Cage & Aviary Birds

Distance no object!

Editor Rob Innes writes: As a reminder of what we missed by losing a whole show season, the Cage & Aviary Birds team loved this vivid account of a classic show in the far north-east of Scotland. Birdkeeping at its best! Over to Portknockie CBS publicity officer SANDY HAY…

ON NOVEMBER 21 2021, Portknockie CBS held its annual open show in the Bowling and Tennis Club at Cullen, on the coast of north-east Scotland.

With Covid-19 still hanging around, and the threat of bird flu rearing its ugly head again, it was with some trepidation that we decided to forge ahead with plans for the show. After missing a show in 2020 due to coronavirus, it was great to see all our old friends and a few new ones over the weekend. With our usual staging-transport driver unavailable this year, our transport

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