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Les Rance, Editor, The Parrot Society UK | www.theparrotsocietyuk.org


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and the vast range of promises from the political parties I do hope that you enjoy reading this winter edition of Bird Scene and that it brings you a different subject to absorb. We all know that bird keeping is a relaxing past-time, however, for hobbyist breeders that keep their birds in unheated aviaries through the poor weather experienced during the winter months it can also be a rather worrying time, however, with careful preparation and planning we can mitigate the worst of the weather. If aviaries are exposed to the wind then the provision of clear plastic sheeting wrapped around three sides of the aviary improves the conditions inside remarkably and at a very low cost. During the winter moths it is always important to feed your birds each day, not only to ensure they have plenty of food but also to study your birds and make sure they are not distressed by the weather conditions. Those who keep their stock in breeding rooms where they can easily turn up the heating however, are in a far more satisfactory position. In this edition of Bird Scene we are very pleased to have


04 BIRD SCENE


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ith our national news focused very firmly on the imminent General Election


an excellent article from Dr David Waugh on the efforts to protect the Philippine Red-vented Cockatoo, a bird that is admired by many bird enthusiasts. It was very much a firm favourite of our former Chairman Cliff Wright and the Society gave a sizable donation to the Zoological Society of London in the days of John Hayward to assist their work on this cockatoo. Also in this issue we have a report on the National Exhibition that was held at Stafford County Showground on Sunday 6th October. The quality of the images taken by our Designer Neil Randle are excellent and allow readers of this publication, who may not have been able to attend this event, a real insight into the day. There is also an article relating to Gouldian Finches, those beautiful finches from Australia, let us hope that they have not been troubled by the very severe fires raging in some parts of the country. Also we continue the reports from our seminar held at Chester Zoo which focused on conservation issues. So really quite a lot for you to read and hopefully pick up some pointers that may well assist you with whatever species of birds you currently maintain. This is now the forty-fifth edition of Bird Scene, how quickly eight years


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