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.

RSPB: Seabird Action Plan is a ‘plaster for a gaping wound’

Countrywide’s prize draw

QUOTE of the WEEK

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The Reserve at Chester Zoo welcomes first guests

Weigh-in time for birds at the zoo

LATEST UPDATE

Sneak peek: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Park Life

Is there a blackbird food shortage?

BIRDS BEING BRIEF

Editor’s Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

A walk in the park • Everyone should stop off in the beautiful Cotswolds at least once in their life, and for bird fanciers there’s an extra incentive. LARRY MANN reports

‘We’re always on a learning curve’ • In the softbill challenge, it’s more true than in any other area of the fancy - you never know everything, even when like GARY BRALSFORD you have multiple first UK first breedings to your name. Here, in his regular softbill roundup, Gary points out some of the sheer unpredictability of our softbill scene

You bring, they buy • People love a sale, especially when there are good birds to be acquired! DAVE BROWN was reminded of this recently when he sold everything he took and could have sold more

Geoff Bowley: a year as BS president

FLY: a unique book for children • If you want to ignite a youngster’s interest in birds ROSEMARY LOW recommends an excellent new book that is packed with lively illustrations and easily digested information

Dynamics we don’t see • Beyond the birdroom, birds have evolved in a multitude of ways to catch prey or evade predators. PAUL DONOVAN gives an overview of this dramatic natural battleground

My approach with foreign finches • After the first part of his interview in C&AB August 20, experienced hardbill enthusiast DAVE PADWICK discusses breeding and feeding. DAVE BROWN puts the questions

READERS’ GALLERY

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

OPEN SHOWS Sept/Oct 25

Club roundup

Obituary

What’s coming up in the calendar