News articles for 2020
October 2020
LCA Classic 2020 – CANCELLED
We have been working towards holding the 2020 LCA Classic on the 1st November. We were hoping that by the first week of October the number of infections would be falling and the rules on gatherings would be relaxed, which would have allowed us to proceed with the show. However, this has not been the case and it is now clear that we are experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 infections. This means it would be rather foolhardy to continue with our plans.
It is, therefore, with great regret that I have to say that the 2020 LCA Classic has been cancelled.
Key outcomes from the LCA Council meeting – May 2020
LCA Classic 2020
We are continuing to work on the assumption that the circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic that will be such that the 2020 LCA Classic at Roade is able to proceed. This is assuming that the we are able to meet all of the requirements placed such events by the Government.
Judge – Joe Coakley
Show Manager – Chris Jordan
Show Secretary – Ian Adcock
Entry fee is £1.00 per bird
Classes for the 2020 Classic will be the same as 2019 ie Colour fed – 14 Champion and 14 Novice classes and for Naturals – 7 Champion and 7 Novice classes.
Best in Show Awards for the 2020 Classic – The approach for the 2019 LCA Classic will be adopted for the 2020 Show ie there will be awards for both Best Colour fed and Best Natural Lizards.
Tubular drinkers on show cages
This has been something that has been raised as an welfare issue for the birds. The council have therefore approved the use of a 10ml tubular (medicine) drinker with a black base and clear top. The usual black ‘D’ cup drinker is still the preferred option and the use of the small tubular drinker is optional.
Honorary member
For his services to the LCA the proposal to make Ernest Garcia an honorary member of the LCA was approved. Congratulations to Ernest.
February 2020
Bottoms up!
Before you jump to conclusions, this article has nothing to do with drinking toasts, yet, when used in connection with the Lizard canary, it involves an action that is very similar. It means to take a bird in your hand and turn it upside-down so that the belly is uppermost. Some canary breeders do it to sex a bird, although that shouldn’t be necessary with the Lizard which is sexually dimorphic. There is however one very good reason why all Lizard breeders should. Click here to read the full article posted by Huw Evans on his blog Fine Spangled Sort on the 16th February 2020
15th January 2020
Updated LCA Handbook issued
The LCA Handbook has been updated and issued to all current members. If you haven’t received your updated handbook by 22nd January please advised the Secretary via email. The email address can be found on the LCA officers – LCA Council page.
News articles for 2019
3rd November 2019
Alex Maclean wins the Classic with a broken cap gold hen
After the loss of the Classic last year it was pleasing to see the 2019 show go ahead and be well supported…for the full report click here
To read the article in Cage and Aviary Birds…click here
November 2019
What does rescinding the colour feeding rule mean?
At its AGM on 3 November 2019, the Lizard Canary Association revoked the “colour feeding rule”, introduced in 2012, which had the effect of disqualifying all but colour-fed Lizard canaries from LCA patronage shows. From now on, both traditional colour-fed Lizards and natural coloured Lizards are recognised by the LCA. In order to avoid possible confusion that may arise from this decision, the LCA wishes to clarify the following:
● ‘Natural colour’ refers to the rich yellow ground colour that is unique to the classic Lizard canary.
● ‘Colour-fed’ refers to the traditional practice of adding red carotenoids (e.g. Carophyll Red) to the diet of the classic Lizard canary.
● It will be down to the personal preferences of individual breeders whether they colour feed their Lizard canaries or not. Both are permitted at LCA patronage shows.
● Show organisers have the discretion to provide separate classes for colour-fed and natural coloured Lizards, or to combine them in a single classification.
● In the event that clubs provide a separate classification, they will have the discretion to offer an award for Best Lizard(s) in addition to the awards for Best Colour-fed and Best Natural.
The same options apply to all-Lizard shows, including the LCA Classic. The approach to be taken at the latter will be decided at the LCA Council meeting in May 2020.
7th October 2019
The LCA Classic 3rd November 2019
The Show schedule, classifications and entry form have now been issued to members. Classes are being provided for colour-fed and natural coloured classic Lizard canaries. The show schedule and entry forms have been issued to members. If any member doesn’t receive the forms they can downloaded from the links below.
