Above: We’re back: shows/events can go ahead following the lifting of a bird gatherings ban DEFRA HAS LIFTED the bird gatherings ban which has covered England, Scotland and Wales for the past five months. As of April 21, bird gatherings, including…
Above: The Italian-made STA cage: an SFSC member brought the model to the club’s attention as being suitable for showing the breed THE Scots Fancy Specialist Club (SFSC) has secured a new manufacturer and importer for the breed’s show…
Above: The FCC Exhibitor of the Year competition will commence at the Council’s first members’ show, North Staffs & South Cheshire FFCC on October 3. The competition will come to an end at the last show, held by East Anglian…
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Above: Bird gatherings were banned in England, Scotland and Wales after the general licence was revoked on November 11, 2020. In NI, the general licence was revoked on December 1, 2020 MARCH 31 WILL be the last day when…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…