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.

Lowest number of starlings ever recorded in Britain

Breakthrough to breed disease-resistant birds

QUOTE of the WEEK

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Milestone moment for future of rare merganser

Hummingbird chicks use novel technique to deter predators

Puffins bounce back on Inner Farne island

FINCHES Plus

A look back on THAT shrike saga

BENGALESE BOOKS

Editor’s Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

INTERVIEW: Jason Thomas • Now a key member of the fancy in Wales, JASON THOMAS is a long-time Gloster enthusiast. DAVE BROWN finds out about Jason’s time in the hobby and his management style

Water: the problem ingredient • H2O brings life to harmful impurities as well as our birds. MARK JONES investigates how to get the water balance right in his finches’ diet, especially with respect to their eggfood

A classic National at Olympia • BRIAN KEENAN continues his overview of the fancy in 1956 with a summary of a show that may never have been surpassed for popular appeal in this country — at a period when birdkeeping lorded it as the No 1 British hobby!

Why I’m going native • With several years as a Border canary novice under his belt, ANDY JOHNSON is expanding his collection and is getting into native hardbills. Here’s how the early weeks have gone

Keeping the goodness in • ‘Buy in bulk, repent at leisure’ can be the scenario if you don’t know how to store your soft goods. DAVE BROWN gives his experienced advice on some suitable containers and tactics

Smart computing: how birds harness brain power • In the April 23 issue, PAUL DONOVAN punctured the frequently made connection between brain size and ‘intelligence’ in birds and other animals. Here, he tells us more about the high levels of intelligence in the avian world, to be found in both solitary-living and social species

Bourke’s take the plunge • Here we go! A great deal has changed in DAVID URMSTON’s collection since last year, and yet his and the birds’ excitement at the onset of nesting is as strong as ever. And this time it’s his parakeets that have made the first move. Now who will be next?

‘Ode to the Canary’

A gallery for zebbie fans • In Cage & Aviary Birds April 9 we reviewed PATRYCJA KAMINSKA’s new book Zebra Finches: Breeding Guide, and here we present a further selection of pictures that give a flavour of this remarkable publication. There are more than 400 pages in the book - these few give an idea of what it is like

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

Cookies that draw in a crowd

Detailed canary talk with Steve Dominey

Calling all Border canary clubs!

Club roundup

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