Our heartwarming lead story tells how the birdkeeping legacy of the late Ted Easter lives on through the inspired husbandry of his widow. Madhuri Easter writes exclusively on her success in breeding red-backed shrikes – Ted’s favourite species – when the male of the pair had become physically handicapped! More breeding tales, too, in the budgie world as we follow the descendants of a rather special skyblue cock; and elsewhere give emergency advice on an urgent problem in a canary birdroom. We have regular updates from the Border and Lizard canary fancies, advice on housing exotic finches, a delve back into the hobby’s distant pass – and a fond memoir of “ducks I have known” by the great allrounder Graham Wellstead.

Our heartwarming lead story tells how the birdkeeping legacy of the late Ted Easter lives on through the inspired husbandry of his widow. Madhuri Easter writes exclusively on her success in breeding red-backed shrikes – Ted’s favourite species – when the male of the pair had become physically handicapped! More breeding tales, too, in the bu....