Cage & Aviary Birds

THANKS TO THE generosity of club members, the Southern Gloster Fancy Canary Club (FCC) raised more than £100 from a bird raffle at its annual open show in October. Each year after the Southern Gloster FCC open show held in Romford, Essex, club secret

A MAN AND a woman from Scotland have been convicted after making a guilty plea to destroying more than 40 protected bird eggs on Boralie Island near the Kyle of Durness. On May 17, Storm Curtis (21) from Ullapool and Morag Morrison (22) from Edinburg

A NEW OWL species discovered on Principe Island in Central Africa has already been proposed for a Critically Endangered listing. The Principe scops owl (Otus bikegila) is found only in a tiny area (15km2) of uninhabited native forest within the Prínc

“There is something about the combination of black and white that signals style and sophistication. Just think of a man in a tuxedo.” – Gail Harland makes a goosy comparison you may not have thought of before. See page 8

FOLLOWING WEEKS OF bird protection operations in Spain, Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has successfully shut down 15 illegal bird-trapping sites. Some 250 250 live birds were released from traps, including 79 thrushes, 51 linnets, 54 goldfin

MIRIAM Rothschild, in her classic book on bird parasites Fleas Flukes & Cuckoos, called birds “travelling zoological gardens”, so numerous are the parasites they transport and attract. I fully agree with Ray Holland (Letters, November 16): rainwater

• At once stylish and snug [it says here], the unique Cage & Aviary Birds beanie hat [does that mean there's only one of them?] is available to buy online at https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/ (search “beanie hat”). The perfect Christmas gift! – Ed. ■

THERE is something about the combination of black and white that signals style and sophistication. Just think of a man in a tuxedo or the Ascot race scene in the film My Fair LadY! The black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) is a small dainty goose w

ALTHOUGH genetics and selective breeding have the biggest influence on a bird's quality, there are small improvements that can be made in preparation for the show bench, which will make a big difference on the day to give your birds their best chance

SINCE I was a teenager, I have kept records of my birdkeeping expenses. I was always told that birdkeeping was an expensive hobby and that “it can run away with money”! With limited resourses, it was essential to ensure that any money was accounted f

THE Barbary dove, also known as ringed dove, ringneck dove, Indian turtle dove or Java dove, is the long-domesticated form of the African collared dove (Streptopelia risoria). In many other languages (Dutch, German, French, etc), the domesticated for

ONE of my favourite sayings is: “What good is knowledge if you don't pass it on?” And this came into play recently when I went see my old clubmate Jimmy Dearnley, who is one of the founder members of the Lancashire British Bird Mule & Hybrid Club. My

MY FIRST specialist show outing of the year was a run down to the East Anglian ZFS show, held at Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire. Usually, by this point in the show calendar, my birds have already had a few show outings and are in need of a rest (or, more t

Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that's all about you BELOW are continued reports from the 2022 National Exhibition where a number of clubs held their shows. (For more National reports, see News, C&AB October 19 and Club News, November 16