Above: wild African grey populations have decreased by up to 79 per cent in almost 50 years. These birds have been crammed into a crate in the Democratic Republic of Congo Photo: Lwiro Sanctuary THE CHARITY WORLD Animal Protection…
Above: White-eyes, such as this Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens), eat a range of fruit. Wild birds often move though fruit trees piercing one fruit after another © Shutterstock.com/Simon_g Known to birdkeepers chiefly by a few favourite species, the white-eyes…
Above: Steve Dominey (left) and Bob Pepper. Even several years out of the fancy for Bob didn’t break up the Yorkie Supreme partnership, reveals Steve If two of you instinctively think about canaries in the same way, pooling your…
Above: Chestnut-backed tanager: a fine softbill which has been bred recently by Peter Moore © Shutterstock.com/Andrew M. Allport Fans of keeping and breeding exotic softbills must never forget the songbird crisis in the East, warns GARY BRALSFORD WITH…
Above: Jon Ashby: ‘How could I reach the whole town and get one new member into the fancy?’ JON ASHBY identifies an opportunity to attract newcomers to a fun and not too ambitious engagement with birdkeeping. Now what’s the…
Above: ‘Good training is based on trust’: Selina works with a magpie goose. This spectacular bird is native to Australia and New Guinea. Photo: WWT Slimbridge/Selina Reid, unless stated Training wildfowl is not easy, but SELINA REID is doing it…
Photo: Male (right) and female common pheasant: a familiar sighting in the 15th century. Experts believe that the Romans brought this bird to the UK. The common pheasant: hunted, shot and eaten for hundreds of years. Graham Wellstead looks at…
Photo: © Shutterstock.com/aaltair. Wallcreeper: note the dusky-grey head and shoulders with crimson on the wing coverts and base of primary and secondary feathers The wallcreeper is best known for scaling the Pyrenees and the Alps, but sadly is rarely seen…
Photo: © Shutterstock.com/TashaBubo. Male kestrel Former British birdkeeper Jarrod Cotter looks at the kestrel, familiar for its ability to hover while hunting for prey THE kestrel is perhaps our most familiar bird of prey, because it is so frequently…
Photo: The average hobby breeder will now have to consider and document any expenses incurred from their birdkeeping activities due to the Animal Activities License legislation Are breeders cheating themselves? asks Rosemary Low. Does the price keepers ask for…