Gallery

AUGUST 2008

THIS MONTHS PROFILE IS ON GWILYM JONES FROM BETHEL , GWYNEDD.

Gwilym started keeping Budgerigars in 1975 , joining the Lancashire, Chesire & North Wales B.S in the same year and has been a member ever since. In recent years he has purchased birds from Michael Stringer , Earnie Sigston, Gerald Binks and a few others. Gwilym breeds approximatley 150 birds each year keeping about 100 before ther breeding season. Due to work commitments Gwil has supported the local C.B.S shows very well over the years but did not start exhibiting at Championship Shows until he retired a few years ago. He has won 6 Challenge Certificates to date ( 4 with the same bird. a Grey Green Spangle which he bred in 2006 ) .This bird has also won the Best Spangle Green at the L.C&N.W B.S show for the last 2 years, and he has also won several Best opposite sex to Best of Colours at many shows with different birds.

Gwilym feeds his birds with Johnson & Jeff seed, giving them Expert mix, mixed millet, plain canary, white millet, jap millet, millet sprays etc, also giving them E.M.P soft food mixed with carrott ,sweet corn etc.

Below are some photos of his quality Birds.

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SOME BIRDS IN THE FLIGHTS

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BELOW IS GWILYM'S WINNING GREY GREEN SPANGLE AND

SPANGLE BLUE 2008 YOUNGSTER FROM THE SPANGLE GREY GREEN

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THIS MONTHS PROFILE IS ON

MICHAEL STRINGER FROM CAERNARFON , GWYNEDD

Mike started keeping Budgerigars in 1982 but unfortunatley had to give the hobby up due to ill health in 1990. He restarted in the hobby in 1997 purchasing birds from Ernie Sigston who at the time had a lot of Mannes bloodline in his stud. Since then he has added birds from Gerald Binks and Jo Mannes. He keeps approximatley about 100 birds and usually breeds 130 youngsters every year. Mike exhibits at Intermediate level and has been very successful with wins of Best Intermediate young Bird at Blackpool and Clwyd, he had a very successful B.S Club Show in 2002 winning 2nd Best intermediate young bird, Best opposite sex Blue series Spangle, 2nd Best Green series Spangle in Show, Best Intermediate Lutino Any Age and Best Lutino young Bird.

Mike showed at the new Show at Y Felinheli ( Gwynedd ) in 2007 winning Best Any Age and the Challenge Certificate for Grey Green and Opaline Green, he hasn't shown as much as he would have liked in recent years due to ill health.Below are some photographs of some of his quality Birds.

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