Any new member wishing to join the LCA and show their birds at the Classic are able to print off the show schedule, the entry form and the new member application form.
Click here for the New Member Application form.
Click here for the LCA Classic show schedule.
Click here for the LCA Classic Entry form.
Entries close on 24 October 2019.
Birds can be benched on Sunday 3rd November 20190 between 8:00 to 09.00.
Judging will start at 10.15 after the AGM.
30th August 2019
The National Exhibition Show – Stafford 2019 – 6th October
National schedule and entry form available from Bridget Boulton, biddyandnatasha198@tiscali.co.uk 01335 344085. Bridget has a Guardian system on her phone – please follow the instructions to speak to her.
Classes will be provided for colour-fed and natural coloured classic Lizard canaries.
Click here for the National show schedule
Click here for the Entry form
Entries close on 26 September 2019
1st June 2019
Classes for Natural Lizards to be introduced at the Classic.
Following a break in 2018, the Lizard Canary Association (LCA) Classic is back this November and it will be even bigger with separate classes for non-colour-fed Lizards.
At a recent LCA Council meeting, it was agreed that the show would be held on the usual date of the first Sunday in November, which this year will be 3 November, at the Roade Village Hall in Northamptonshire. We are looking forward to a strong turnout for the UK’s premier Lizard show to compete for the LCA Founder’s Trophy, which was presented to the LCA in 1946 by Robert H. Yates.
The show manager is Chris Jordan, John Record is show secretary and the show judge is David Allen. A show schedule will be sent out to all LCA members at the end of September.
In addition to bringing back the LCA Classic, officials have decided to put on separate classes for non-colour fed Lizards on a trial basis. Rosettes and prizes will be given to the best non-colour-fed in show, best non-colour-fed champion and best non-colour-fed novice. However, the Founders Trophy can only be competed for by colour-fed Lizards.
The provision of classes for natural-coloured Lizards at shows in recent years has proved to be a popular innovation, and more clubs and specialist societies are planning to follow suit during the 2019/20 season. Following a postal vote of all members, which closed on the 31st May, members voted by 21 votes to 15 in favour of revoking Rule 38 – the colour feeding rule. The LCA has suspended the rule requiring Lizards to be colour fed for exhibition and its guidance to judges regarding birds that are not colour-fed. This is pending a vote on revocation of the colour-feeding rule at the AGM in November. This means that natural-coloured Lizards will be eligible to compete at all shows granted LCA patronage in the 2019/20 season.
This decision was taken so that breeders, judges and show organisers would have sufficient notice to plan ahead for the entire show season. Hopefully, members will consider the trial to be a success and non-colour fed Lizards will continue to feature at the Classic in years to come.
10th March 2019
LCA EGM
At its Extraordinary General Meeting (EMG) on 10th March, the LCA elected a new council and set a clear agenda for the future to ensure the continued survival and success of the Lizard canary – one of the oldest (if not the oldest) known canaries in the world. Thanks go to all the former LCA officials for their sterling work over the past few challenging years.
Over the months since the EGM was announced work has been underway to pull together a series of proposals that were put to all the members attending the meeting. These proposals included a renewed commitment to the original aims and objectives of the LCA – the key priorities being:
- The conservation of the traditional Lizard
- Revised governance procedures
- To lead the LCA forward via the formation of a strengthened committee
It was pleasing see that the hard work put to the members who were able to attend the meeting were overwhelmingly approved.
The full list of the council members and their roles can be seen in the LCA Officers section under LCA Council on this website.
Show Reports 2019
1st December 2019
Midland Lizard Canary Club
Best Champion and Best in Show – David Newton
Best Natural – Huw Evans
Judge Mr J Goacher
30th November 2019
Linlithgow & District Cage Bird Society
Best Lizard – Keith Johnson
Best Champion Lizard – Keith Johnson
Best Novice Lizard – Mr. S Hart
Judge Mr. W. Wallace
24th November 2019
Southern Lizard Canary Club Open Show
The quality of Lizards at the recent Southern Lizard Canary Clubs annual open show was of a high standard throughout all classes writes Judge John Record
Best Lizard, best champion, best champion silver and best non cap in the Colour Fed section, a non cap silver cock was benched by West Sussex exhibitor Daniel Richmond. This canary displayed superb ground colour and a lovely true spangle. To add to his success Daniel Richmond was also awarded 2nd Best Champion with a lovely broken cap gold cock. 3rd Best Champion in the colour fed section was staged by Carlos Santa Ana with a tight feathered clear cap Gold hen.
