Nov 10 2021

Cage & Aviary Birds

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Seed Prizes Are Worth A Punt!
FOLLOWING ITS LAUNCH at the beginning of November, the Cage & Aviary Birds Grand Christmas Raffle had already sold more than 2,000 tickets as we went to press. There are 36 prizes to be raffled off, including top-quality exhibition birds – from budgi
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Caerphilly Bird Rescue Loses Co-founder
THE CO-FOUNDER OF a popular bird and wildlife rescue centre in Wales has died. On October 4, Ray Gravenor, who ran Caerphilly Bird Rescue with his wife Carol, was on his way back from Barry, South Wales, after releasing a rehabilitated shearwater out
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QUOTE Of The WEEK
“A KIWI’S nostrils are located at the end of its lower mandible. When foraging, kiwis habitually snort to expel debris from the beak.” – Sounds a little bit like having your nose on your chin… Bill Naylor has more details on page 12.
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Eggshell Water-resistance Reveals Species That Could Be At Risk From Extreme Weather
A NEW STUDY by biologists at Royal Holloway, University of London, has found that the moisture-resistance of bird eggshells is linked to the climate and the environmental conditions of where they nest. In collaboration with the Open University, the U
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Also In The News...
A CASE of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in captive birds at a rescue centre in Worcestershire. The UK Chief Veterinary Officer announced the news on October 26. A 3km and 10km temporary control zone is now in place around the infected premises at
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BTO Celebrates Ornithology Winners
THE BRITISH TRUST for Ornithology (BTO) has presented six awards to recognise the contributions of conservationists and wildlife authors to British ornithology. Last month, at a ceremony in the Mall Galleries in London, five Marsh Awards and one Dily
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FCC Exhibitor Of The Year 2021 League Standing Week 3 Results
Paul Larkin, FCC secretary, reports: “What a weekend it’s been for Council shows and with plenty of new names making their mark on the 2021 leader board. The Kendall Stud are leading the way, but Vincent Duffy has slotted into second place in the cha
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Birdkeeper At Large
I WAS UNABLE TO attend the National Exhibition on October 3, so the East Anglian ZFS show at the end of October was my first since October 2019. It was also the first gathering of any size that I had met with since the pandemic started and, therefore
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Looking Back At The Bill: Tumultuous Times Fighting For The British Fancy
IT WAS 40 years this September when the finishing touches were put to the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Bill, which duly became an Act in September 1982. That was a period of great upheaval to the British bird fancy and changed the thinking of birdke
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Editor’s Letter
A VICTORY GRIN is always special, but it’s even better when it’s the winner’s first time. I’m thinking of Shaun Conley, new but keen as anybody in the old & rare canary variety game, whom we meet on page 14. With the help of sound advice, quality fou
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Where Are The Show Cages?
Expert advice • Opinion • Getting started • Species profiles • Key tips • Leading fanciers AS MANY readers will know from my past burbling in this paper, I’m a member of Trimdon and District CBS. Like many clubs these days, we’ve had a turnover of of
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Editor: Rob Innes. Tel: 01959 541 444Email: birds.ed@kelsey.co.uk Deputy Editor: Laura Welch. Tel: 01959 541 444Email (News): birds.news@kelsey.co.uk Email (Club News): birds.general@kelsey.co.uk Design: Focused On Design LtdEmail: design@focusedonde
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A Starter’s Tale
BACK to the subject of my very first pair of Borders. The hen went on to lay four eggs and sat on them for 18 days solid. I candled them and they were clear. So I took the nest out and split the birds up for a couple of weeks. Then I tried again. Thi
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Back To The Show Bench!
I MUST admit to having lost my enthusiasm for exhibiting, to a certain extent, over the past two years, since the last show I attended. I never thought I’d feel this way. However, when I’ve spoken to others it has become clear that I have not been al
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African Greys Are The Most Patient Parrots When It Comes To Their Favourite Food
AFRICAN GREY PARROTS have better self-control with food than macaws, according to new research from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany. A team of researchers found that African greys may be better able to delay gratification – reject
