Above: You don’t need to be a BCCC member to bench your coloured canaries, such as this intensive red unflighted clear cock, in the BCCC open show at C&AB’s Maidstone event this November THE CANARY SECTION at this year’s…
Above: According to NABU, symptoms of the diseased birds include fluffed-up plumage and breathing difficulties. NABU currently advises residents in Germany to stop feeding or providing drinking troughs for birds to reduce the risk of transmission © Shutterstock.com/LA28 A MYSTERY…
Above: The rescued toco toucans have arrived at Paradise Park, their new home TWENTY-SEVEN BIRDS CAUGHT up in illegal trade within the EU have found a safe home at Cornwall’s Paradise Park. Having been confiscated by the Belgian authorities,…
Above: Fred Smith (left) won the 2019 best canary breeding award for hatching 21 Yorkshires and 23 new colours, while president Roger Tippett (right) picked up the ‘Best British hardbill breeding’ and ‘Best British’ awards. Right: Jake Bishop submitted the…
Above: The BBC has advised members to contact the IOA for specific COM ID-coded rings for native birds, such as bullfinch (example pictured) which require ring size D. The BBC says it will resume business with Avian ID as soon…
Above: April’s Zoom meeting was co-chaired by Kevin Eatwell and John Bird, chairman of Dartford Kent BS, and welcomed a tour of Sam Wildes’ birdroom (pictured) and his recommendations on keeping specialist and rare exhibition budgerigars. ‘Such meetings are a…
Above: Walkers’ 18 vehicles operate under 24-hour licences and are fully NSF-approved WALKERS EUROPEAN EXPRESS Services in Dudley is reporting that, despite the lockdown, it’s business as usual for bird collections and deliveries. Overseas transport has ceased for the…
Above: The AS Raymond Sawyer Scholarship is back after a year break and will be sending one young amateur, professional or student aviculturist to receive the sort of training usually reserved for professionals. Pictured is 2018 winner Arno Lapiere …
Above: Alan Scott: ‘The coronavirus lockdown means fanciers are spending far more time with their birds. That should help to improve the breeding season and could see a good number of Borders benched at the Sussex & Kent Border FCC…
Above: And then there were two! Rishi has been joined by Boris. Rishi was the National Centre for Birds of Prey’s first chick of 2020. Both were hand-reared for a week before being reintroduced to their parents Photo: NCBP …