Cage & Aviary Birds | 5th August 2026
Restoring macaws to the wild – could there be any project more satisfying to the expert birdkeeper? Probably not - but there’s so much you need to know. This week we focus on projects to reintroduce scarlet and great green macaws in Costa Rica, and how these efforts are being helped through a better understanding of the calls and post-breeding behaviour of the wildlings. Hard work for the researchers, but the rewards are fantastic! Back on the UK fancy scene, we hear from Neil Cawley, who’s midway through his account of his journey in the budgie hobby, and get in-depth advice on show-prepping zebra finches. Also: a new book on canaries that’s the real deal, and some AI tools that manufacture “mutations” that definitely aren’t! An overview of the Fife fancy in Malta, a bulletin from a mixed collection of finches and some fascinating findings on colour in pigeons round out a very varied C&AB this week.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Cage & Aviary Birds 5th August 2026.