Judges Comments:
Class 13: Clearwing
Judged by Gerd Bleicher & Henry George
Having come from Europe sixteen years ago I was fascinated with your wonderful Clearwing variety with their beautiful contrasting pure yellow or white wings against their full body colour. Over my recent visits I have noticed the marking appearing more on the wing as you get size and head qualities but today the winner is a wonderful example of what a Clearwing should be like.
First owned by Tevelein Family (Vic) is a magnificent Clearwing Skyblue cock. Excellent bird for the variety, good length, wide face, excellent contrast of body to wing. Really white wings which gave this variety the namePeter Glassenbury & Alan Baxter
An interesting class to judge as it is difficult to get variety and style..
First owned by Peter Dodd (NSW) is a big strong bird with good head width and shows well.
Second owned by K Sheppard & B Fulton Flanagan (Tas) is a Yellow wing Olive Green cock and is one league behind the winning bird but nevertheless a respectable yellow wing with good features as a budgie and very good contrast with clear wings.VIC) very nice variety bird with nice outline and stylish
Third owned by Matthew Holyoak G & M Lynch (NSW) is a Yellow wing Olive cock with good length, deep body colour and acceptable wing markings and still a good bird for the variety.Fourth owned by Cedric D’Costa (Sth. Qld) is a bit shorter than the third bird with good contrasting wings. Altogether more substance in the bird is wanted. another strong bird but down in condition.
Cage P was disqualified as it is considered to be a Greywing.