Season’s Greetings
Quacks, honks, whistles and bows.
Mandatory housing order 23rd December
Housing measures introduced in the North East and East to protect poultry and other captive birds – GOV.UK There have been further findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry and other captive birds in Norfolk, the East Riding of Yorkshire and a further increase in the assessed risk of HPAI in wild birds and poultry. […]
The Winter edition of Waterfowl has just been posted along with the latest Breeder Directory. We hope you enjoy the content over the festive season. If you’d like to see it right now, head on over to the website Member Area and you can read it online. You will also find links to many past […]
Bird flu latest
Bird flu is not quite a thing of the past, there have been several outbreaks in commercial poultry toward the eastern side of the country. Along with the biosecurity precautions we all expect to be taking, there is now a regional avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) covering the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston upon […]
Mike Lubbock MBE
Bird Sense One of the most gifted aviculturists of our time has passed; we remember Mike Lubbock MBE who took his final flight on Saturday 7th September. Mike’s term ‘Bird Sense’ summed up a skill beyond simple knowledge of birds. It is an intuitive knowledge of what is needed for their protection and the proper […]
BWA Party and AGM
Our party weekend at Hellidon Lakes is open to all! We have 2 free rooms (each including one banquet meal) available. You can be in with a chance to win one of these rooms, simply register with a £10 deposit by 30th August. We will draw the lucky winners at our Summer Symposium on 31st […]
Win a free room at the AGM party
Book now and you could win a great freebee. Although our open days are usually member-only, our weekend at Hellidon Lakes is open to all. The AGM business part of the event is only a small part. Come along and join us for party time! Rekindling the spirit of friendship and love of waterfowl at […]
Build a box!
Build a box! Join us on 19th May for our social spring open day. Tea and cake, look at waterfowl, WKQT* and more! Richardsons Sawmill have cut us planks so you won’t have to deal with logs as big as this one. Thank to our generous sponsors Richardsons and Jewsons. Contact secretary@waterfowl.org.uk for tickets *Waterfowl […]
Bird Gatherings can now include waterfowl
From 12pm on the 26 April 2024 gatherings of all poultry including anseriforme birds (for example ducks and geese) are permitted in England provided you: follow and meet the requirements of the poultry gathering general licence notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) of the gathering at least 7 days before the event. Gatherings of […]
Join us for a waterfowl workshop
Pose your questions to a panel of waterfowl experts, build a nest box and look at the practical side of waterfowl keeping. Contact the secretary for tickets – £8 for members and £15 for non-members. Includes the nest box kit for tickets bought in advance.
