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JAVA SPARROWS Les Rance interviews Ian Groves on his Collection.


GUYANA’S NORTHERN AMAZONIA By Vickie Lillo


THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION 9TH OCTOBER 2016 By Les Rance


YASHA’S GREAT ESCAPE By Richard Strudwick


06 ON THE COVER BIRD ISSUE THIRTY ONE: SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2016


THE MAGAZINE FOR HOBBYIST BREEDERS AND CONSERVATIONISTS


19 Clubs are Exhibiting at this show. Exhibition stock includes Irish Fancy, Fife, Gloster, Old Variety, New Colour, Lizard, London Fancy, Norwich, Border, Budgerigars, Lovebirds, Zebra Finches, Bengalese, Waxbills, British Birds & Hybrids, Java Sparrows and as pictured Australian Finches.


THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION


9TH OCTOBER 2016


LES RANCE INTERVIEWS IAN GROVES ON HIS JAVA SPARROW COLLECTION


GUYANA’S NORTHERN AMAZONIA BY VICKIE LILLO


BIRD SCENE: Issue Thirty One: September / October 2016 BIRD SCENE is run by The Parrot Society UK, 92A High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2BL, England. FOR SALES AND EDITORIAL ENQUIRES Telephone or Fax: 01442 872245 Website: www.theparrotsocietyuk.org / E-Mail: les.rance@theparrotsocietyuk.org The views expressed by contributors to this magazine are not those of The Parrot Society UK unless otherwise explicitly stated


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