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