Above: A greater flamingo chick which hatched at Marwell Zoo last year. Zoo officials posted online: ‘We fully support the government’s latest measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 by limiting social contact, and while we have 140-acres of open…
Above: Gary Simpson (left) and Ian Standley, live on screen in the club’s Q&A session back in March. The club’s next online meeting is April 16 and will be a talk by Phil Reaney, BS panel judge and exhibitor A…
Above: left: linnet king Jack Lloyd with his winning hen. Right: Terry McCracken with his five-time winner. Both photos were taken at the National British Bird & Mule Club show the week after the British Native Mule & Hybrid show…
Above: Four classes for English Cinnamon champions and two for novice will be put on at December’s East Sussex National Bird Show. Officials say there will be a donated special for best in section. Photo: Derek Dix THE INTEREST…
Above: Reintroduction: four young Spix’s macaws bring hope for the future of this extinct-in-the-wild species. Photo: ACTP AFTER BEING DECLARED extinct in the wild in 2000, on March 4 a total of 52 Spix’s macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) arrived back…
Above: Mid Essex BS’s 2019 live raffle draw. This year, the club welcomes 11 participating societies: Bedford BS, Birmingham BS, Bristol BS, City of Lincoln B&FBA, Cleethorpes B&FBS, Dartford Kent BS, Hastings BS, Ipswich BS, South Cheshire BS, Southend BS…
Above: the hoard of silverware discovered in a shed. Can you help Dagenham CBS learn more about these trophies? A HIDDEN HOARD of club trophies has been discovered in the president/treasurer’s shed by Dagenham CBS – and now members are keen…
Above: A group of devotees who keep and exhibit the English Cinnamon canary (Kevin Monsey’s birds pictured) have started a new club and online group. At present, the membership will be contacted regularly via social media CALLS FOR A…
Above: The ‘two Lauras’ were back together once again during a rather special owl experience with a black barn owl. Coda Falconry’s long-term plan for the owl, named Eclipse, is to build on his confidence and include him in its…
Above: The seedeater section was the largest, with 45 more birds from two fewer species than in 2018, including African silverbills (Euodice cantans) © Shutterstock.com/yabaninizinde THE RESULTS ARE in for Norfolk FBA members’ breeding season for 2019 with the highlight…