Entries are now closed for Champion Waterfowl 2020
Thank you to everyone who has participated! We have had some super birds entered and judging will begin very soon. Once all the entries are uploaded and labelled, we will put them up in the Events section for everyone to enjoy. That should be later this week, so do check back and we will announce […]
Handsome Heavies
You asked us if we could have some online events whilst we cannot meet in person. Tom Davis hosted our first Facebook Live event today, 16th October, from Mudchute Farm in east London. Wow, what a star! We will definitely be doing more of these. Check out our Facebook page if you missed it. As […]
Show stopper…
The BWA Champion Waterfowl Exhibition for 2020 has been cancelled. An on-line mini show will launch in September.
Like a duck to water?
People ask how soon you can let a duckling onto water? Of course — wildfowl will swim as soon as they’re fluffed-up. For the most aquatic tribes, swimming water from the start is a must. Here a Common Scoter shares with a Bufflehead; a lone Lake Duck takes readily to a roasting pan and Spotted […]
A bit of Khaki is still fashionable
The Khaki Campbell is a well-known name today, good pure strains are worth preserving. Although there is a strict standard for exhibition birds, many generic brown ducks are mis-sold as Khaki Campbells. The two marked colours of Campbell (Khaki and Dark) are dusky mallard; Khakis also have a brown dilution. Dusky Mallard, Khaki and White […]
Up-close and personal
Regular feeding brings waterfowl up-close and personal at Martin Mere. Despite Storm Jorge, our Annual General Meeting had a warm welcome at WWT Martin Mere this weekend. Principal honour in our annual awards went posthumously to Christopher Marler – not only for his huge contribution to the Association, but recognising his breeding achievements over a […]
Penning perfection
Well-prepared birds present well at shows, especially if they are calm and used to being handled. This Silver Bantam drake is getting a final wipe down before standing proud in his show pen. Although it is common practice to wash some animals before showing, it is usually best to allow waterfowl to clean themselves for […]
Check out a diminutive diver
This tiny, attractive Sea Duck is a congener of the Goldeneyes; all 3 species are less marine than some in this Tribe. The Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola, is a widespread breeding bird in Canada and there are a few small colonies in the north-west USA. Their preferred breeding habitats are inland; small freshwater ponds among trees. […]
Oiled King Eider survives 24 years after being cleaned
A recent ringed bird recovery shows something truly remarkable: the oldest known wild King Eider – was a 24-year-old oil spill survivor cared for by International Bird Rescue. This finding proves once again that rehabilitated, formerly-oiled birds can survive many years after treatment and release back to the wild. The latest discovery involves a male […]
Just Quackers
Who’d have thought so many people would check out our seven-second clip of a shouty Call Duck? 14,913 so far, making it our biggest hitter so far since launching our Facebook Page. The show season may be drawing to a close but Junior exhibitors Emma and Bella are already planning their entries for next autumn. […]