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Greenfinches Come Through For Me
IN THE Cage & Aviary Birds September 8 issue, I spoke about all my birds being in the moult, with the adults just starting, while for most of the young bred this year the process was just ending. Since then, I can now confirm that every bird has comp
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A Mite Under The Radar?
I HAVE only ever seen one article about feather-eating mite. Yet I’ve experienced it twice in my birdroom and thought it might be worth C&AB readers knowing more about the possible treatments. The feather-eating mite isn’t affected by the usual popul
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Your First Birdroom And Foundation Stock
WHEN building your first aviary, make it as big as the space you have available. Even if it is not used entirely as a birdroom to start with, as your enthusiasm grows you will find it easier and cheaper in the long run to add more breeding cages – an
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Back To (some Of The) Shows And Sales!
AS I was writing this bulletin, the National Exhibition at Stafford had passed and the Suffolk softbill show was due on this very day, with Newark to follow at the end of October. From the softbill perspective, Stafford was a little disappointing and
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The Birds That Snort In The Night
BEFORE the Europeans colonised New Zealand, there were millions of kiwis. This is a bird that is almost extraterrestrial in appearance: so primitive in evolutionary terms that it bears little resemblance to any other living bird. A kiwi’s pear-shaped
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No Beginner’s Luck In This Starter’s Success
ATTRACTING new fanciers to the show side of the fancy is key to its survival. With old and rare canary breeds bucking the trend with an increased entry at the recent National, it was good to see new faces helping to boost the numbers – and C&AB’s Dav
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Picture Of The Month!
C&AB TEAM PICKS THEIR FAVOURITE ENTRY EACH MONTH My niece Lexi Stocks in my bird shed STEPHEN NEWSOME OF THE NEWSOME & CARR PARTNERSHIP, SHEFFIELD SEND us your birdkeeping pictures and we’ll publish them on this page. Each month the C&AB team will pi
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Club News
THE area open show for incorporating a foreign bird section for the very first time certainly made all the extra effort well worth it. With more than 140 zebra finch entries and 54 foreign birds, the show really boosted morale for officials and exhib
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Logo Challenge
Do other clubs have a logo like ours (right)? This is the Bow Fiddle Rock in Portknockie and is our answer to the London Eye. The Rock is situated on the edge of the beach on the east side of Port-knockie and is one of the most photographed landmarks
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Newcomer Wins Best In Show
ON SEPTEMBER 19, the club held its annual show in conjunction with the South West Zebra Finch Club at the Kenn Centre, Kennford Near Exeter. For the second time, it was a single bird (rather than pairs) event with 125 birds benched. The quantity was
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Well Done Junior Lewis!
BELOW are the winners of the club’s recent young stock show: The Cecil Puddehatt Shield for best current-year bred (CYB) in show, The Barry Woolgar Canary Trophy for best canary unflighted, Dave Cheshire; The High Wycombe CBS Foreign Shield for best
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Fred Presents His National Winner To Members
AT the recent National Exhibition, one of the society’s stalwart members Fred Smith won best Yorkshire canary with a yellow variegated cock bird. He brought the bird along on the night to show fellow members and explained how for more than 40 years i
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Club Roundup
CUMBRIA BORDER & FIFE FCC due to unforeseen circumstances, the open show on December 5 is regrettably cancelled. YORKSHIRE BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY the first meeting was held on October 21 after a break of at least 18 months due to the pandemic. The meetin
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Readers’ Gallery
Out and about in Ayrshire in the early summer we came across this lovely peregrine, nesting on a rock face and rearing three chicks, which were just at the fledging stage. We have kept the nest-site secret MARY FALLS, AYRSHIRE I photographed this bea
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What’s On This Week
COLCHESTER CBS – November 18, Stanway Village Main Hall, Villa Road, Stanway, Colchester CO3 ORH, 7.45pm. Members’ show and light buffet. Judge: Kevin Peck. Enquiries: 01376 525 370. DUNBARTONSHIRE BS – November 15, The Rock Bowling Club, Pier Esplan

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