Les Rance, Editor, The Parrot Society UK |
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nbelievably, it is now just over three years since the up listing of African Grey parrots that had been added to Appendix 1 of CITES on 4th February 2017 and we are still advising people on what is required from DEFRA to ensure that all Greys that are sold have the correct Article 10 papers. If you are thinking of buying an African Grey you must ensure it comes with the yellow CITES documentation, (Article 10 certificate) this document has an embossed seal in the bottom right hand corner. It is an offence to buy a Grey if it is not correctly licenced. At this time last year we were still in the midst of Brexit negotiations and although things are now becoming clearer on that subject there are a lot of trade negotiations that have to be completed. Exactly where that will leave captive bred bird imports from the EU will be interesting especially in relation to CITES import and export licences. Do not forget that the vast majority of birds are covered by CITES legislation as they are in Appendix 2. However, in addition to CITES Licence requirements there is the possibility that quarantine will be re-imposed on birds coming from mainland Europe. This would make quite a difference for companies who import birds for the pet industry as at the present time, as far as I am aware, there are no functioning
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quarantine stations for birds in the UK. These facilities can be quite expensive to both build and maintain and therefore anyone thinking of building one will obviously think very carefully before they go down that route. This may well mean a dire shortage of stock for the pet trade.
The weather is being very kind to us with a temperature today of 12C but the strong winds and heavy rain from the two recent storms have given some aviculturalists based on flood plains a very difficult time. I am sure that the mild temperatures will not last. In the early spring of 2019, many of my hens started to lay but the vast majority of the eggs were infertile. I have this year covered many of the nest box entrance holes with plywood to keep the hens out of the boxes, they do not like it but what else can I do? In 2019 during March and April the temperatures were lower than in February, one day my wife and I sat in the garden in the sunshine with a cup of tea. Bird keeping is a relaxing past time, however, for hobbyist breeders that keep their birds in unheated aviaries through the winter it can also be a worrying time, let us hope that we do not experience a cold period that lasts too long into spring. Those who keep their stock in breeding rooms where they can easily turn up the heating however
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