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


is the 50th Anniversary of The Parrot Society


and to mark this wonderful achievement we are holding a seminar at Chester Zoo over the weekend of 17th and 18th September with speakers from around the world talking about parrot conservation issues and their experiences, a weekend not to be missed, fuller details appear on pages 26 to 29.


INTRODUCT 2016


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This is now the twenty eighth edition of Bird Scene and I am really pleased with the progress that has been made with this e-magazine over the past four and a half years. The knowledge that we have learnt through working with experts in the field of e-magazines has been tremendous, and it is not a matter of knowledge for knowledges sake, we have used what we have learned to produce an e-magazine version of The Parrot Society magazine for overseas members which we offer at the same cost as the £22.00 p.a. subscription to our paper magazine for UK members. For thirteen years I have edited the Parrot Society magazine which has been very interesting but


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from its very nature is limited to parrot species excluding the Budgerigar. Bird Scene allows me to study and enjoy all the other species of birds that are kept within UK aviculture many of which are exhibited at The National Exhibition which will again be held at Stafford on Sunday 9th October 2016. In fact one of the major objectives of Bird Scene is to publicise The National Exhibition and the bird clubs who have joined with The Parrot Society to allow their members to exhibit birds in a large exhibition. I have kept Cape Doves, Java Sparrows, Gouldian finches and Forbes Parrot-finches all of which have their own individual needs and challenges and gave me great pleasure to maintain, my birds were not show standard but good aviary birds. There is no doubt that to breed a nest of healthy youngsters of any of these four species gives great satisfaction and all the time I was increasing my knowledge of my charges.


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