Agapornis World
Agapornis personatus with Sam Gibbs! I keep and breed Agapornis personatus, commonly known as Masked Lovebirds.
Even though there is such an array of beautiful mutations within this species, I am concentrating on a select few and working towards clean, genetically pure lines. I'm a BVA judge and sometimes visit other countries to give seminars and judge shows. I have a deep interest in genetics and learning more about these amazing birds.
Hello everyone, how are we all doing?
Notice the new name? When I return to the hobby I will be sticking with the genus Agapornis, of course, but I will no longer be breeding only personatus. 🤫
Hopefully I will have birds for the 2025 season, if all goes to plan.
I still have to write an article about my fantastic experience judging in Pakistan with Agapornis Club of Pakistan - just don't have the time to sit down and think about it at the moment! Busy couple of years!
There are several more judging trips planned for this year which I am really looking forward to. I won't say where because I'm not sure I can disclose it yet.
I will be judging the Lovebird Society show in the UK though this September, so hopefully see a few birds there!
Speak soon!
23/11/2023
https://youtu.be/o43h8ONIWEs?si=VjurGNWjJH0eegWD
Sam Gibbs #BVA Intl. Judge; Journey of Passion and Judging experience the #ACP Show in Pakistan Sam Gibbs is one of the top BVA Judge and a real bird hobbyist. In this podcast he has shared his love for Agapornis, some tips and his experience of a recen...
16/11/2023
https://youtu.be/Dhk8cWZp8C4?si=FjQjvyTROywqH0jg
Visiting Agapornis mutation breeder Fahad Usman, Pakistan Visiting an Agapornis breeder, Fahad Usman from Pakistan. The Lovebirds kept here were in top condition and very well looked after. Predominately Agapornis f...
09/11/2023
Amazing dinner in Islamabad ❤️
Hospitality 💯🙌🤟
Ramada by Wyndham rooftop restaurant in Islamabad. Treated by Asad to a lovely meal at this stunning restaurant in Islamabad. The food was incredible, I tried brain masala and BBQ goat liver for the first tim...
06/11/2023
A video I made yesterday, summarising the event. 🤟
Summarising the ACP Mega Event 2023 lovebird exhibition. Summarising the ACP Mega Event 2023 lovebird exhibition. An incredible showcasing some of Pakistan’s finest Agapornis. Beautiful birds, incredible event and ...
06/11/2023
Choosing the Best in Show fischeri. 🏆🏆🏆
And what an incredible bird it was! I’ll share the winning birds at a later date when the proper photos come through. These little videos are more about the trip, the people, their hospitality and the atmosphere. Oh and the food. I love food. As you can tell. 😜
Talking of atmosphere… 🤯🤯😂
ACP Mega Event - Choosing the Best in Show fischeri 🏆🥇 #champion #acp
06/11/2023
Choosing the winner of the Opaline green fischeri series. This was an important one - big class with very stiff competition. The crowd had understandably thinned out by now because it was knocking on midnight … yes, midnight!! 🤯 and yet there was still a healthy number of die-hard enthusiasts there keeping the atmosphere pumping! 🏆🤟
ACP Mega Event - Choosing the winner 🏆 Opaline Green series #acp #opaline
06/11/2023
I didn’t manage to get any footage inside the event - too busy judging! I’m sure there’s plenty out there so I’ll put something together when I’m home. I did get some reactions though. Open judging, people can watch you judge the birds. Adds a real atmosphere! Something we should really learn from in Europe!
Selecting the open class winner:
ACP Mega Event - Selecting Open Class Winner 🏆 #bva #agapornis
06/11/2023
The ACP show yesterday was awesome. Big show, massive turn out and an incredible team running things. I won’t go into too much detail as I will do a proper write up when I get home.
The tallies came in to 2147 birds - and I judged them all by myself 😂. That has to be some kind of record, right? 17 hours straight, judging birds with just a 20 minute break 🤯. Thing is - I was game! The atmosphere kept me buzzing and I didn’t want to stop. I know many breeders had travelled long distances and I didn’t want to leave anyone disappointed.
The winning birds were astonishing. I know a big chunk of Pakistan’s breeders see it as a business and more power to them, but it was super refreshing to see the flip side where breeders are focusing on quality and producing exhibition birds that could comfortably win the toughest exhibitions in Europe. I’m certain this trend will grow and with events like this, we’ll see more breeders focusing on show quality.
As usual, the hospitality has been amazing. Really nice people, very welcoming and friendly. Islamabad is a very peaceful, quiet city. Clean, tidy and very green. The temperature is comfortable and the food is amazing.
Met some old friends and made plenty of new! Great to see Naveed Sheikh again. Gutted I couldn’t spend more time catching up, but the birds weren’t going to judge themselves 😅 I mean, he’s like some legendary rock star now so I’m sure he was kept busy himself 😂❤️.
Huge respect to Adnan Saleem and his incredible team. Proper sacrifices have been made to pull off such an event. Respect.
Videos of my trip so far on mu YouTube channel and plenty more to come
https://youtube.com/?si=a4qLMZwR0K-ZRC-H
Photo caption: “did he win?” 😂🏆
Records were broken today - without a doubt.
Mind blown 🤯🤯.
Tell you more when I recover…
04/11/2023
04/11/2023
03/11/2023
https://youtube.com/shorts/z8CYO9okEmU?si=UiO8v4nwgi_1fj2y
Follow my week in Pakistan as I document my trip to judge the Agapornis exhibition of ACP!
01/11/2023
Got a couple of t-shirts printed for judging in Pakistan. 🤟
I'll be travelling there on Friday and plan to document the trip on my YouTube channel. Keep an eye out 👋
11/09/2023
Agapornis personatus - the Best in Group and Best in Show birds from the BVA Masters 2023, plus a few bonus ones!
BVA Masters 2023 - Agapornis personatus The largest Lovebird-only exhibition in the world - the BVA Masters 2023 edition. Having missed last years show, it was great to be back. Seeing some great b...
10/09/2023
The Agapornis fischeri Best in Group and Best in Show birds from the BVA Masters 2023.
BVA Masters 2023 - Agapornis fischeri The largest Lovebird-only exhibition in the world - the BVA Masters 2023 edition. Having missed last years show, it was great to be back. Seeing some great b...
10/09/2023
Video of all the A.roseicollis that won Best in Group and Best in Show.
BVA Masters 2023.
BVA Masters 2023 - Roseicollis The largest Lovebird-only exhibition in the world - the BVA Masters 2023 edition. Having missed last years show, it was great to be back. Seeing some great b...
02/09/2023
Next week I'll be heading to the BVA Masters. 🇧🇪
It's been a long time since I seen my bird friends - i'm really looking forward to it! Anyone else going?
I still have no birds, but I am currently checking out houses and hopefully one day I can build a bird room and start again!
There are a couple of judging trips planned and I will document these on my social media platforms. Stay tuned!
28/06/2022
No birds anymore, but I'm still rocking my Agapornis mug from the guys in Denmark 💚🤪
Hope you're all well! Any gossip? 😁