We still need to be vigilant
The UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone AIPZ to cover the whole of England from noon on Saturday 25 January following the escalating number of cases of avian influenza and continued heightened risk levels in wild birds. This requires keepers to conduct enhanced biosecurity to mitigate the risk of […]
Join the party!
We are excited to be celebrating our AGM weekend and party with you! Join BWA members and friends for a fantastic lineup of events and networking opportunities centred around waterfowl. Spread your wings with bowling, banquet, quiz and auction. We look forward to seeing both new and familiar faces! 22 February – book now with […]
World Waterfowl Day
Today, January 17th, as World Waterfowl Day, we honour the memory of Mike Lubbock, one of the world’s leading waterfowl conservationists. Born on January 17th, 1944, Mike dedicated his life and career to the conservation of birds, and had a direct role in the recovery of several endangered waterfowl species. Mike enthusiastically shared his extensive […]
Great Lives — Sir Peter Scott
Released yesterday on BBC Sounds, this account of the great man is definitely worth a listen. “Make the boy interested in natural history,” wrote Captain Scott from his tent in the Antarctic. He was talking about his son, three year old Peter Scott, whom he never saw again and who went on to found the […]
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 […]
