Mountain town organizes first starling singing contest

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 17, the Red-whiskered Bulbul Club and the Ornamental Plants Association of Con Cuong district organized the first Open Red-whiskered Bulbul Singing Contest in 2017.

This is the first time the bird singing contest has been held in Con Cuong district, but it has attracted 100 participants. Photo: Bao Ngoc

Participating in the contest were 100 starlings from members of the starling clubs of the districts: Do Luong, Anh Son, Tan Ky, Quynh Luu, Cua Lo, Vinh, Nghia Dan and the host Con Cuong.

The birds compete in 12 rounds, each round lasting from 5 to 8 minutes. The criteria for selecting the winning birds are healthy appearance, beautiful feathers, flexible competition, continuous singing, singing well, and the song must have 3 or more syllables without duplication.

The Organizing Committee awarded prizes to members whose birds won prizes at the contest. Photo: Ba Hau

As a result, the first prize was awarded to Mr. Nguyen Van Loi's starling, the second prize went to Mr. Nguyen Viet Linh of Do Luong starling club, Mr. Tran Van Tuan and Mr. Nguyen Van Hai of Nghia Dan district starling club and Anh Son shared the third prize.

Bao Ngoc - Ba Hau