Cage & Aviary Birds

A PETITION CALLING for the government to limit the shooting of woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) launched by Wild Justice has surpassed 100,000 signatures, meaning it will be considered in parliament. Mark Avery, Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay of the not-

THE PARROT SOCIETY has released its upcoming show dates for 2023. The Pet Parrot Gathering, which is a show purely for pet parrot owners, will be held on Saturday, July 8; the Summer Show, including the Display Aviary competition, is on Sunday, July

A GAMEKEEPER HAS pleaded guilty after dead raptors and several banned poisons were found on a pheasant-shooting estate in Dorset. Multiple birds of prey that had been illegally killed - six of which were shot and one poisoned - were discovered by Dor

IT HAS BEEN a bit of a topsy-turvy start to the breeding season. Sure, eggs have been laid and a few chicks have emerged, but nothing like I had hoped for. There doesn't seem to be a common theme, just lots of individual issues that have battered me

CLIMATE CHANGE IS threatening tire reproductive success of songbirds, according to a study from die University of California, USA. While spring in California's Central Valley is usually the perfect climate for the songbird breeding season, climate ch

HOW GRATIFYING IT would be if 2023 proved to be a year of clear progress for the English cinnamon canary. These birds are generating plenty of interest. Will that translate into more on the show bench? But perhaps a more urgent priority is for everyo

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FEBRUARY IT HAS been a busy couple of months for me. Well, at least it's been a busy brain doing a lot of thinking. I might not have been as fit for the past couple of years as I would have liked and the birds have had to take a back seat. There's no

MY NAME is Yousaf Najeeb and I am 14 years old. I have a strong passion for birds. Breeding greenfinches was my first breeding goal, but now I am primarily interested in breeding and showing colour canaries. Birds are very special animals and they sh

THE ferry trip from Cairnryan in south-west Scotland to Larne in Northern Ireland takes two hours. It's a short but active sail -the waters aren't calm, because the gap between the land masses is very narrow, causing turbulence. It was November as we

THE ban on importation, bird flu and the cost of energy are just a few of the problems that have affected our hobby recently. Covid has done so much damage. Visiting the National at Stafford for the first time in many years, I could see how halls tha

THE association's (ASBS) publication Specialist Review winter issue was posted during December 2022 to current paid-up members only, reports chairman, Ghalib AlNasser. Please send your subscription without delay to Ian Brickwood (60 Booth Lane South.

BRISTOL BS gold championship open show will be held on August 6 at Saltford Community Hall, Wedmore Road, Saltford, Bristol BS31 3BY. Judges: Martin Bagnall, Gavin Carter, Andy Thorpe, Geoff Tillson and Rick Watts. For more information, contact the s

IT IS with sadness that I report the passing of Jimmy Catherwood, a well respected and widely known birdman in Northern Ireland, writes Jack Haskins. Jimmy passed away in November 2022 after fighting a long illness. Jimmy kept birds for more than 50

WITH the threat of bird flu, APHA on speed dial and many shows cancelled, it was with great relief drat on November 20 2022 the club forged ahead with the show. As with last year, the staging was transported front storage in Portknockie to the Cullen

MEMBERS of City of Bath Bird Breeders Society met for the annual Christmas fish and chip supper. Sixteen members attended and, ho ho, a good time was had by all. The president Geoff Taylor awarded his Member of the Year trophy to Dave Guppy for his t

softbill, R. Windle; best champion northern exhibit, best champion northern exhibit, best northern hardbilll, best northern mule or hybrid, best northern exhibit S. & B. Wallis; best novice northern exhibit, best northern exhibit in show, J. Powell.

ABERDEEN BS - February 9, Northern Bowling Club, Orchard Road, Aberdeen AB24 3DP, 7.30pm. A 2021/2022 bird competition. No seed in cages. Also the discussion of club business. Enquiries: 01358 721 550. BARNSTAPLE & NORTH DEVON CBS - February 1, Corne