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.

Doncaster BFCC open show honours the late John Balme

Avian flu spread via regurgitation of fish

QUOTE of the WEEK

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Editor's Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

Gail Harland's WATERBIRDS

Budgie Odyssey: Part 2 • ALI BOURESLI completes his account of an amazing whistlestop tour of the UK budgie scene, during which he visited three shows and 18 birdrooms! Continues from last week

Changes and keeps • What alterations have you made in your birdroom since you first started – and which features of your set-up still work as well as ever? SAM WILDES gives his own overview

INSIDE OR OUTSIDE: the choice is yours • Softbills are the trickiest birds to generalise about, whether it’s feeding, breeding or housing. When it comes to accommodation, GARY BRALSFORD explains in this special article what you need to consider whether your set-up is small, large or intermediate

From first to latest • For DAVID URMSTON, who has kept many kinds of birds, an account of his birdrooms and aviaries brings to life his own story in the hobby. And he has made most of them himself

When time is a mental state • We’ve all heard of something called a ‘biological clock’ and most fanciers would agree that their birds have one. But what exactly is it, and how does it work? PAUL DONOVAN explains

A closer look at the red-faced parrot • In the August 7 issue, DAVID WAUGH profiled the rare rusty-faced parrot of Colombia. Now he appraises the conservation status of a closely related species, and asks: is the red-faced parrot in fact much more under threat than has previously been thought?

My (realistic) dream set-up • Most ‘aspirational’ birdrooms in fact build on what a fancier knows will work, adding capacity (of course) and also features that will guarantee pleasure into the future. Here’s how DAVE BROWN sees it – with his Plans A, B and C

Companion Parrots • Over the years, DOT has created a home for up to 37 parrots at a time. Here she looks back at how her set-up evolved, and singles out some things that went right and not so right

Show tribute to Fred Wright • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that’s all about you

More than 370 birds for combined event

Junior wins the public vote

Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices

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