Judges Comments:
Judged by Alan Rowe & Neale Love.
Summation by Neale Love.
First bird owned by Grant Townsend (South Queensland) is an outstanding budgerigar. This bird an absolute screamer. A quality Yellow face in length, shoulder and capping and strength throughout the whole bird. A real stormer and credit to the breeder.
Second is owned by W & K Stephen (South Queensland) has good length, capping and face width and excellent spots. A very lovely budgerigar and very unlucky to meet the first bird.
Third owned by Mark Hawke (New South Wales) has excellent feather direction and good condition but marginally smaller than the first two birds.
Fourth to sixth placings are very similar birds with clean caps and contrast.Gerd Bleicher & Gary Gazzard
First owned by Tim Gleeson (NSW) is a Yellow Face Sky cock, an excellent bird with good length, wide face & shoulder, and a wide and deep mask. He is a worthy winner with good showmanship.
Second owned by Darren Mellross (NSW) is a Yellow Face Grey cock with good length, wide shoulders and good directional feathering around the face.
Third owned by J Ennis (Vic) is a Yellow Face Skyblue which is a big bird with positive features for length, width of face, deep mask and large spots. Unfortunately, it has slight flecking. We wished for more back skull.
Fourth owned by L Richardson (Vic) is a Yellow Face Cobalt cock and is the best variety bird in the class with an intense yellow face, wide shoulders are a feature to improve upon.