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.

Preview: Combined Area Society Special Event 2025

Penguins enjoy a top season

QUOTE of the WEEK

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Birdworld boosts prospects for rare thrush

Secret osprey nest location revealed

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Success: toxic lead ammunition now banned

Study finds stork nest plastic

APHA/DEFRA: correspondence with the Border Convention

TURACO ADDITION

Editor's Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

Our colour-filled Club Show • Colour-budgie breeder GRENVILLE ALLEN relates how he and wife Gina enjoyed a most memorable weekend of camaraderie and competition at the BS Centenary last month

Planning an aviary • For most birdkeepers, the perfect garden is one with an aviary in it. ROSEMARY LOW advises on siting and materials for a set-up that will give you pleasure for many a year

GREENIE GRIEF AND A BULLIE BONUS • If your life is too predictable, take up native finches! That would be ANDY JOHNSON’s advice as his first-season pairs of British rip up the rule book in front of the cameras

No place like home • The ability to navigate away from and back to HQ is miraculously developed in birds. DAVE BROWN considers some examples, starting with a familiar ‘oh, drat’-type incident

A year-on-year improvement • Making a deliberate effort to breed in number this season, TONY EDWARDS is moderately pleased with his overall results – which as usual include an impressive selection from across the colours

Gail Harland's WATERBIRDS

How was the season? • DAVID ALLEN has asked four fellow Lizard canary breeders to sum up their 2025 breeding season. It turns out he’s about in the middle when it comes to results

Northumbrian Notes • In this month’s column, Austin reviews the history of his garden birds, celebrates a successful Euro import and pays tribute to his recently deceased friend Rob Wright

Peter Cannan: set-up and methods • In the second part of his interview, retiring Zebra Finch Society secretary PETER CANNAN describes how he manages his stud of pieds and whites. Q&A continues from last week

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

SCENE AT THE SALES

Obituary

Club roundup

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