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.

BC counsels members: you do need to register

Haith's prize draw

QUOTE of the WEEK

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BTO tracks gulls’ feeding habits

Reserve celebrates first bittern breeding

ACTION NEEDED: stark outlook for nature and climate

Park Life

A young finch's progress

GRENVILLE AND ANITA ALLEN

Editor's Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

Aviary planting – at no cost • Your outside housing needs greenery, and nature can help! ROSEMARY LOW describes how she enriched her parakeet housing without impoverishing herself at all

Breeding blues and other insights • Continuing last week's theme of ‘breeding better whites', Border champion STUART MASON advises on blues, incubators, and a whole host of breeding and exhibiting issues

Starlings and robins lead the way • From what has been a tough breeding season for many dedicated fanciers, GARY BRALSFORD picks out some glorious softbill successes, including an old favourite of his

When a lighter diamond's worth more • The gorgeous firetail is a favourite with CHRIS GREEN in breeding cage and show hall – but it's one of those birds where you can have too much of a good thing. Let Chris explain…

Thoughts after the Blackpool event • In June this year, the Budgerigar Society held its flagship Club Show at a new venue in Blackpool. It made for an extremely different experience for numerous Club Show regulars including SAM WILDES, who here gives his personal impressions of the weekend

Sao Paulo: Yorkshire's new capital? • A favourite judging engagement allowed BRIAN KEENAN to gauge how his chosen breed is faring in Brazil, and he came home full of praise for the birds, the show scene and the work being done by the national society, YCC Brasil. Article concludes next week

Prepping for the show in the sky • Keepers who train their cage birds to become show birds will appreciate the techniques that are required to teach Birmingham roller pigeons to roll! DAVE BROWN offers an insight

READERS’ GALLERY

Club honours John Cosby • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that's all about you

Rising champ

Beautiful budgies

A legacy of dedication, effort and quality • CUMBRIA BORDER & FIFE FCC celebrates its 40th birthday, reports STUART MASON

OPEN SHOWS August/September

Club roundup

What's coming up in the calendar