Above: The rosettes remember the NofEGC’s past presidents: John Scott, George Storey and John Martin. A future president will be elected in due course THE NORTH OF England Gloster Club (NofEGC) has created new rosettes in honour of its three…
Above: LCA chairman John Martin (left) has resigned and club president Stan Bolton (right) will stand in until a new chairman is elected at an AGM to be arranged soon A NEW CHAIRMAN is to be elected for the Lizard…
Above: Newcastle Disease precautions for bird gatherings have affected entries to some of the large shows. At the recent Budgerigar Society Club Show held at The Dome, Doncaster (pictured), the BS lost out on about seven regular overseas exhibitors and an…
Above: Shock find: five blue tits and a great tit were discovered dead at feeding stations by rangers from Horsham Council. Photo: RSPCA SEVEN BLUE TITS and great tits have died at a Sussex nature reserve after bird feeders and…
Above: Fanciers from Kent and Essex, East London and parts of North London have reportedly shown interest in a new Dartford budgie club. Pictured is a grey green cock A DARTFORD-BASED BUDGERIGAR club could be made official next month after…
Above: Bonelli’s eagle with young at the nest, at a typical cliff site. This species has a large global distribution, but is nowhere common. In Europe it is a rare resident around the Mediterranean, confined primarily to mountainous regions Photo: Wikimedia…
Above: Good as new: the 1970 medals will be awarded to the 20 section winners along with rosettes, certificates and cash prizes ORIGINAL 1970 MEDALS in “mint condition” will be presented to winning exhibitors at November’s Stratford upon Avon CBS…
Above: Blaze survivors: the National Museum’s website shows a small selection of specimens in the bird collection, from the two largest flying species, the Andean condor and albatross, to hyacinth macaw. The annex building and the Botanical Gardens escaped the fire. Photo:…
Above: While Spix’s macaws are now extinct in the wild, a population of about 60-80 birds remains in captivity, such as these birds at the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP). Photo: ACTP Facebook page A STUDY INTO the…
Above: PC Carr and PC Davis recover the first shot short-eared owl hidden by Timothy Cowin. Further items seized by the police included a rock covered in blood near where the first owl was found. Forensics confirmed the presence of short-eared owl…