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.

BS Club Show receives £1.5k from president Phil Reaney

The Budgerigar magazine returns

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Alderney celebrates rise in seabird numbers

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PARROTS & PEOPLE

DEFRA's new PIY (Police-It-Yourself) law • Welcome to Britain's latest style in legislation – regulations that we can't keep and the government won't monitor. Retired lawyer DONALD SKINNER-REID considers DEFRA's most fatuous legal update yet

C&AB GETS ITS POICEPHALUSES IN A TWIST

Cage & Aviary Birds

Freshly picked for complete goodness • In the first of two articles, Fife canary maestro TERRY KELLY explains why greenfood rules above all other dietary considerations – but that it's essential to offer it freshly picked

A dazzling Dutch collection • In his regular roundup, GARY BRALSFORD focuses on a superb community of softbills being kept and bred by an expert in the Netherlands. It's the envy of many a zoo! Among its highlights are also rare psittacines, which shine alongside such fantastic softbills as red-headed trogons and Steere's liocichlas

Rising highs and troubling clouds • How will the current Border canary show season be remembered? STUART MASON sees a mixture of good and bad, but with a dazzling positive – the best birds have approached perfection

‘Jewel thrushes’ of the Old World Tropics • Dazzling pittas are a magical sight in any collection, though keeping and breeding them can be fraught with difficulties. BILL NAYLOR profiles these charismatic birds and focuses on the three species of banded pitta, which even in this family stand out for their beauty

Raising parrots with their parents • We all know that parent-rearing is an important skill to have if it's required – but still more important is to know when such intervention is called for, explains RAFAEL ZAMORA

So, you want to keep hornbills… • Is it anything more than a pipe dream? For most of us, no – but what a dream to have! CHRIS GREEN offers some suggestions for those with ample time, space and resources

Understanding undercarriage • It's obvious why some birds have long legs, but what's less well known is that each species’ feet and legs are minutely adapted to a range of variables. PAUL DONOVAN investigates

Armagh event sets the bar for CBS shows • Late autumn found DAVE BROWN flying to Northern Ireland for one of his favourite judging engagements. Here, he outlines the highlights from his own and other sections

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

Golden victory for people's champ Dave Hobart

A great way to end the year

Obituary

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Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices