Cage & Aviary Birds

IN A BID to ease problems with the supply of show cages for Lizard canaries and in response to a query about the acceptability of new cages on the market, the Lizard Canary Association (LCA) has updated its standard and approved the use of black viny

THE GOVERNMENT HAS pledged £44.2 million of funding for Community Forests and other woodland creation partners to plant trees across England, which will benefit birds, animals and the climate. The funding will support the creation of larger and more

“Nestlings are fed equally, on the basis of which one was fed last, so all the nestlings are the same size.” — Australian magpies (right) have a habit many breeders would envy! See page 12.

THIS SEPTEMBER, AN artist from Guernsey, Tiffany Anna Matthews, will launch her first interactive art exhibition bringing birds and animals to life using virtual reality, graffiti and ultraviolet paint. The exhibition “Tiffany Anna: TA X LDN” will be

CONSERVATION GROUPS ARE calling on the general public in parts of Wales to stop providing food and water for wild birds for the rest of the summer owing to a spread of trichomonosis. The disease has particularly affected wild hawfinches (Cocco-thraus

I WAS VERY happy to see some excellent examples of Australian king parrots (Alisterus scapularis), greenwinged kings (A. chloropterus) and Amboina kings (A. amboinensis) for sale at the Parrot Society Summer Sale. I do not think that I have seen so m

MY TAKEAWAY QUOTE from this week’s issue: “One overwhelming memory from the show was the delight shown by many of the younger visitors who were in awe of the colours of many of the birds.” That’s from the account in Club News (page 17) of a display o

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ON TUESDAY June 7, I arrived home late from work. It was 6pm. I had planned to be home at 4pm to attend an online meeting at 4.30pm. However, another meeting earlier in the afternoon had gone on longer than I expected, and so I participated in the 4.

BEFORE I visited Australia, I assumed their native magpie was a pied corvid. That would hardly make it unique. There are 10 or so black and white Corvus species worldwide, notably the pied crow (C. albus) and piping crow (C. typicus). But the Austral

AT THE time of writing, all my final-round youngsters are weaned off and all the Norwich hens are in flight cages, with the feeder canaries returned to a flight. The last four nests were a mixed bag: two “mixed” nests and the last two a five and a tw

BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY this is a summarised report of the General Council (GC) meeting held on June 9 via zoom. It continues from last week. Spring Event update: the chairman said he would like to thank all those involved, for putting this event on for t

HAILSHAM & DISTRICT BIRD CLUB – August 24, Union Corner Hall, Hawks Road, Hailsham BN27 1ND, 8pm. Talk on breeding canaries. Enquiries: 07925 547 996 HAVANT & SOLENT CAGE BIRD SOCIETIES MONTHLY SALE – August 21, Fareham Academy, St Annes Grove PO14 1