Cage & Aviary Birds

RED KITES BORN in the UK are being sent to Spain to help boost its declining population. The translocation is a testament to a long-running conservation project that saw red kites reintroduced to England from Spain 33 years ago. Natural England, whic

THE WORLD PHEASANT Association (WPA) is giving pheasant enthusiasts the chance to win an original painting worth more than £4,500 as part of its latest fundraising raffle. The framed oil painting of the black-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus col

VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE have a negative effect on ostrich reproduction, says new research. A team from Lund University in Sweden studied 1,300 common ostriches in South Africa over a 20-year period of monitoring and found that females laid up to 40

A NEW STUDY in America has uncovered the dramatic decline of grosbeaks at one of their stopover sites during spring migration. A team of researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) found that the number of evening grosbeaks (Hesperiphona vespertin

A DOG WALKER from Hampshire has been issued with a Community Resolution Order and a Dog Behaviour Contract after her dog destroyed protected curlew eggs in the New Forest. On May 27, a dog belonging to a 48-year-old woman from Christchurch was caught

IN REPLY to the letter from David Urmston regarding the authenticity of the current London fancy canary (Cage & Aviary Birds June 29), I knew the last secretary of the London Fancy Club before it folded, many years before I was born. He was a very ol

Expert advice • Opinion • Getting started • Species profiles • Key tips • Leading fanciers I ENJOYED last week’s “Border Bulletin” from Andy Johnson and particularly noticed his reference to the “controversial subject” of the use of feeders in the Bo

Are you a member of any clubs? I am a member of Trent Valley BS and recently I joined the Midland Budgerigar Association (MBA). I will also be signing up to a few others this year. I will try to support the hobby and clubs over the next few months. H

I HAD already tried this experiment years ago, but with one pair and with less knowledge about feather type in the blue Lizard. One thing to bear in mind: I am no expert on genetics, so this is my simple view on it. Over the years, breeders of Lizard

Have You Bought those Birds You Need? THE breeding season is not yet with us, but it is fast approaching, and those who need two or three stock birds to improve their own stock should set about finding them ere it is too late. Many fanciers are somew

THE evening of Wednesday May 4 saw me heading north to Kettering, for a talk to the members of Northamptonshire Alliance CBS. I was in a good frame of mind because at home (Berkhamsted) we had been treated to the first decent rain for six weeks! This

I ONCE worked with a sensible guy on a committee. He always wanted to make decisions on a win-win basis. If we made a decision, it needed to be good for everyone. I have never forgotten his wise words. I am so pleased that the hobby is getting going

THOSE who have bred birds for a few years will remember producing certain birds that may have been special to them for various reasons. An obvious one is that stormer that won prizes. Or it may have been a bird that could produce youngsters that exce

GREENFOODS are a key part of many birds’ diet and canaries, particularly, are keen to try offerings of new foods. In the summer there is a plentiful range of wild foods around which we can use to supplement the shop-bought or home-grown vegetables th