Tickets are now available to members for our Spring Event 3/4 May
Saturday 3rd Mudchute Park and Farm tour with light refreshments
Personalised tour by domestic waterfowl guru and TV personality Tom Davis
Evening meal at Browns, Butler’s Wharf
To eat at 7pm the event price include 2 courses, choices must be made in advance
Sunday 4th Regents Park and Avian tour at London Zoo
meet at 10.30 location at the park tba after booking
Bird flu and biosecurity guidance
Cases of bird flu continue and we urge you all to keep up to date with the situation where you live or where you may be considering buying stock. England is in an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ). By law you must follow these strict biosecurity and hygiene rules to stop bird flu spreading. You […]
Last chance to bid on our AGM auction items!
Let us know your maximum bid for any of these auction items by noon on Saturday 22nd and we will contact you on Sunday to let you know if you are successful. Please contact secretary@waterfowl.org.uk with the Lot number, description, your maximum bid and a contact email. Good luck! Lot no Item 1 […]
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 […]
