Cage & Aviary Birds

MAKING THEIR INTERNATIONAL debut at this year's National Exhibition were nine Persian Rasmi canaries, brought to the show by breeder Majid Mirahmadi, aged 46. Originally from Istanbul, he brought eggs with him when he came to Britain 23 years ago and

AN UNEXPECTED WINNER took the top spot at this year's National Exhibition – a dilute Fischer's lovebird cock. Stevie Stewart's best in show lovebird went on to win best exhibit; the first time this species has taken that title at the National, old or

AT STAFFORD I saw so many people! That is great, but it slows me down looking at the show in general. I always get a buzz from this type of event ever since Ally Pally. I thought there were more people than last year and getting back up to pre-covid

BUDGERIGAR fanciers and breeders are rather particular about the identity rings they use on the birds that they breed each year. These closed rings are either purchased through a national society or area society, depending on the membership held by t

THE Philippine duck is an attractive species. Native to the Philippine archipelago, it has a scientific name, Anas luzonica, derived from Luzon, the largest of the islands. It is distinguished by its rusty-orange head, with a striking black eye-strip

WELL, my workload has increased considerably, partly through other commitments and partly through an unfortunate mishap. You'll recall I am in the process of converting part of the old shed into a garden summer room. The inside work had reached a poi

MORE than any other birds, owls are universally recognisable. Even a child can draw an owl. The bigeyed rotund bird is a universal image, familiar to everyone omnipresent in folklore art and literature. It has that round face with large eyes, which i

MOST of us are attracted to bright colours, be it with clothes, flowers or birds! The budgerigar's popularity is a real indicator of this. In terms of foreign seedeaters, the species usually recommended for beginners such as silverbills and Bengalese

WHEN it is cold in the Netherlands, in autumn and winter, we sometimes see a sparrow-sized bird with a bright yellow beak in our country: the twite. We mainly encounter it around the Lauwersmeer and on the Wadden Islands. From October to March: that

IN 2016 as a novice exhibitor, he did it. In 2019 as an intermediate exhibitor, he did it. In 2023 it was the unanimous verdict of judges – John Cosby, Dave Cottrell and Gwyn Williams – that as a first-year champion exhibitor, John Scammell did it ag

THE FFF have introduced a Fife Canary Breeders’ Listing. This will be a list of breeders of the Fife fancy canary along with their contact (email address or telephone number) and will appear within the yearly magazine. The listing is designed to enab

SOUTH Cheshire BS and North Staffs BS held their joint annual members’ show on June 20. A big thank you to Ian Fielding for judging the birds. Results as follows: best in show, best any age (AA) in show, best intermediate AA, Eric Littlehales; best y