Cage & Aviary Birds

INTERMEDIATE BUDGERIGAR FANCIER Graham Ball stole the show at Southport Budgerigar Society’s (BS) summer show winning all four of the major special awards. Best in show, best any age (AA) and best intermediate AA was awarded to Mr Ball’s yellowface d

THE Tanimbar Islands are situated approximately halfway between the north coast of Australia and the far west of New Guinea. The 65 islands cover an area of 10,103 km2; the largest and most central being Yamdena, which is 2,981 km2, with hills along

AN AUCTION HOUSE in West Sussex will be selling off a huge collection of dodo (Raphus cucullatus) artefacts and memorabilia belonging to the late Ralfe Whistler. On September 24, Summers Place Auctions in Billinghurst will host the auction of Mr Whis

COLIN Surtees reports on a trial import of stock from Continental Europe (see advert, right). Just an update on our quarantine experiences up until now under the current conditions. All the birds arrived fine. There were no casualties and as of today

I HAVE read both instalments of the article by Hein van Grouw with more than a passing interest. (See C&AB, June 12 and July 3.) Among other examples, he details the longterm whitening of a cock chaffinch and a blackbird, where both subjects grew pro

PART ONE RACING pigeons came into my life through my late father. He was in the building trade, and had built our family home in the 1930s, along with most of the other houses in the village of Penmaenrhos, where I still live. He was a well-known pla

ALSO called the house swallow, chimney swallow or barn swallow, Hirundo rustica has been associated with human habitation for at least two thousand years. The great majority now choose to return to the same man-made nest location, rather than breed i

HOUSING is all-important when it comes to keeping and breeding birds. Often, a new fancier may stumble into birdkeeping. A single pet bird is brought into the home - and then the bird bug bites. As a consequence, first birdrooms can often be a sectio

AS I write this bulletin, the summer solstice is still ahead and the 1993 hit by D:Ream, Things can only get better, springs to mind. I am not referring to my memories of the song being used in the General Election campaign in 1997. I am talking abou

THE ninth combined annual members’ show of the Association of Specialist Budgerigar Societies (incorporating the Crested BC, Clearwing BBA, Rare Variety & Colour BS, Spangled BBA and Variegated BC) and the Lutino & Albino BS kickstarted the show seas

WITH the zebra finch show season on the horizon, show preparation need to begin now to ensure you have a team looking their best for show day. For those who are starting out with exhibition zebra finches, there are some easy steps to follow in order