All 3 venues are within the London ULEZ, parking is very limited at Mudchute and using public transport is recommended.

Book HERE

Attendance at these tours is for members only. Non-members may purchase membership at the time of booking by adding membership to their shopping basket.

Full details including menu choices will be sent after registration. Thank you.

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Please contact secretary@waterfowl.org.uk with the Lot number, description, your maximum bid and a contact email.

Good luck!

Lot no	Item
1	Chiffon Goose Scarf
2	Lundi Farms Calendar
3	Pink-eared Duck painting
4	Hunting scene goblets
5	Hunting scene jug and tumbler
6	Handcrafted walking stick
7	Bag of Lundi micro Regular
8	Bewick’s Swan painting
9	Pair of Chinese Spotbills (buyer collect after movement restrictions end)
10	Tin garden goose
11	Spectacled (Bronze-wing) Duck carving
12	Half a Single Gloucester Cheese
13	Half a Double Gloucester Cheese
14	Polar Bear experience at Jimmy's Farm
15	Bag of Lundi micro Regular
16	Vintage Sloe gin
17	Waddesdon Manor behind the scenes tour
18	Round of Stinking Bishop cheese

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• 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 all other types of birds are also permitted provided you:

• follow and meet all the requirements of the captive bird gathering general licence
• notify APHA of the gathering at least 7 days before the event.

• Mixed gatherings of poultry and other captive birds are permitted in England provided that the licensee notifies APHA at least 7 days before the event that a mixed gathering will be taking place.
• Where a mixed gathering of poultry and other captive birds takes place, and the requirements of the poultry gathering general licence must be met for all birds.
• The requirement for poultry to be checked by a vet has been removed, but all birds must still be inspected by a named bird expert.
• Noting that any gatherings of racing pigeons for the purpose of moving to the EU or Northern Ireland for immediate release for racing back to Great Britain still need to comply with the rules set out in the relevant export health certificate (certificate: 8465), including the requirement for a veterinary inspection at marking stations.

• Further information can be found in our guidance on holding a bird gathering under a general licence.
• These changes have been made following a reduction in the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds to LOW (event is rare but does occur) and the risk of introduction and spread of HPAI H5Nx into bird fairs, shows, markets, sales and other gatherings in Great Britain to LOW (event is rare but does occur) from MEDIUM (event occurs regularly) for Anseriformes (and remaining assessed as LOW for Psittaciformes, Columbiformes, birds of prey, passerines, and Galliformes).
• Further information on the evidence that supports this change in licence conditions can be found in the APHA risk assessment on the likelihood of spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5Nx associated with bird fairs, shows, markets, sales and other gatherings.
• Details of changes to the bird gatherings general licences in Wales and Scotland can be found at:

• Wales: Bird gatherings: general licence for captive birds | GOV.WALES and Bird gatherings: general licence for poultry | GOV.WALES
• Scotland: Avian influenza (bird flu): bird gathering general licence - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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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 apply to gatherings of Galliforme poultry and Galliforme birds held in England only. Galliforme birds from premises located in Wales and Scotland are not permitted to attend Galliforme gatherings in England.’

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Following catapult attacks on four Mute Swans early in the new year, 2 firms with local connections have each offered £1000 for information leading to an arrest of the culprit.

Three of the swans were found dead and a fourth died while being treated at a local veterinary practice.

https://www.birdguides.com/news/swans-killed-by-catapults-in-essex/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter160123&dm_i=73DM,D44N,ZVFX2,1LQ0X,1

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Life is a gradient of relatedness and what taxonomy tries to do is put it in that order.

When the common names were thought up for waterfowl they were either called a duck or a goose according to how we traditionally recognised each — ‘ducks' generally being smaller and shorter-necked than ‘geese', with a broader bill evolved for an omnivorous diet; ‘geese' tend to be more terrestrial, with a stronger bill evolved for grazing. In the case of the Maned Duck/Goose, it seems a consensus couldn’t be reached!

Features we attributed to each group sometimes came about independently through convergent evolution. Thanks to DNA sequencing revealing more about their relatedness, we now know that these two groups are paraphyletic, so the common names can now cause confusion. This can be avoided by just using the taxonomic names instead.

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https://www.gov.uk/animal-disease-cases-england/avian-influenza-prevention-zone-aipz-including-housing-measures-the-whole-of-england

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/avian-housing-order-introduced-ni

https://gov.wales/avian-influenza-bird-flu-latest-update

The ability to keep waterfowl under netting instead of being housed is on welfare grounds. You must have a consultation with your vet, and make a physical note of what measures you are taking to prevent disease. This derogation does not apply to chickens - they must be housed.

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New bird flu cases are coming up most days. Is there anything that can save your birds if you are infected?

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