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.

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Cage & Aviary Birds

A winter retrospective • As spring unfolds across the country, DONALD SKINNER-REID looks back over the season it’s displaced – and explains why, for him, it was a satisfying and productive time

Lessons from other livestock • A family visit to a flourishing exhibition of small livestock has DAVE BROWN feeling that this could be a good environment for cage bird events, with plenty of mutual benefits

Leucistic finch gallery • In last week’s Cage & Aviary Birds, HEIN VAN GROUW explained the range of clear and variegated patterns that fall under the heading of ‘leucism’ in birds. Here, he illustrates some specific examples of leucism in captive finches. Next week, he comments on some photos of goldfinches and redpolls

Return to the Kruger • So many of the species of foreign birds in our aviculture are common and easily observed in South Africa’s majestic Kruger National Park. DARREN SEFTON had visited before and could not wait to get back there. Here, he captures some of the sights and sounds of the trip

Five lively first pet suggestions • A pet can become a beloved member of a family, whether it’s an animal or a bird. DAVE BROWN suggests some feathered possibilities, with young or first-time owners in mind

Dream set-ups to inspire us all • More than any other birds, softbills challenge franciers to indulge when it comes to housing – above all when they are breeding. This is a facet of the hobby that GARY BRALSFORD has always loved, whether it’s planning his own set-up or appreciating the flair excercised by fellow breeders

Our Canaries: a second look • BRIAN KEENAN reopens his newly acquired copy of the 1911 classic reference, and is particularly intrigued by what the author Claude St John has to say on cinnamons and greens

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

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Autumn roundup from Ipswich

Obituary

BIS for Roger Tippett

Club roundup

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