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.

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Cage & Aviary Birds

The yellow-billed alternative • GARY BRALSFORD was delighted when he obtained a pair of that scarcer close relative of the Heck’s, the long-tailed grassfinch, and can firmly recommend them to finch fans

A whirlwind weekend away • Hectic? Maybe, but for SAM WILDES a Friday-to-Sunday trip to judge at the famous Co. Antrim club show made a memory to last a lifetime: superb company, hospitality and birds

Be organised and then enjoy it • The exhibition side of the fancy relies on volunteers to do the admin as well as judge. Proven show secretary STEVEN PARKINSON advises on how best to make an event run smoothly

Inspired by the peacemakers of yesteryear • It’s in the nature of a competitive hobby to foster divisions, and JAY BUNKER has sadly seen plenty of them. Yet he draws optimism from an old example of healing between canary factions

Fun things come in threes • ‘Fun, enjoyable and inquisitive birds,’ is how keeper ISSY WRIGHT describes her special charges at Cotswold Wildlife Park. SUSIE KEARLEY spends some time in their company

Queuin' in the rain

A weekend at the Welsh • Early in the season, the Welsh ZFS show at once pitches a stellar standard for later events to match. DAVE BROWN wasn’t going to miss the 2024 version

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PICTURE OF THE MONTH! • C&AB TEAM PICKS THEIR FAVOURITE ENTRY EACH MONTH

'From success to success'

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North Staffs and South Cheshire clubs stage an early joint show

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