In the Colour fed Novice section Tony Horton with his Non cap Gold cock won the day. This canary was also best Novice Gold and best Novice non cap. This canary was simply a joy to behold a true example of an exhibition Lizard canary, and pushed very hard for best Lizard. 2nd Best Lizard, a Non Cap Gold Cock was also from Tony Horton. 3rd Best Novice and Best Novice Silver was awarded to Ian Adcock, Ian also benched best Novice Clear cap with a clear cap Gold cock.
In the Non Colour fed Lizard section Best Lizard Canary was awarded to Tony Horton with a simply wonderful broken cap gold hen. This bird displayed wonderful spangle and a steadiness that immediately caught the eye.
John Record
LCA Panel Judge
Colour Fed
Best Lizard D Richmond
2nd Best Champion D Richmond
3rd Best Champion C Santa Ana
Best Novice T Horton
2nd Best Novice T Horton
3rd Best Novice I Adcock
Non Colour Fed
Best Lizard T Horton
17th November 2019
The Scottish All Lizard Show
Best Silver, Best Novice and Best Lizard were won by Alex Maclean.
Judge Mr J Coakley
Full set of results below:-
Best Lizard – Alex Maclean
Best Champion – Keith Johnson. Best Novice – Alex Maclean
Best Champion gold – Keith Johnson. Best Novice gold – Alex Maclean
Best Champion silver – Stu Johnson. Best Novice silver – Alex Maclean
Best Champion clear cap – Keith Johnson. Best Novice clear cap – Alex Maclean
Best Champion broken cap – Stu Johnson. Best Novice broken cap – Alex Maclean
Best Champion non cap – Keith Johnson. Best Novice non cap – Steven Hart
Best Champion over year – Keith Johnson. Best Novice over year – Steven Hart
16th November 2019
Kimberley CBS Members Show
Members of the Kimberley CBS presented 26 champion Lizards on the staging.
Before starting the judging I had a quick look at all the Lizards and it was evident that some Lizards stood out from the others – most noticeably a broken cap silver hen and a broken cap gold hen.
The first class to show a special bird was the broken cap silver cock class. One of 5 birds in the class the cock had good breastwork and spangling and it showed itself well. I turned out to be a Huw Evans bird. The next bird of note was a broken cap gold hen with good ground colour with good breastwork and spangles. Then the broken cap silver hen class. Again five birds in this class and when they came to be judged all looked of very good quality. Three birds moved into the top three places, and the class was eventually won by a hen of very good colour with very good breastwork and spangles. It was certainly a ‘stand out’ bird. Next a class of non-cap silver cocks, a bird of good ground colour and good spangles but down a bit on breast work won the class for Harry Slater. Then a non-cap gold hen in a single showed good ground colour and breast and nice spangles.
The Best in Show was down to these birds with the broken cap silver hen coming out on top for Huw Evans.
Best Lizard and Best Champion (Broken cap silver hen) H. Evans.
Second Best (broken cap gold hen ) H. Evans.
Third Best (non-cap gold hen) H .Evans.
Fourth Best (broken cap silver cock) H. Evans.
Fifth Best (non-cap silver cock) H. Slater
Chris Jordan
LCA Panel Judge
16th November 2019
Kimberley Open Show
Best silver, Best gold and Best in Show was won by David Newton.
The Kimberley Open Show was the Les Parkin Memorial show in recognition of the time and effort Less put into the club and its shows. Twenty nine were presented to be judged with some excellent birds on show. After judging and determining the top birds in each class the final judgement came down to three birds – a broken cap silver cock with good breast work and spangles, good ground colour – a good bold bird overall – a broken cap gold hen of good colour, good breast work and spangles and a broken cap silver hen of good ground colour, good spangles and good breast work for a silver cock
A final viewing put the broken cap silver cock as Best Lizard, the broken cap gold hen Second Best Lizard and the broken cap silver hen Third Best .
