Above: Exhibits from the coloured canary section at the 2017 Gouden Ring. See the January 9 issue for a show report and pictures by Donald Skinner-Reid. Photo: Donald Skinner- Reid DESPITE POOR BREEDING results that meant fewer than normal coloured canary…
Above: Colin O’Hara’s book Simply Splendid has become an essential reference for breeders of Neophema parakeets FOR THE third annual presentation of the prestigious Birdkeeper of the Year award, the Cage & Aviary Birds’ team has chosen Colin O’Hara as…
Above: UK numbers of Svalbard barnacle geese have risen from possibly just 100s in the 1940s to 42,000 today. Norway’s request for the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to accept a down-listing of the barnacle goose from the Bern Convention’s…
Above: Helen McMorris obtains a fingerprint from a feather that has been weathered using green magnetic fluorescent powder. The study is published in the journal Science & Justice. Photo: Abertay University BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH COULD have a “transformative impact” on the number…
Above: day-old Madagascar pochard ducklings. The WWT team planned to release 32 birds in 2018; so far there are 22 to be released. Photo: WWT A PIONEERING PROJECT to raise and release some of the world’s rarest ducks back into…
Above: The UK government continues to monitor for cases of bird flu as the virus is still circulating in wild birds in north-west Europe © Shutterstock.com/Ratthapol Duangsri THE UK’s CHIEF Veterinary Officers are encouraging all poultry farmers and birdkeepers to…
Above: Kent Police say they are determined to help bring trapping cases to court to protect our garden birds such as the goldfinch, above © Shutterstock.com/El Coronesta A GRAVESEND RESIDENT was given a 28-day curfew and ordered to pay costs…
Above: This wild female feeds a fledgling. The Taronga Conservation Society programme supports the Critically Endangered Regent honeyeater and helps to raise and release birds to help boost the wild population. Photo: Glen Johnson A CAPTIVE-BRED REGENT honeyeater’s success in attracting…
Above: The rare triple-hybrid warbler, which is part golden-winged warbler, part blue-winged warbler and part chestnut-sided warbler. A research paper on this bird was published in the journal Biology Letters. Photo: Lowell Burket AN UNKNOWN BIRD spotted in Pennsylvania, US,…
Above: Until recently, bird shows and gatherings, including the Parrot Society’s National Exhibition (pictured), were advised to comply with APHA’s 21-day declaration form in line with the General Licence UK BIRDKEEPERS NO longer need to sign a “21-day” declaration with…