Judges Comments:
Judged by Peter Thurn & Alistair Home
First (Mark Hawke NSW) is a grey cock and is very stylish with lovely deportment and a modern face. Great variety and markings.
Second (O’Callaghan Family, North & Central Qld) is a violet hen with super depth of mask and strong shoulder. Another good variety bird.
Third (C & B Gearing West. Aust.) is another grey cock which is a strong shouldered bird with great impact through his spotsAlan 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.