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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
AGM reminder
Just a reminder of our AGM at Slimbridge on Saturday at 2pm. If you cannot make it and would like to view proceedings, the secretary will send out a Zoom link on Thursday to all paid-up members. No link? Contact the office by noon on Friday and we’ll do our best to send one to […]
Gatherings allowed, but not for waterfowl
A small easement in the gatherings ban has been announced as from tomorrow. The full announcement is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-latest-situation-avian-influenza-prevention-zone-declared-across-great-britain Please make sure anyone who asks about this reads the WHOLE release, particularly this, paragraphs 10 and 11: ‘Gatherings of Anseriforme poultry and Anseriforme birds including ducks, geese and swans are not permitted. These changes only […]
BWA member event
The BWA will be visiting the beautiful Edwardian country hall and estate on the outskirts of Leeds – Lotherton Hall. Lotherton’s Wildlife World tells the story of its natural heritage, while drawing on the travels of previous owners of the estate, the Gascoignes. In the evening we will have a group meal at the Ash […]
