Above: Rory O Connor (far left) with some of the Natives & Norwich Facebook group’s admin team. Founding members Paul Gilchrist and Dave Coughlan are pictured third and second from right, respectively. Natives & Norwich was set up in 2013…
Above: Swapping the real bench for an online bench: Midland ZFC will host its first-ever international virtual show later this month. Results are to be revealed on its Facebook page. Judges will not view the birds in person, instead they…
Above: one of the 2020 AS Raymond Sawyer scholarship winners: Mischa Hiltpold feeds a hill myna at Zoo Basel. Philip Schofield, one of four judges for the AS scholarship, said: ‘Mischa impressed me with his history of hobby aviculture from…
Above: Cormorant Underwater View (above): a Brandt’s cormorant (Urile penicillatus) taken by French photographer Greg Lecoeur in Mexico. This image won silver in the Photographer Of The Year Best Portrait category. Mr Lecoeur said: ‘To achieve this portrait, rather than…
Above: this cased specimen of the original London fancy canary going back to circa 1850 was discovered in a private collection, its owner apparently unaware of how special this specimen was. The specimen will remain in the private collection. Photo:…
Above: The show staging and judging stands were erected along the outside of the Community Hall AN ALFRESCO YOUNG bird competition has gone down in history for Bristol BS after exhibitors found themselves, their birds and staging locked out of…
Above: Lockmeadow Hall, soon after doors opened to the public at the 2019 Cage & Aviary Birds Christmas Sale & Show. The new Covid-19 venue regulations would have limited this year’s event to just 50 people in the hall. ‘There’s…
Above: Making history: one of the first mask wearers at a bird show in 2020. Ryan Sutton won best in show with a Gloster ONE OF THE first young stock shows to take place since lockdown restrictions eased went ahead…
Above: The disappearance of all but three Endangered shore plovers has left researchers puzzled. Were they taken by predators or did they simply fly away? The Mana Island colony was vital to the species’ conservation project. Photo: Sharon Gamble …
Above: Scenery change: members of Guernsey CBS and Guernsey CC exhibited their young birds in Jason Green’s garage A COST-SAVING INITIATIVE involving two Guernsey bird clubs resulted in a joint young stock show inside a member’s garage. It was…