Cage & Aviary Birds

10 x 1kg bags to be won! FANCY WINNING A 1kg bag of BRAVO! Budgie Seed or De Luxe Canary Seed, courtesy of bird food specialists Haith's? We are giving 10 lucky readers the chance to win their choice of product in our May prize draw. The hero of budg

“But what of the white cock my friend lent me? Well… yesterday and this morning, this bird has been busy picking up paper and jute string.” – Andy Johnson suspects a planned pairing was not meant to be, page 9.

A PAIR OF oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) that visit Knowsley Safari Park in Prescot each year to breed has chosen the centre of the park's outdoor Birds of Prey Arena to nest and lay eggs. As the species is classified as Near Threatened on th

THE RSPB HAS announced the results of the 2023 Big Garden Birdwatch and the house sparrow has retained its title for the 20th year as the most spotted bird in UK gardens. However, the charity warns that bird declines since the survey began in 1979 ar

CONSERVATION CHARITY ZSL has joined forces with the Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) to stop illegal wildlife trade. This is the first time conservationists have worked with lorry, bus and trailer drivers to tackle the illegal trade of bi

MOST OF MY mixed collection are Australian parakeets and in their native land, they are used to dry conditions and often do not breed until rain falls. In this country with our maritime weather, we have rain most weeks during spring and, therefore, o

THE NCA AND CC make a crucial distinction in their official response to the DEFRA consultation on compulsory bird registers (left). “We accept,” they say, “the case for registration of owners of poultry and similarly vulnerable species, but not for a

The following is an official statement from the NCA/CC: CONSIDERING avian influenza's threat to the national poultry flock and now possibly to human life, the Government is seeking to control its spread and transmission. DEFRA proposes that birdkeepe

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BREEDING pairs of birds can present a series of highs and lows for the fancier throughout the breeding season. A failure to lay, infertile eggs and abandoned chicks are just some of the problems that birds can make on their own. However, it is much w

IT WOULD be difficult to choose the most beautiful modern book on my shelves, but Joseph Forshaw's Trogons, A Natural History of the Trogonidae is definitely in the top five. For the bird enthusiast in the tropics, the trogons are among the most sati

IT HAS been a while since I last wrote in Cage & Aviary Birds, because most of my time last year was taken up with writing my book Methods of the Masters in the Canary World. This proved to be a big success and I aim to do a follow-up ready for early

SEND us your birdkeeping pictures and we'll publish them on this page. Each month the C&AB team will pick their favourite picture(s)! Simply email your picture to: [email protected] with “Readers’ Gallery” in the subject line or put them on

AT THE society's first barhead show of the year, there were 14 birds benched from four members. Best in show and champion bird was a skyblue cinnamon from John McLeman (pictured left). Best intermediate was a grey from Tommy Buckett (right).

Additional show details (schedule information, judges’ names, opening times and entry fee) will appear in our Club Roundup section. Please note (s&r) next to the club name stands for specialist & rare open show. For your open show to appear in our mo

BIRMINGHAM BS open show August 12, St Marys Church Hall, 30 Hobs Meadow, Solihull, West Midlands B92 8PN. Enquiries: 07515 701 411 or 07832 100 774. BRISTOL BS gold championship open show on August 6 at Saltford Community Hall, Wedmore Road, Saltford

IT SADDENS me to report that after a long illness Edgar Swan of Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, passed away on March 23 2023 aged 89, writes Maurice Roberts, BS chairman. Edgar joined the Budgerigar Society (BS) in 1975 and was a life member and a full p

ABERDEEN BS – May 11, Northern Bowling Club, Orchard Road, Aberdeen AB24 3DP, 7.30pm. Barhead and moultedout competition. No seed in cages. Other business to discuss. Enquiries: 01358 721 550. BASILDON CBS – May 8, Northlands Park Community Centre, F

THE AGM and subsequent management committee meeting of the National Council for Aviculture (NCA) took place on April 1 2023, commencing at 2pm at the Fieldhead Hotel, Markfield, Leicestershire. It was attended by members of the Canary Council (CC), t

IT WAS A close race to the finish for the winners of the Yorkshire Canary Club's (YCC) 2022 Exhibitor of the Year competition, with just four points between the first- and secondplace champion winners. Brian Keenan won first place, with A. & I. Ensor