Reaction and top stories from Stafford this week as we take stock of the 2024 National Exhibition. Lovely cockatiels were the newest and noisiest entries, while the best-in-show bird was a wheatear! We have the first tranche of numbers and quotes from the famous event. We hear from star native bird man Oliver Crowther about an ambitious breeding project that aims to restore the unique British Isles subspecies of the twite. On our favourite subject of registration, we have a made-easy guide for those who are just getting round to it. And we also focus on waterbirds, finches, flu (avian), canaries, shows and more shows.

Reaction and top stories from Stafford this week as we take stock of the 2024 National Exhibition. Lovely cockatiels were the newest and noisiest entries, while the best-in-show bird was a wheatear! We have the first tranche of numbers and quotes from the famous event. We hear from star native bird man Oliver Crowther about an ambitious bre....