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 new take on type canaries • The enterprising and prolific, PATRYCJA KAMINSKA has recently added a reference work about smooth-feathered and frill canaries to her impressive portfolio. ANDY EARLY reports

AI: a new faker's paradise? • Altering photos digitally has never been so easy. And where some unscrupulous birdkeepers are concerned, DAVE BROWN reckons it has become a case of ‘can tweak – will tweak’

Coloration and fitness for life • Our city pigeons thrive in a harsh environment. Do their many different colour mutations help? HEIN VAN GROUW broaches an intriguing subject in which much remains to be discovered

Recent work on Costa Rica's mighty macaws • Macaw reintro projects are more effective if you know two things: how the birds’ calls vary and what youngsters do after they fledge – in particular, where they go. DAVID WAUGH takes up the story for a stronghold of two large macaw species in Central America

My journey with budgies: Part 7 • A minor refit inside the bird shed, all-new cages (owner-tweaked), plus better birdroom air quality – all of those were steps forward for NEIL CAWLEY's progression in the hobby

Six stepping stones to success • One truth about show teams is that you never know yours until show day. Another is that you do a lot of your winning (or not!) in the six weeks before the event, as DAVE BROWN explains

The Fife fancy in Malta • Among many UK admirers of the Maltese birdkeeping scene is RYAN WOOD, who as a regular visitor is well placed to portray the island's leading Fife breeders and the flourishing nature of the hobby there

READERS’ GALLERY

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

OPEN SHOWS 2026/27 • If your show is not listed, please email details to: birds.general@kelsey.co.uk

SPOTLIGHT ON… • We invite fanciers to look back at their 2025 show-bench success and, in their own words and pictures, share their proudest moments from that year. THIS WEEK: champion lovebird exhibitor STEVIE STEWART from Bathgate, West Lothian

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Club roundup • Show reports, dates, club notices