and the second year with a baby whitewing and on this occasion it was a powerful, big young cobalt cock shown in excellent condition and well presented. They also occupied second spot with a very promising violet hen. A. Beasley from the beginner section benched a lovely coloured cobalt cock in third place.

M & P Freemantle

Guppy & Barnes

Roger Day

Guppy & Barnes