Above: the International Turaco Society has donated 300 pins to Zabiso to assist with species’ fundraising and public awareness in Zanzibar. Zanzibar turacos are found only on a small reserve in the island’s centre, in the tiny area around Jozani…
Above: Raffle prize: the framed painting measures 50cm x 40cm (approx). The winning raffle ticket will be drawn by the artist Jonathan Pointer (www.pointer-wildlife-art.co.uk) AN ORIGINAL PAINTING of a pair of the very rare Vietnam pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) is…
Above: Bird gatherings were banned in England, Scotland and Wales after the general licence was revoked on November 11, 2020. In NI, the general licence was revoked on December 1, 2020 MARCH 31 WILL be the last day when…
Above: The donated seagreen parrot finches: won by AFS member Gerard Barrett. The branch’s most recent raffle of dusky mannikins came to an end on March 20. Members took part by picking a lottery bonus ball number prior to that…
Above: Oriental magpie-robin: trapped to near-extinction in the wild in Singapore in the 1980s and warranted a conservation reintroduction programme. Seizures of this species in Malaysia during January 2015 to December 2020 took place in only four states, implicating these…
Above: Winner David Zahra (Malta). Videos had to show the bird from the side and above to give the judges, Paul Larkin and Matt Eld, a view of the birds from as many angles as possible See page 18…
Above: Sahas Barve, a Peter Buck Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., US, studying the museum’s bird collection under a microscope. The researchers say finding a clear pattern across many species emphasises how important…
Above: No Club Show for a second year… however, the BS has announced a spring event to ‘kick start’ the show season in 2022, to be organised by the Club Show management team. Dave Hislop said: ‘The decision reached regarding…
Above: the top two placings in February’s online Points Cup. Entries increased from nine in January 2020 (physical meeting) to a record 44 in December 2020 (online show) THE 2021 POINTS Cup kicked off for Norfolk FBA members last…
Above: sharing the care of young between parents and helpers may also promote more social behaviour in the family group, researchers say © Shutterstock.com/COULANGES ELDERLY SEYCHELLES WARBLERS with young chicks should be more inclined to recruit helpers in order…