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.

Man sentenced for possession of thousands of wild bird eggs

The countdown is on…

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Hummingbirds exhibit 'sense of touch' while feeding in mid-air

Jackdaw cruelly killed by air rifle pellets

New interactive display highlights brilliant and bizarre bird specimens

THE CINNAMON COLUMN

How much habitat is there for the Philippine cockatoo? • In C&AB April 17, DAVID WAUGH described how this Critically Endangered parrot’s wild fortunes had been imperilled by devastating typhoon damage. An obvious question remains: can it survive in the wild, and if so, where?

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How Nelson got his eye back • Eye injuries can ruin a bird’s wellbeing – and when the problem is with the sole remaining eye, the situation is indeed dark. Yet MARK JONES found that in a recent case prompt action gave a precious finch a new lease of life

How to make spotless simple • Experienced fancier DAVE BROWN provides a shortlist of items that every fancier must have in order to maintain those critical hygiene standards that their birds need to have

The high life on the rolling road • Veteran roller canary champion GRAHAM WELLSTEAD recalls how he trained for the exacting task of judging song canaries. Continues from the May 15 issue

Gail Harland's WATERBIRDS

Show early to dodge the flu ban • These days it is never a bad plan to be ready to show early in the season when the risk of flu-based cancellation is lowest. JAY BUNKER encourages breeders to plan and prep as soon as the opportunity arises – and show organisers to consider planning their event early

Old & rare overview: part 2 • Last week DAVE BROWN gave a concise introduction to the frill breeds that currently figure in the old and rare section on the UK show bench. Now he turns his attention to the wide range of smooth-feathered breeds in the same section

The Premium Bond aviary • On May 12, the great budgerigar man and C&AB writer FRED WRIGHT sadly passed away. To honour Fred’s memory we reproduce this article from 2020, in which Fred talks about his earliest days as a birdkeeper and describes how his first aviary came to be built

TAKING IT EASY: why there's less stress if you're a brood parasite • Using his own observations in the Botswana bush, PAUL DONOVAN salutes the initiative of cuckoo-like species and explains how their young ‘de-imprint’ from their gullible hosts

Do birds go grey? • The answer is ‘yes, sometimes’ – and yet, reveals HEIN VAN GROUW, the phenomenon known as progressive greying has only been understood or indeed noticed quite recently

MBA president's address

Keeping softbills

Malcolm's 'invaluable and inspirational' work

Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices

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