Best Lizard D. Newton.
Second Best D. Newton
Third Best H. Evans
CLASS RESULTS
C.C.G.C H. Slater
B.C.G.C. H. Slater
B.C.S.C. D. Newton
B.C.S.H. H. Evans
N.C.G.C. H. Slater
N.C.S.C. K. Skinner
N.C.G.H. K. Skinner
N.C.S.H K. Skinner
Judge Mr C. Jordan
16th November 2019
South Bucks Breeders Association Open show
I was happily surprised when I arrived at show hall in Hazelmere that I had 88 Lizards in front of me, the majority being colour fed.
In the colour fed section the quality and standard differed immensely from bird to bird, in addition I encountered birds that had been entered into the wrong classes cocks in hen classes and vice versa.
In the champion section a lovely clear cap Gold cock caught my eye along with a broken cap silver hen. The Gold cock benched by Stan Bolton though was of better quality and took best champion colour fed in show. In the novice section there was only ever going to one winner and that was a broken cap Gold cock bred by Tony Horton, this Lizard really shone and was steady with great ground colour lovely feather quality and a true spangle, this bird went onto to take Best Colour fed Lizard in show. Tony Horton’s Lizards are certainly right up there with the best on the show circuit this year and his winning Lizard went on be awarded best Novice Canary in show.
To round off the day for Tony in the Non Colour fed section another Broken cap Gold cock headed the field, making this a highly successful show for the man from Buckinghamshire.
At the show I was always mindful of the passing of a great South Bucks canary man, Brian Hogg and it was so fitting that this show was dedicated to his memory. A gentleman of the fancy.
Judge J Record
10th November 2019
Havant and Solent Show (South Coast Open)
Best Champion, Best silver and Best Lizard canary were won by Gary McCarthy and the Best gold was won by Daniel Richmond.
Judge Mr G Mann.
3rd November 2019
2019 LCA Classic
For the full report on the LCA Classic 2019 click on this link
6th October 2019
National Exhibition 2019 – Lizard Canaries
Full details can be found by clicking on this link
26th October 2019
Ashbourne CBS Show
Best Champion and Best Lizard were won by Harry Slater (gold non cap hen).
Judge Mr C. Jordan
26th October 2019
Grangemouth CBS Show
Best Champion and Best Lizard were won by Sandy Innes.
No novice entries.
Judge Mr W. Wallace
2018 LCA Patronage Results
Results from the shows awarded LCA patronage in 2018 are as follows:
Stafford National Show – 7th October 2018
Best Lizard and best novice – Danny Higgins
Best champion Lizard – Andy Williamson
Judge Tomas Hernandez
South Bucks Canary Breeders – 17th November 2018
Best Lizard and best novice Lizard – Tony Horton
Best champion Lizard – Stan Bolton
Judge Joe Coakley
Linlithgow – 24th November 2018
Best Lizard and best champion Lizard – Keith Johnson
Best novice Lizard canary – Steve Hart
Judge Alex Derks
Southern Lizard Canary Association – 25th November 2018
Best Lizard and best champion Lizard – Riddle and Page
Best novice- Tony Horton
Judge John Martin
Grangemouth Cage Birds Society – 27th November 2018
Best Lizard and best champion Lizard – Keith Johnson
Best novice Lizard- Steve Hart
Judge Alex Derks
Scottish Lizard Canary Association – Grangemouth – 18th November 2018
Best Lizard and best champion Lizard – Stu Johnson
Best novice Lizard – Alex MacLean
Judge Chris Jordan
Kimberley Cage Birds Society – November 2018
Best champion and best Lizard – David Newton
Judge Andy Williamson
East Sussex National – 8th December 2018
Best Lizard and best novice Lizard – Danny Higgins
Best champion Lizard – Gary McCarthy
Judge Tomas Hernandez
Midland Lizard Canary Association – 9th December 2019
Best Lizard and best champion Lizard – David Newton
Judge Joe Coakley
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the judges who gave up their time to undertake the judging role for the Clubs and CBS’s