Cage & Aviary Birds

Cage & Aviary Birds is written by bird experts for bird fanciers and is packed with club, show and bird related news, advice, birds for sale and comment. Established in 1902, Cage & Aviary Birds provides a wealth of practical advice and tips from the top names in the bird world, plus opinion, controversy, species and hobbyist profiles and nostalgia.

Meritorious BS figures honoured at society's AGM

Special club discount for Birdworld day out

QUOTE of the WEEK

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ZSL appeals for memories and artefacts from zoo history

Rare dove successfully fledges at Paignton Zoo

Climate change causes fewer birds to migrate to the UK

THE CINNAMON COLUMN

Bird gatherings and the law in Scotland • DONALD SKINNER-REID casts a critical eye over the THIRD change this year to the law on bird shows and sales north of the Border and advises organisers to make sure they know their obligations

Editor's Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

The best boost for nesting • As the daylight lengthens and the vitamin D levels surge, MARK JONES delights in the natural progress of his finches towards breeding condition and activity in their aviaries

Quality youngsters are first bred and then fed • So you got your pairings right – well done! But the work isn't over yet, emphasises Steve

A day out with my human • First-time contributor COBALT BLUE reports from the recent Ollerton & Bevercotes CBS show, where he represented Lincolnshire BS. Verdict: a top birds’ social gathering, with lots of inexplicable human activities

Gail Harland's WATERBIRDS

First-round red-eyes and others • Even though junior JOSH BROWN has only put together three pairs of colour budgies this season, there has been plenty of variety and interest in the breeding results he's had so far

Exotics hatch in a promising spring • There are plenty of positives for GARY BRALSFORD to report in his regular softbill roundup, and he focuses specially on a superb toucanet from north-eastern South America

An AGM with a (big) difference • Budgerigar Society General Council newcomer JON ASHBY gives his personal take on the society's eventful recent AGM, where he was immediately impressed with the expertise and enterprise of members and councillors alike

Jed Savage: aviary features • DAVE BROWN shares some recently gleaned ideas on improving your aviary design, inside and out

Lively days with my varied community • With such a mixed collection, DAVID URMSTON witnesses a tremendous range of approaches to breeding – both between species and individuals

Travels on the rolling road • Looking back over a memorable career with roller canaries, GRAHAM WELLSTEAD recalls his early starts with this extraordinary bird – and his later, revelatory introduction to the roller show world when he began to build his knowledge of the amazing song

Club News • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that's all about you

First of three: Bill Jackson stock show review

Obituaries

Robbie's stories make first nest-feather entertaining

What's on this week • Club meetings nationwide

Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices