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Canaries

Bring back that synching feeling

It doesn’t half help when canaries breed in a co-ordinated way! Mind you, says VICKY BROWN, if the...
Canaries

The Rasmi: a radical breed

Something a bit different – and the rest! Old and rare canary specialist ANDY EARLY introduces an extraordinary...
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Bernard Charles Sayers (1944-2024)

With the passing this year of Bernard Sayers, aviculture has taken leave of one of the last representatives of...
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Hanging parrots at Cotswold Wildlife Park

Professional keeper CHRIS GREEN gives us a heads up on this irresistible species, which sleeps with its head down!...
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The coppery omnivore

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Richly hued, high-flying and adaptable... on the other hand the ruddy shelduck has some dubious eating habits and a raucous voice. BILL NAYLOR paints...

The CFW: squaring the circle

Foreign Finches
Here’s an extremely popular zebbie mutation whose unique selling point is the impossible  demands it makes on the breeder. DAVE BROWN ought to know...

Progressive greying: beyond the London fancy

Canaries
In Part One, HEIN VAN GROUW explained exactly how the London fancy canary progresses from an all-dark first plumage to assume its classic pattern...

The London fancy: its plumage explained

Canaries
This enigmatic, recently resurrected canary continues to provoke both puzzlement and controversy among breeders. Yet in fact its distinctive mutation is far from unique...

An enchanting sprite from the tundra

Features
Native as a wild breeder to the remotest Siberian waste, the red-breasted goose will add colour and class to any wildfowl collection. BILL NAYLOR...

Birds in bottlenecks

Features
Close breeding and inbreeding are used sparingly by fanciers to fix traits they value. What does wild bird behaviour tell us about these techniques? PAUL...
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Talk of the Tyne with Norman Wallace

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This month Norman devotes his column to considering the...

Budgies? I’m thinking small!

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Junior JOSH BROWN has strong ideas about keeping the...

The Redstarts: An Overview

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Dutch birdman Sander Van Duuren gives an insight into...

The journey so far with The Budgerigar Club

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Founded in 2021, this friendly club exists in order...

The Kestrel: Feather By Feather

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Former British birdkeeper Jarrod Cotter looks at the kestrel,...

Foreign Softbirds

If you enjoy a feeding challenge…

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…foreign softbills are for you! Expert breeder GARY BRALSFORD...

Progress With Asian Softbills

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Geoff Gradwell has spoken about the numerous African and...

The Redstarts: An Overview

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Dutch birdman Sander Van Duuren gives an insight into...

The Wallcreeper: The Crimson Mountaineer

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The wallcreeper is best known for scaling the Pyrenees...

Food Fit For A Honeyeater

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So what does a scarlet honeyeater eat? The answer, says top...

British Birds

Crossbill choices

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Which species of crossbill would you go for? They...

Changing with the seasons

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With British finches, the period between the late shows...

Kings of the conifers

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Crossbills come in various shapes and sizes, but all...

Seed is just the start

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Feeding our beautiful native finches is not complicated, says...

Top of the popularity poll

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Everyone loves a redpoll! ANDY JOHNSON is happy to...

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