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promote our Conservation efforts for threatened parrots in the wild. Edition ten is still to be found on the Home Page of our website and if you would like to see earlier versions there is an archive for Bird Scene at the bottom of our Home page.


In this edition we have an excellent article on the Gouldian finch written by Mike Fidler a highly respected aviculturalists who has a vast knowledge of these beautiful Australian finches and their struggles in the wild. I am sure that everyone will find this item interesting. This item is followed by a report on the security considerations that need to be addressed by enthusiasts maintaining stocks of exhibition birds which seem to be a particular target of thieves. Unfortunately there seems to be a spate of thefts mainly from exhibitors keeping valuable show birds, please see the advice that John Hayward gives on this serious problem. Then we have an item on the Madagascan Lovebird from Jerry Fisher who writes so well on many birds and has a vast range of experience, this is an article very well worth reading because it


contains a great deal of valuable information. Details of our continuing high profile conservation project relating to the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo tree tinning project in Australia is also featured and there are some interesting developments afoot that may well bring this project even wider publicity. Also in this issue are details relating to The National Exhibition especially the meeting that will be held with the exhibiting clubs which will take place at The Quality Hotel, Allesley, Coventry on 28th April where last year we were blessed with a really sunny day and had an enjoyable hour meeting up and talking to our friends on the veranda at the front of the hotel with a drink in our hands, it was just like being on holiday! Let us hope that we have a similarly bright warm day for our meeting this year. These annual meetings are so important to ensure the smooth running of the event which started in its present format in 2007 and is going from strength to strength thanks to the support we are receiving from the bird clubs who so vigorously support the Exhibition.


BIRD SCENE 5


BY THE EDITOR


LES RANCE


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