Cage & Aviary Birds

THE PARROT SOCIETY UK's (PSUK) second Pet Parrot Gathering held at the Stafford County Showground was an overwhelming success, with a white-capped pionus (Pionus seniloides) winning best bird on the day. The event, which was held on July 8, was a cul

“Like any posture canary, if the key points are achieved and the bird shows itself with grace and confidence, you are creating a thing of real beauty.” – Russell Sykes on his experiences with the Belgian bossu, see page 15. ■

NEW RESEARCH HAS found that a bird's beak shape can determine the nest material it will use. A team from the University of Bristol and the University of St Andrews studied data from nearly 6,000 bird species to investigate how beak shape and size rel

THE SCOTTISH POPULATION of western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) has increased for the first time in eight years, reports the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA). The results from this spring's capercaillie lek counts found an increase of 19

A BARN OWL (Tyto alba) has been spotted on Hampstead Heath in North London for the first time since the Second World War. These birds were once common in the area, but their habitat has been altered by intensive residential development. In June, bird

OVER THE WEEKEND of July 8-9, the Parrot Society ran its second Pet Parrot Gathering using a similar format to the 2022 event at Stafford County Showground. The title of my monthly column is, therefore, very appropriate to this report. This year, our

I KEEP Gouldians, other varieties of Australian finches, and parrotlets. For a few years now, I have put drinking bottles on my bird cages and aviary because their water, including medication/ vitamin supplements, stays very clean. Then I started get

MY ROW of bird feeders includes the special feeder shown on page 12 of the July 5 issue. I have used one of these for many years and get rather irregular visits from a pair of goldfinches, usually accompanied in due time by their offspring. They tota

A MOST INTERESTING development in the events calendar during recent years has been the progress made by the Parrot Society's annual summer jamboree at Stafford. By tradition, this has been a celebration of the delights of keeping pet parrots: in a wo

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JULY THE choices that we make in respect of the birds for next year's breeding season are, for me, the most important decisions to be made each year. The stock that we retain will determine the quality of young birds produced the following season and

THE following can be found in some seed mixtures and can also be bought separately: This is the unprocessed kernel of rice, sometimes with the husk removed, so it could be any variety of rice. It can be included in mixtures for all sizes of parrots a

DR BOB Travnicek, the well-known greywing specialist from the USA, adds: “Here is the problem. Unless you are willing to get some pure-bred greywings from the “pet market” and then breed them to each other till you have a substantial number, you will

What was the appeal of the Belgians? I'd only ever seen pictures of Belgians, but I was very intrigued by them. Here was a posture canary with a very unorthodox stance, and a really unique and different appeal to it. They filled my eye! Then Matt Eld

Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that's all about you THE society held a young stock show on May 14. Sadly, only 33 birds were benched – a poor turnout. Judge Alan Neath awarded best in show and best intermediate to the partnership of Gil

CORNWALL BS silver championship show on August 20 will be known as the Edgar Swan Memorial. Judges booked are Roy Aplin, Bev Hutt and Laura O'Reilly. Full classification for budgerigars of colour (will still compete for BS standard awards set for sil

IT IS with great sadness that I, Tom Broderick (Northumberland & Durham FBS secretary), report the passing of my best birdkeeping pal Trevor Eugene Browne (Welsh Irish Scottish), who was a truly international legend. A Trinidadian by birth and having

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